South Beach Diet - Monday Chat on The Beach - January 9

Good morning, Chickies.

I was in bed before nine last night and woke at 4:30. I think I may have needed a good sleep as I'm running behind. Just call me H-Ko! My busy weekend caught up with me.

Yesterday's visit with my family was just great. Tayler is nearly six and is a very sweet and well behaved little girl who still has a real spark of mischief in her. Wendy served some sort of egg, ham and cheese brunchy thing with a salad so eating was nearly OP.

I did not get the basement cleared properly for Romano and his merry men but Claire (darling friend) is coming at 7 and we will shift some stuff. They need to get at the walls. I'm leaving it up to the guys to move any shelves and the freezer away. I am so glad I put my darlings in the kennel because they'd certainly add to the noise and confusion.

Coffee needed here. I'll be back once the chaos gets underway and I need to escape.

:yawn: Good Morning, Ruth, and all you Chicks that will be posting in today!

I'm just catching up on what's been happening here over the weekend. Gotta go to Curves in a few minutes, but I'll be back. Sounds like another fun-filled busy day at your house, Ruth!

Morning Ladies. Just finished my exercise for the day. It was my first attempt to do my usual workout since having strep throat for the last few days. Whew...it was very hard and I felt like a newbie exerciser!!! Glad it's over for today and hope the next day is easier. Off to work soon and on to another whirlwind week as per the usual. This is day 7 on SBD and I'm still feeling okay with it all...HURRAY!!! My son has piano lessons after work today so it's a long day and a late supper. It's a good thing I worked hard this weekend preping meals. Hope you all have a safe and healthy day.

Good morning Ruth, hope you have a great day with Ramano......sigh.....You always have some wild project going on, you're amazing!

cottage, have fun at curves, exercise for me will you?

freaky, glad the strep throat is getting better, that stuff really gets you down.

Hi all other ladies still getting beauty sleep. I was rudely awakened this AM at 0330 by some evil city worker who is driving a 50 million ton road grader and blade clearing the streets. I swear he's taking out my curbing. I know I should be grateful for the cleared roads, but it's so dang LOUD! We had a great snow storm here yesterday. I love snow..........until about April then I've had it. Anyway, my weekend at work went fine as far as food goes. I brought food from home and when it got stressful I ate lots of sf jello. Probably ate more nuts than I should but it wasn't sugar and for me that's all important.

Well, I'm off to stoke the fire and snuggle with a good book. I start my classes today, but I'm doing them all online, even though I live two blocks from the university. I can go to class in my jammies!:carrot:

Hugs to all!

Morning everyone!! I'm up early today!
New boss starts today.....hopefully this will go well- let you know later.
Went to the movies yesterday & saw The Ringer (don't waste your $ - it was ok, wait for the dvd) I ate too much popcorn! Oh well..new day!
My little Phoebe (cat) is on my lap just purring away...what a little sweetie.
Well..gotta finish my coffee & get to work!!
Ruth - Have fun with all those men in your house!
RNmom - wish I didn't have to leave my house!
Hi freaky & cottage!!
Chat w/ you later!

Moooorning All you Morning Larks and lurkers :s:

Ruth: I'm sure Rrrrommmano would do anything fer ya... You watch that knee dear

RNmom: If ya live in a snowy place its a good thing to like it til April . One snow storm a year is fine by me... Today it's gonna be 66 F and I couldn't be happier :dance: ok, what course is this one??? More of those "osteoportytinotisfrinkminkle" words???

Freaky/Cottage: I'm with you gals, I like to exercise first thing in the morn..such a feeling of accomplishment :workout: and you don't haveta think about getting it down through the day.

DH chopped up all this wood that had been lying in a wood pile fer it looks like years.. and we had a roaring fire going most all yesterday to get rid of it. cuz it was that ugly petrified buggy crap...I was helpin him and saw all these HUGICAL Prehistoric lookin beetles with lobster claws on them :yikes: I got soooo skeeved and did my Indian gallop about dance saying Ew Ew Ew..
Today first day back to Phase 1. We're all stocked up and I got a lot of preparing to do!! But first CAWFEE!!!! :coffee:

Morning ladies. I am only up this early(being unemployed, :D ) for one reason.....
I GOT IN AND HAVE CLASS!!!!!! :carrot: :carrot: :carrot: :carrot:
Those Appeal board people knew what they were doing letting me! :lol3:
Only downside is I am limited to 3 classes, had to sign an academic probation agreement and take some idiotic, to me anyway, Strategies for Success class. Sigh. You cant win them all, but hey.....I am on my way!
Would have let all you chicks know when I found out, but things have been crazy with school shopping(new clothes, yahoo!!!!), getting books, and my room organized.....
So I am off to :coffee: myself and get some breaky. And if I can sneak it in, a trip the woman dr. Not sure though, cramping now and might be cutting it close...

Ruth-One of these day I am going to be able to hire a hunky male to be in my house all day! :lol3:

Cottage-Wish I could get my exercise done in the am, kudos Chick. :)

RNMOM-seeing as how I have no english class this week(prof is taking medical leave) I can go to that class in jammies. :D

soon-good luck with the boss. I am not looking forward to getting a new, lol

Schatzi-My son does that spiders. They freak him out. Other bugs he deals with fine, but spiders.......its so cute I have to laugh everytime. :p

OK, I'm back from my workout and just finished breakfast. Day 8 on Phase 1, and I've only lost 4lbs so far. I can't figure out why, I'm swilling the water, exercising, and following the Plan. Oh, well, at least it's detoxing me. I always seem to lose faster on Phase 2 anyway. But I'm going to hang-in there for the rest of the week. It could be that I'm retainiing water, as some things I've been eating have been a little high on sodium.

Today shouldn't be too bad. I have to pick up the girls at noon, and then take them to their swim lessons at 5. Today is their mommy's late day at the clinic. I have leftover Kale & Cauliflower Bake for my lunch, and Fireside White Bean & Sausage Soup for supper, and am taking along some red pepper hummus w/ zuchinni and celery sticks for snacking.

Good morning chicks!

Monday already! I am feeling very tired and cold today. Last night it got chilly (for FL) and we didn't turn on the heat in our apartment, so it was around 50 degrees in there this morning. (I know, maybe I'm a wimp) I did NOT want to get out of bed!!! Also, DH's alarm went off at 5:30 and he snoozed it SEVEN times before actually waking up. I asked him why not just set it for later but apparently he likes the pleasure of snoozing it a few times. Ughhhh. So my last good hour of sleep was ruined!

Well, this weekend we celebrated our first anniversary and it was pretty fun. We went out to eat and I did go off program to enjoy the dinner and some wedding cake. I felt it the next day! Ughhhh! It was worth it though. This year has flown by!

I have to go for now. Have a great day everyone!

Christina, Happy 1st Anniversary!
I think you're entitled to cheat a little on a special occasion such as yours, and enjoy a special meal. And of course you have to eat the cake! Bad luck if you don't! Don't worry about it, just get right back on track now and you'll be fine.

Congrats on yer First Anniversary!! May you and hubby have thousands of happy moments together this year!!!

Wenchy! :carrot: So happy that you got in :dance: Follow yer dream girl!!!
You painted yer avatar??? It's Beee-U-Tee-Ful, sigh you are talented!

Morning chicks!

Just a quick drive by for me. My assistant called in sick again so here I am! Glad I got a lot of rest this weekend.

I was very OP all weekend and managed to exercise yesterday. I have personal trainer Mon/Tues/Wed this week.

Has anyone ever had a colonics done? Without going into graphic detail I was wondering if you found it to be helpful? I'm considering it since I'm on the organics and getting the toxins out of my body kick. Let me know.

Have an OP day!

Morning beach babes!!! It is supposed to be nice here today to SCHATZI!! Of course I wore a huge coat cause I never watch the news before work.bundled the kids up too..lol!! My classes start today also...taking 3 online classes..so class in my jammies too, RNMOM!! Or classes at my desk at work is more like it!! So, did everyone have a good weekend? I did the big cleanup that I posted I was gonna do. I got rid of 5 lawn & leaf bags of "fat clothes"...My closet looks so much better!!!! I even taught my son
(8) to wipe down baseboards...so my house is clean..and I got help... My DD bunny rabbit died on Saturday.. Don't know why..she was fine Sat morn and Sat afternoon, she was in her cage dead...it was weird..DD is so heartbroken. Her first loss. Anyway.....Have a beachy day, and RUTH be good with RRRRommmano...or bad if you feel like ie..hehehe!! Wenchy- Good luck today!!

Hi Chicks:)

New week to getback OP after using the sugary meds.,that brought my weight up.
Nothing new at my end same old. Going to start exercising a little more intense than I have been doing last year,plus adding new equipment[stepper ] instead of biking everynight.

Was busy the last couple of days,and didn't have a chance to go over all of the post. I feel lost some how.

Ruth- I don't know who Romano is,but I find out eventually.Don't over insert yourself,moving stuff in the basement.

Cottage-have fun at curves,never could get myself to the gym.I like to exercise in private.Cottage losing 4 lbs this terrific :cheer: Big Congrat :cheer:

Freaky-Take care of that sore throart,usually something else follows.

RNMOM-Don't like snow, we had over 96" last year and I hoping for a MILD winter. Even though I broght some YakTrax for walking,I ready if it comes.

Soon-Have a fun day, I used to love :love: having my kiddy on my lap.

Schatzi-In can see you now. EEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKKKing over a little spider.Calm down with another cup of coffee.My DD was trying to squash one and if go loose and she kick it while wearing slippers and broke her toe in the process..

Wenchy-Happy to hear that the board of appeals excepted you in there school. That wonderful news.Even though your have to take extra clases your in.

CRK-:cheers: Happy anniversary :cheers:

Hugs :) BB

Good mornin' ya'll

Hope everybody is doing good!!!

This weekend was pretty good, was not op for me though. I was pms'ing and I just didn't care. But it doesn't look like it has effected me yet? Wait and see. But the weekend was filled every minute!! Went shopping w/ my mom and babysat my niece Sat night. She was a pistol, very defiant all evening long. She’s 7, I’m chalking it up to the age. But man it wore me out!!!!

DH & I went to see Narnia Sunday. If you haven’t read any of the books you will still find this movie interesting!!! I haven’t read them for a good 15 years, so I forgot most of the story. It is a really good movie.

Well, I heard client come in, gotta go. Everybody have a great day!!!! ;)

CRK Happy anniversary
Wenchy Woohoooo Thats Awesome!
Ruth tell your Macedonian Hunk of Manhood we said hi ;)
freaky you will get back in the swing soon!
Beach 96 inches Dear gosh!
Kye good job with the clothes! and the help woohoo now just teach him to make dinner ;)
Anchor/Amy I've never had one But I've heard about them some ppl find them very err refreshing but it's not really a viable weightloss tool
Schatzi I HATE BUGS!!! I would have run screaming!
Soon I'm having furbaby envy!
Cottage you're doing great!
RN I'm working from home today So I'm all about the jammies! Altho since we have a maintenence (cough) man who likes to drop by its jeans and fuzzies for me.
Me
As of today its 5 months till I turn 30 Its also my first day back on Ph 1
My scale this AM said 193 but I've been bouncing between that and some higher numbers for a week or 2 so not chaning my sig yet
dh said my stomach looked smaller so thats a good thing he is also inquiring as to where my butt has gone Did I mention I love my 2 giant staircases? I think I've actually gained some muscle since we moved here
This weekend we bought a clothes washer at sears to go along with our $35 dryer we found in the area.
We had a dinner dance to go to and we were the first ones on the dance floor (yes i did this with a sprained neck I'm not always the brightest bulb) so we burned off dinner.
I have to get some work done! bbiab!
Kierie

Mornin', chicks! Don't have time to respond to everyone as I'm off to pick up my dog from the boarders!!! Yaay!! Then it's running some errands and heading to the grocery store to stock up on P1 items. Today starts 2 full weeks of it. Have a fantastic day everyone!

Hello ladies I am new. Wanted to find a place to drop in and say Hi. I am on phase 1 week2. I feel great. I had a terrific weight loss this week and I am so excited. I feel better than I have in years. I need to get into a dress for a wedding we are going to in Feb, so that is a short goal for me....And than of course would love to look good in a suit this summer. Anyway,loving this program and hope I continue to stay op. I need all the help poss. Have a great day ladies.

Good Morning All!

Well, today was weigh in day after week 1 - Both Joe and I lost 4#. Very happy! He tends to get woo is me only 4# - but hey, I'm glad it's not a gain! I told him look at how we are eating - not deprived (depraved maybe), good food, etc. Hey it works! I know I'd like to be rid of it all after one week, but that is soooooooo unrealistic (bummer). Sometimes its good dieting together, and sometimes it sucks!

We are off today - got to go to the store and stock up for week 2. Will check in later. I'm sorry I don't comment to each of you individually, yet I want you all to know how much I appreciate all your comments, help and insight! Thank you!

Joanne

Good morning, ladies! What a weekend! I got about 3 hours of sleep Friday night. Then I had all day scout leader training on Saturday. It was great training but I ate the lunch they provided and that just tore up my stomach. I never have problems when I stay OP. So while I went to bed early, I didn't get a lot of sleep. Then my pager kept going off. I wasn't the one on call but I still had to look at each one. I got very little good sleep that night. Luckily I felt fine Sunday and got a good night sleep and the pager stayed quiet until I was almost to work this morning.

I tried a new recipe last night. It was the Thai Shrimp soup with Lime and Cilantro from the new Quick and Easy cookbook. It was really good. That is definitely a recipe I am going to make again. It tasted wonderful and was so easy to make. It had a whole head of napa cabbage in it so lots of veggies.

Morning all.
I had a first good week back OP even though 2 of those days were rough. I managed to lose 3 lbs - and that was on P2. I also lose better onP2 when I can have my whole grains and fruit. I don't even bother with P1 anymore. I would have to be seriously out of control for me to go back to that starting point. :D
And to add to my happiness this weekend... yesterday it stayed dry long enough around here for me to take my recumbent trike out for a 25 mile ride! Man, did THAT feel great!

Here's to a great day everybody! :)

20 posts before noon! What a bunch of clucking Chickies!

It's really hard to comment on everyone's post but the MODs do read them (Gotta check for porn content! :lol: ) Everybody seems positive and supportive. What a great start to the New Year.

Who wanted to know about Romano? He is my home renovation contractor and really not very hunky! He and his merry men (who are over 6 feet) are chipping away the mortar beterrn the stones in my cellar to get rid of mold. There has been a lot of head bumping and they finally put on hard hats!

I've been sorting out Christmas stuff in my sauna storage area and stashing away things. I've done a bit of sewing and will do more later. My sewingroom is relly too cold right now but I've put on the heater.

Is it bed time yet? I've been up too long. I may work in an afternoon nap today - ALONE!

Catch y'all later.

'ello, 'ello, Beach Chicks~~

Back from the DOL and my "Re-employment Orientation" class. Such fun. ~~yawn~~

I have to go back in two weeks for a check-up so they can make sure I'm actively seeking work. Shhh...don't tell them that one of those weeks I was whooping it up on the Sapphire Princess down Mexico way! :lol:

I'm headed out in a few minutes for a badly needed haircut.

Schatzi, um...that "lobster-clawed" bug...are you sure that wasn't a scorpion??? I'da freaked...

Okay, gotta run...hope you all are having a wonderful day!

SCORPIONS! :yikes:
We have SCORPIONS in Nerth Caroliner?????
Oh thanks Mama... I'm thoroughly skeeved and askeered now!! You :devil:
I sooo look forward to the warm and humid summers I've heard about ...it seems to grow the plants huge...and THE BUGS!!!! I have never seen such lobstrosities in Joisey! (cept our mosquitos...right KO)

Ruthie...I'm suppose to read all the posts... :lol3:

Well, I'm off to the Bank, and haveta clean my house...

Syn, darlin, I moved yer Mock Pancake post to the Recipes Breakfast Phase 1 thread..:) .. Recipes get "lost" on the daily threads, since we Close the daily threads and after more threads are created, they "disappear" off the current page of active threads...

Morning everyone! I'm glad to see that most everyone had pleasant weekends - I know I did! Saturday was a nice lazy day with a little new car hunting mixed in and Sunday was the day of "Great Accomplishment" since I reorganized the whole basement, all of the closets, and the pantry. Damn, it feels good! I think I'm finally moving into that stage where I'm getting more energy. That's amazing since on the 1st couple of days I thought I was gonna die!
I do wish I was losing weight a little more quickly (I hoped I was one of the ones who loses 14 lbs in the 1st Phase!). My pants still feel a little tight from the weight I gained by quitting smoking & from the holidays (mixing the Holidays & quiting smoking at the same time sucks for weight loss). It's horrible in the morning trying to find something to wear because my pants don't fit but I won't let myself buy new ones because I know I'm going to lose weight.
Have a great Monday everyone! I know it's rough but before you know it, it'll be Friday again (I'm telling myself that more than I'm telling you!)!

I'm tellin' ya girl, that's why yous need to move to Ideehooo. We are subzero here for a couple of months out of the year, them bugs don't got (don't you love my English?) time to reproduce and grow into something....lobstersize! EEEKKK! Nope the freezing weather keeps the "growing" season shorter! Oh, BTW, my classes this semester are Advanced Physical Assessment....I have to do clinical hours............for free! So I can learn how to do an assessment.....WHATEVER! Then my other class is Nursing Theorists......yawn:dizzy: . I suppose I should crack a book since it is the first day of class..........but I got into a painting frenzy.........I didn't even plan that. Whenever my dh goes out of town I do looney stuff like that.

Schatzi- We have those nasty bugs here in Virginia, too....And they are so hard they are hard to squish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good luck with that!!

Bugs ahh my great nemesis. . .Our ahem Skeeters here in the garden state could have their own license plates and the biting flies. . . anything that bites loves me
When I lived in Florida HOLY SHMOLY their bugs are out of control giant and multiple colored
2 quickies
One time. . .no not at Band camp get your minds out of the gutter I was taking my scooter (its a wheelchairy type thing) to the Theatre for rehearsal all of a sudden something Thuds against my chest I look down and see a giant bug SMILING AT ME I swear it was smiling :shudder: i screamed and threw it off me
Another time I was in the library (i worked there but basically i lived there) and I looked down at my leg and the BIGGGGEST Mosquito I have ever seen was on me I wapped it with a magazine and the darn thign just fell over
Did I mention I loathe bugs?
bbl
;)

Hi Ruth:

That was me Beach, iquiring about Romano. I haven't been posting or reading post lately as the board is over whelming at this time of year.

Yikes "MOLD" TG I don't have that problem,even though alot of basements are very damp on the Cape,we invested in a humivent that takes out the moisture,out of the air,without dumping water buckets like the regular dehumiditiers have to do.

Thanks for the inf Hugs Beach Bum

I received my SBD cookbook (the new one) and after making the editorial adjustments I read about in another thread, I look forward to making some yummy recipes!

We are learing about different units in weight in my son's math book (I homeschool) and pounds was one of them. So the kids were super eager to get out Mom's schedule and see how much they weigh.

They are getting a bit on the chunky monkey side. I think I will definitely add more outside time! But I wonder, we all know that cutting sugar out of our diets will help us shed those extra pounds, so it goes without reason that it would help children, too, right? I would never dream of putting the kiddos on a 'diet', but I was thinking..if I purge my house of sugars, will SF syrups and jams be okay for them? They love PB&Js. I figure if I get the good bread, it'll be good for them and natural peanut butter would definitely be good -- but what about those jams and jellies sweetened with Splenda?

Well, this Grandma doesn't think artificial sweeteners are good for kidlets. How about PB&J with jams that are made with just fruit and sweetened with fruit juice?

The Merry Men are still chipping away in the basement. Unfortunately I did not even think of dust and left the cellar door open! :yikes: The diningroom table is gray! Luckily I had put away the china and silver from Saturday's dinner party. Never mind - I'll dust when they are done.

Do you chickies think I can work in that afternoon nap? Never mind, I'll hold out and go to bed early again. I can sure change my sleeping times when the Girls are in the kennel.

I'm going to brave the snow and go down for the mail and paper. After that there will be more shovelling.

I never thought about that, Ruth. Thanks

I cannot even fathom snow...it just boggles my mind. Down here in Southern Georgia, it's going to be around 70 today. Chilly to us...but definitely not as chilly as snow! LOL

Frugalchick I can't handle any of the artificial sweeteners. They all make me sick. I usually use a brand called "Simply Fruit". It is what it says in the lable. It is pretty much the fruit of whatever flavor you are buying plus apple or grape juice if it is a fruit that runs on the sour side. Since I have been using it I really can't stand the other stuff. They all just taste sweet and have no fruit flavor to me.

As for me Laughing Cow Cheese has fianlly made it to my section of the Rocky Mountians. I was so excited to see it at the store yesterday. We only had two choices but I see why all you east coast girls talk about putting it on celery. I was amazed at how smooth and creamy it was with only 2gr of fat. WOW!:carrot:

Hubby and I started P1 again today to detoxe after the holidays. I really don't think I need it (no sweet cravings) but hubby does so I am doing it with him.

Hi to all you early birds. Hope everyone has an OP day!!:carrot:

I think everyone has to make their own decision on the safety of artificial sweeteners for children. I do allow Brian (who is 8) to have the sugarfree Jello pudding and to occasionally have a diet soda. I let him have the Mt Olive pickles that are sweetened with Splenda. I normally buy the jams without added sugar since they taste great. He usually drinks skim milk rather than soda or juice. Most of the food he eats at home is South Beach phase 2 and his snacks are normally fruit. I think avoiding fast food is one of the best things that South Beach has done for him.

Well ladies, another sunny day at the beach. Happy monday j/k. I am restarting phase 1 today...yeah yeah I know how many times have we heard that lol!

Freaky - I know how being sick and exercising goes, I am down with a cold right now and about to do some strength training...

Rnmom - going to class/work in your jammies is awesome!!! I am a photographer but I also keep a second job doing Quality Assurance from home for IBM...I love being bale to wake up and get things done in my jammies with my music on.

crk05 - happy belated anniversary! My DH does the same thing with the snooze. I cured him of it by getting my own alarm clock and setting it like an hour before I wanted to get up and letting it snooze every 5 minutes for three days. Once his sleep was ruined he saw how rude he was being and changed his ways!

DJmommy - Welcome to the beach!!!

Ok well I hope you all stay OP today, I know I will be trying my hardest too!

Afternoon chicklets! Just a quickie update.... I've been so busy I haven't been able to think straight (or work out, unfortunately.)

Had a full weekend of teaching piano and working the Bridal Show. I think I may make some pretty good money from this year's, I'm hoping anyway. I did 6 hours of standing yesterday. Does that count as exercise? :D

Busy here at work. Still stuck at 140, but Daddy couldn't stop carrying on over the weekend about how much mass I've lost through my middle and how he can see it in my face too. I don't get it. It's fine though. Still on track with eating, still on track with no smokies. I didn't even think about cigarettes until last night when I realized I hadn't thought about having a cigarette all day long. Hopefully that becomes habitual to me soon so I don't ever think of them.

Just thought I'd pop on to say hi to you all. Talk to you soon!

Lisa

Hi Chiquita’s,

Today starts week 2. I'm very happy with what happened last week.

I have been running my own home-based business for the last two years. It's been great, been able to help a lot of people, but have come to the realization that I need to get a "real" job again. So I'm brushing up my resume (I was the Creative Director for Spiegel catalog, until everyone got laid off!).

I'm actually scared! Being my own boss has been great. But being out of the creative field for two years, things have changed.
But, it's gotta be done. I'm not giving up on my business, just making it a part time thing.

Yesterday I posed my creation for Mock Waffles. Today, put in the fluffy Mock Pancakes. Eggs be gone.

Maybe I should apply to Martha Stewart. I can do all the things she does, but I'm nice (I really think she's pretending to be nice now, her new "persona" is so weird.

Here in Chicago the weather has been way too warm. It's about 40. The sun shone for a few hours over the weekend, otherwise it's gray, gray, gray. Give me some snow!!! I start burning candles at 9 am and snuff them out when I go to bed-adds a bit of anti-depressant life around here.

Wow - lots of catching up to do! I'm going to make an effort to respond to everyone personally while I can, as I'm momentarily caught up in my schoolwork and on my sleep! That probably won't happen again anytime soon, so this isn't going to be a regular thing (unfortunately!).

DS has learned yet another new word: happy. When I picked him up from a visit at his uncle's this last Saturday, I asked him if he had fun, and he responded "Happy!" Needless to say, his auntie and uncle fairly melted at that! And just a short while ago, when I gave him cookie #2 after lunch, he gleefully picked it up and said "Happy happy!" - I guess that means he was extra specially happy!

Tonight I'm going to try one of the new "dump" chicken recipes - the sauce is made of chopped peach, OJ, and a few other things. There's a little honey in it, but only 2 tsp - not enough for me to worry about. It works out to only 1/2 tsp per serving. I'll make a salad, and cook some broccoli or green beans, and I don't know what (if anything) else I'll make. I'll report back tomorrow!

Ruth - Glad you got some rest - I finally made it to bed around 3am or so (PST). Even if Romano isn't so hunky, he sounds like he should be! "Romano the contractor" sounds like Mr April from a Chippendales calendar or something! :lol:

Freaky - I hope you are feeling better? Strep is no picnic in the park!

RNMOM - isn't it funny (not!) how they make all these noise laws, then have ridiculously noisy equipment they run at night?? I guess the laws are for plain folks like you 'n' me - not governments! Don't you have scorpions in Idaho? I know we do in Eastern Washington. That is one of the things I love most about western Washington - there's hardly anything poisonous waiting to leap out from behind a rock or drop down from a tree and bite you! We have fleas (who doesn't??) and a variety of very mildly poisonous spider (hobo spiders), and there are one or two places where black widows live in small numbers - and that is all. No scorpions or poisonous snakes, and hardly any poisonous spiders.

Soon - Good luck with the new boss!

Schatzi - does your "beetle" look like this? http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/notes/Urban/scorpion.htm
Scorpions are actually arachnids (related to spiders), not insects. They do have poisonous stings (at least, usually - not sure if always), but I think most aren't a serious danger to most people. If that is what it looked like, try contacting your local county co-op extension for info on how to get rid of them - I'm sure they could help. Co-op extensions are wonderful! If it really did look like a beetle, not a scorpion, then it probably was harmless. If you describe it in more detail, I can try to find out what it was for you. I'm on the other coast, so I probably won't recognize it, but having an amateur entymologist for a father has taught me a lot about invertebrates!

Wenchy - Yay on school!

Cottage - maybe you just didn't have as much water weight to lose (since that is most of what happens in ph1 anyway)? But as you say, at least you are detoxing!

Christina - congrats on your anniversary! I hear you about the alarm! My DH is the same way. He can hit that darned button over and over and over, while alarms wake my up at the first hint of a sound. So naturally he drives me crazy - especially since he needs to get up, but I don't! At least with time, I've developed the ability to sleep through an alarm that isn't meant for me! Maybe you will, too!

Anchor - howdy!

kyemom - that's great that you're teaching your kids how to clean! Strangely, it just isn't intuitive! We learned the basics - laundry, dishes, scrubbing a toilet - but there is a lot we never learned to do. Even now in my 30's, there's a lot of household maintenance that I am clueless about.

bb - I haven't used on in ages, but waaaaay back when I used to exercise more often (like once in a while!), I loved the stair-stepper - it was a good workout!

Tammy - glad you liked the movie - we probably won't go see it as we hate Disney, and I don't like that they added stuff that wasn't in the book. I know what you mean about the hormones - that can be hard to deal with.

KO - is your neck feeling okay after all that? I'd love to have a house with gigantic staircases! Instead we have one small, awkward, impossible-to-move-anything-larger-than-a-suitcase-up staircase. Ugh!

pearshape - how was your trip? I bet you are glad to see your babies again!

djmommy - :welcome: This is sort of like a "beach of holding" - no matter how many chickies have spread out their towels here, there is always room for more!

Joanne - you will both probably start to feel a lot better than ever soon, and that's a big help right there. A slow, steady weight loss is more likely to be permanent, anyway, so keep up the great work! And congrats on the loss!

Barb - my Dh gets the same problem with the calls. Instead of someone on call, they just have someone there 24/7 - but right now he's the only one who knows Windows servers - everyone else is Mac or Linux/Unix. So whenever something happens with a Windows system, guess who they call at half past midnight? That soup sounds delicious; too bad DH can't eat shellfish. I'm with you on the sweeteners. DS gets a wee bit here and there - mostly the occasional sf jello and even more occasional sf pudding. That's about it, though. I don't really want him developing a sweet tooth, so sweets of any sort are limited. He generally gets a cookie or two after lunch if he eats well, but that's it on a regular basis - desserts are the exception rather than the rule in our house. I usually make my own jams - they have sugar, but I used reduced sugar recipes in the past and will probably switch to no sugar recipes in future (although one of my favorites jams is a full-sugar-only recipe! What to do!). He drinks whole milk still, but we'll switch him to 2% when he turns 2 in February (how nice it will be to not have to worry about which gallon we're grabbing!).

seachick - congrats on the loss!

Mamacita - when do you leave? That sounds like such a nice break from the dreary grey winter!

Demeter - congrats on quitting smoking - it's a tough habit to kick! I've never smoked (asthma), but many of my in-laws do. Some of them have "quit" several times in the 13 years I've been married to my DH, so I've seen how hard it is. Once you shed the extra pounds, you'll feel so much better and healthier! And I'm sure it won't take you long - you sound pretty motivated. So - Yay for you!

frugalchick - probably increasing your kids' activity level would help - kids these days just aren't as active as in past generations! My DS is still young enough it's not a problem, but I know the time will come when he'd rather watch movies (we don't do TV) or play video games or whatever than get off his duff and do something! Then the battle will commence! ;)

Sheba - I get sick if I have much sorbitol etc, but otherwise for me it's just preference. I hate the taste of splenda! My biggest beef with a lot of low/no carb stuff is that they add so much fakey sweetener that it ends up waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too sweet! I don't have much of a sweet tooth, and overly sweet things repel me.

Stephie - Good luck on your do-over! Have I mentioned how lovely you look in your avatar? You look fantastical!

Weezle - you are the Queen bee in the hive of busy bees! Don't wear yourself out! And congrats on your continued success with kicking the nails!

Synergy - good luck - I hate job hunting! I haven't seen a lot of Martha - just some clips on Yahoo! of her version of the Apprentice. I get the impression that she is just not a person who translates well, that she just doesn't come across the way she is - whether it's because she's trying to seem like someone she isn't or whatever.

Quick question . . .
I need some stretchmark cream. I want to start using it now so that when summer comes around my marks will be less noticeable. Any suggestions? Keep in mind that I'm not spending $100 per pop or anything like that but if it works, I want to know about it! Please help.
Signed,
All Stretched Out
P.S. I didn't mean to gross you out or anything!!
:thanks:

Well, I think there was a thread in "Does it work?". Here it is. (http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27436&highlight=cellulite+Avon) Some folks say it works and some say it doesn't.

Heather -- You are one special chicka for replying to as many chicks as you can personally. That is so awesome. I appreciate the effort, and I know everyone else does, too.

Thanks, FrugalChick - I just happened to be enjoying an exceedingly rare quiet day with DS before delving into my week 2's readings and assignments, so I thought I would take the time to say a genuine, bona fide "howdy-doodly-doo" to everyone for a change! It may very well be the last opportunity I have to do that until the quarter ends in March!

Well, ladies I just sat down after eating my late supper. My tummy is full. I had a rough day 7 on phase 1. I had all these chocolate chip cookie cravings and they are not ususally my favorite. Anyhow, thanks so much for all the get wells from all you great ladies. Wish I could thank you each and evy one individually but I need to sleep sometime :) :)

Something kinda funny and kinda sad :) My son wants to know why I'm cooking food now. I guess he has never seen me do much of that!!! I told him that I needed to loose some of these extra pounds and showed him my belly. He said, "but Mom, I love your big squishy belly". Gotta love the honesty of a five year old.

I'm off to bed now with a book and rise and shine comes soon enough.

Wow it's been busy in here! Hope everyone i doing well. I was happy to see another 1.5 pounds gone this morning at weigh in. It's TOM too so I am out of wack right now. I keep wanting candy-so frustrating! I'm satisfying the want right now with a big yummy coffee with FF 1/2 and 1/2 and some cinnamon. Hopefully it'll do the trick and then I'll head off to bed.

Our house is officially on the market and looking spit spot clean I may add. Now I just have to pack and get ready for our anniversary trip to Disney. I still can't believe we've been married 10 years! Gotts get the kids packed to go to my moms and get our bags ready too. we leave wed. night I can't wait!!!

Anyway enough rambling. Although it does distract me from the candy wants. LOL! Have a good night Chickadees! See you in the morning!

AmyB

Well good evening ladies It was my first day back on the beach doing phase 1 again and I did it stayed OP all day Yaaaayyy ME!!!

Evening to you all...:dizzy: My Day
Phone call...about tanning bed
2. Phone call to insurance about tanning bed
3. Weigh in, lost 5lbs:)
5. call telling man I will buy tanning bed
6. to town for coffee
7. to drug store for vit B's
8.to tanning session
9. Bank to get money for tanning bed
10. other bank to send momey for tanning bed
11. Accounting man to talk about tanning bed business
12.post office
13. minicilipity bulding for permits,
birth certificate phone call to fix up mistake on my sex(they have me as a male), phone calls trying to get information on trips, computer store to get hardware for sound card (thought I could install myself:( )
Phone call from DIL baby due tomorrow, might be something wrong with it's belly,
ultra sound at 7am tomorrow, they might induce her,
etc., etc., etc.,:?:
It sure is great to have a day off................I'm going to bed.
:hug: Cathy

Congrats on the weight loss everyone and good luck tomorrow