South Beach Diet - Hump Day Chat - May 3

Rise 'n shine! :sunny:I've risen but will get to the shine part after coffee.

The sore throat has gone but I sure as heck have a cold with chest congestion. I'm sure I'll live though. I took it easy yesterday morning and felt OK to garden in the PM.

I work in the greenhouse this morning and my garden helper will be here this afternoon, weather permitting and it sure looks like rain right now. Shhhh, but I'll be glad if it rains and I can nap as I slept poorly last night.:lol:

What's happening around your beach towel this Hump Day? Grab a :coffee: and :cofdate:

Morning everyone....I've been MIA for awhile. Busy w/ work.....haven't been able to get to Curves either.
Ruth - I'm w/ you....I would love to go back to bed!
I'm off to get some coffee!

Morning, Ruth, :yawn: , I'm still sleepy. I'm wanting my coffee, but that will have to wait til after Curves. I'm glad your sore throat is gone, and I hope the rest of your cold is gone, too, before your trip.

Today is my busy day, although so far this week every day has been busy. :dizzy: I've been doing real well staying on track, though, and the needle on my scale is moving in the right direction. I'm learning what works and what doesn't work for me, as the closer I get to my goal, the harder it gets to lose. So today is full of chaffeuring the girls to and from school, errands, and playdates. I'm just hoping I can come home at a decent hour for a change! Thai Chicken is on the menu for supper, that recipe is yummy!

:wave: Soon!

Morning ladies:
Ruth; take care of that cold....
Soon; busy busy busy
Cottage; be careful on the roads today.
Me; I have to fight with Alltell, our contract expired in April and they said they don't prorate the bill and want me to pay through the month of may. We did cancel service after contract expired. They said that it's my fault and I should have waiting until the billing cycle ended. Excuse me!!! They prorate when you change your calling plan in the middle. It's not fair if I don't have their service anymore.
Then after that I am going to the commissary for food. Healthy pickens.
Then home to do something.
So, will check back later.
Have a great day everyone.
Chipper

Morning! On my 2nd cup of coffee now. :coffee:

The scale was down 2 lbs. this morning!!! It just amazes me!! :carrot:
I'm so excited. I went back to phase one on May 1. I was tempted to eat sugar free chocolate pudding last night but I didn't. Ate a few nuts and the sugar free JELLO instead! Not going to change the ticker yet. It has been easy so far but I know it won't stay easy.
Tonight I have a pitch-in dinner w/ a bunch of friends. I'm bringing green salad, and I know another friend is bringing Fruit Salad. The hostess is making an italian beef sandwiches but the meat is in the crock pot and I can eat the meat on a plate without bread, she told me. So, hopefully, I can be good. The countdown is on for my trip to Plymouth, MA.

Ruth: Hope you get to feeling better soon!! No fun to have a spring cold.

Soon: Enjoy your day!

Cottage: Thai Chicken sounds good. Is the recipe on this site? You are going so great!! You will get there to your goal!!!

:wave: everyone!

Good Morning Girls

I am up again,to early,!!!!
, waiting on my coffee to finish brewing, eating a bowl of cereal...
Ruth~ How are those Puppies doing,,? need the daily scoop on them,,,and how is the eating going with Mama..?

All OP here still.. I stayed after class yesterday, and I made and "A" on my billing and coding Final...,, NOW, if I can just pull out a low :C: in Math I will be happy................ Take Care All

Morning Chicks!

Day 1 of P1 (UGH) for me today. I'm not happy about it, but I know I need to do it to get back on track. Finally feeling human today so it's a good day to start. Think I'll probably only do P1 for a week, but we'll see how it goes. I was looking through the quick recipe SBD book the other day and there are some things in there I'd like to try.

Well, gotta grab my coffee :coffee: and get back to work - I'll try to check in later :D

Good morning, chicks. Hope everyone is having a great day so far. Today will be another nice relaxing day of puttering around my house. I'm going to go pick up a few things I need at the store, Fabreeze, coffee filters, etc. Oh, and I just may stop at the ShoeSensation Clearance Store...maybe :devil: ! Last night I made the suffle stuffed chicken and it was great. Yummy. I htink tonihgt will be chicken parmesan with a parm cheese/pinenut coating. Yummy. And more roasted asparagus. Love that stuff. I thought i hated asparagus because I'd only ever eaten it steamed or worse, canned...yuck. But the roasting gives it such a great flavor. I spray it with olive oil, salt, and pepper and pop it in the oven. So good..maybe I won't wait for dinner :D . Have a great day chicks!

Ruth: Hope our new puppie grandmother feels better today! Have some hot herb tea with lemon for your throat.

Soon: We miss you, get your butt back here, pronto!!

Cottage: Woohoo for you! YOu're doing so great and are such an inspiration! Way to go, gal!

Chipper: Have fun grocery shopping, it's one of my favorite things to do! Weird, but I love it. :)

Debbie: WooHoo on the 2 lbs!! That's so fabulous! Good for you!

Crock: That's great about your A! Don't ya just love those? I got an A in my Environmental Policy class, but the final grade for my Ecosystems class hasn't come in yet. Although I did get a 95 and a "well done" on my take home essay part of the final. THat's huge coming from my graduate advisor as she is not one to hand out compliments that aren't earned! I think it's so great that you're back in school. It will be so worth it. Education is so important for women and it always makes me proud when one of us goes for it!! There will be some rough spots but when it's over it will seem like time flew. I look back at myundergraduate time and wonder how it went so fast (not exactly what I was thinking during OrganicChemistry..but hey, :D ). Anyway, good for you!!

Kelly: Just try to think of how great you'll feel after a few good OP days. P1 is so great for cleanisng your body and getting rid of cravings. I don't really lose more in P1 than in a good carefully OP P2 but it makes me feel so much better when I'm done. Hang in there, chickie!

Morning all you beachy babes!!! Well day 2 of Phase 1, and I am doing great!!! I am having my 2nd cup of coffee, and have already had breakfast. How are you all doing today?

CAWFEEE! Did I hear Cawfee????? :coffee:

Well chickies, I was Cawfee Clatchin with the neighbors this morn... I took my BIG mug in my fuzzy slippers over to Girlfrens look at her flowers, and sippin brew on the screened in porch... Then popped across the street to other neighbor and chitchatted there... and bopped over to landlords working on their next rental.. and plans fer a weekend dinner together... Now off to the Lion King...well, that's what I call the grocery store... then will give the house a "lick n a promise" and will enjoy my day on the deck painting my birdhouses....
Whhheeeeeee! Dinner will be taco chicken Love that stuff and fresh fruit salad!!!!

Hi Ladies:)

Leo lost this voice this morning,and I have to do all the telephone screening,asked if I get salary, Sorry:sorry: that comes with the contract for Better or Worse.

My journal, helped this morning when I weighed-in just to see how I'm doing and I'm up 3lbs[no sodium]I checkd that.Its water retenstion and I found that I exercised with both ankle & wrist weights [2-lbs each]which I never did before.Now I have to room to write this down and won't do this in the future.

Have to get ready for treatments will post later.

Hugs :) BB

'ello girlies, I just wokeup! *yawns* I don't do coffee....but I love me some bigelow french vanilla tea....good for taking care of sweet cravings. :)

GOOOOOD MORNING EVERYONE! :flow1:

It's a beautiful day today! Sun is shining and I have my last exam today :) yay! Unfortunatly it's my hardest one...erg...calculus. I've never been a star at math. :tantrum:

Ruth: Hope you feel better!

Cottage: Good for you for keeping OP

Chipper: Have fun grocery shopping :)

Debbie: Gratz on the loss!!

Lottie: French Vanilla tea!? That sounds delish!

Everyone else: Hello!

I didn't go to the gym this morning because I didn't want to be all tired for my exam. Unfortunatly that's left me feeling quite sluggish. I think I will pop in after my exam for a quick run before work.

Wish me luck everyone!!

Good luck with your Math test Jazz.. I am sending good vibes your way...

Morning, gals! I finally found time to get the Exercise Queen posted. If you of you lovely moderators could sticky the May Exercise thread and unsticky the April one, I would greatly appreciate it!

Yesterday started great with the wonderful walk back from the car dealer (offset by the $551 I paid to get the brakes fixed) but it got really busy after that. We had an outage and I ended up working over 10 hours straight on it. Good thing I was working from home. Eating wasn't perfect and I didn't end up making the meatloaf I had planned since it takes too long to cook but I did have another meal that was faster that I could make.

Hopefully today will go smoother. I have my gym stuff and really want to take advantage of the fact that I have nothing planned in the evenings this week to get to the gym as much as I can. Brian and his Dad built some stuff out of PVC so he can practice his leg lifts for gymnastics so maybe we can exercise together in the evening too. It is a lot more fun to exercise together.

Morning all!
Waking up is no where near my forte. After reading about all your full coffee cups, I may have to follow suit. :coffee2: This morning is really off to a slow start - and having to work the evening shift doesn't lend itself to much productivity during the day. I suppose I should go for a walk or something healthy. :carrot: (hahhaa I had to put the carrot it makes me laff)

Btw, MsCrockett - what math is it? I tutored math for 4years and would be willing to help you if you'd like.

And I'm glad to see how many of you are making progress! Good Job!

Barb ~~your wish Is my command :genie:
Threads Stickied and unsticked :wizard: :)

Hey, everybody!
I have been so busy!
So, it's final. We've decided to go on the road this fall & DH may leave a little sooner. We found a very affordable camper that we like & that's pretty much pushed us over the edge to go (that & DH's paycheck from his new job - ouch!).
I have no clue how much I weigh right now . . I haven't been to the gym in over a week. I'm going tonight & I'll find out.
Yesterday, one of DH's friends, who usually has nothing nice to say to anyone, said to me, "You're starting to look the way you used to look." I'll take it! That's as good of a compliment than he's ever given anyone!
DH is turning 30 on the 1st & I'm throwing a huge Surprise Birthday BBQ for him in our backyard on the 3rd. It's pretty exciting but I'm trying to figure out ways to cut costs. Between this party & our vacation to Colorado later this month, I'm super worried about financial meltdown. I hope I don't have to cancel the trip!
I'll be back tomorrow. Luv ya'll!

Hey girlies! Just finished my lunch. Mmmmmmm. Fake burger and mushrooms with hummus.

So we had our first sand volleyball match last night. It was far too easy. I still got a workout because running around in sand isn't easy, but it was over quickly. Only 45 minutes, and it was rally scoring (Barb, you should know what that means!) I kept making a huge mound with the sand so I would be taller. It was fun. HOWEVER, the mosquitos were out like crazy and for whatever reason, none of us thought of that. DH literally has over 20 bites. I only have one that I know of, and I felt the little :censored: do it too. You know it's going to be a good one when you actually go OW and smack at it.

Hope everyone is doing well. Still have not given in to the scale. Have a tempting situation tonight but I will behave myself. Going to a bar with DH and my friend Abdul to catch up on gossip, rumor, and blatent inuendo. No drinkies for me. :( I can't drink pop either though, or I'll be wired all night, so water it is.

Going to work out at the Y again tonight. Going to try to run again but we'll see how my hips hold up. My friends who work there weren't surprised that my hips hurt from running 3 miles when I hadn't run in a month. We'll see what happens.

Hope you all are well. Talk soon!

Lisa

Weezle - I certainly do know what rally scoring is! LOL I just assumed I should teach the kids to score they way I learned (I'm 43 so you know it was the old scoring) and they all knew rally scoring if they had played before. Oh, well, I'll know from now on that the schools have switched. I wish I had a group to play volleyball with like I used to 10 or so years ago but I probably wouldn't have time anyway.

Mmmmmmmmmmm, I added some bbq shrimp to my day.

Is it just me? Or do other people forget how good some healthy foods can be when you're not dieting? I love stuff like grilled chicken/broccoli stir fry, bbq shrimp and turkey bacon.....but somehow I forget about these things when I'm not dieting, but they honestly are sooo good!!!!

Lottie Dahlink I am lovin the Avatar...Is that you with that FAB hair and glasses!~ love it!

Barb/Wezzie: another volleyball lover here.. I would def play with you both! Cept bein like 5 foot you dont want me at the net... I played on a league bout 10 years ago...and then in the winter we would play "wallyball" in a racquet ball court.. Weezie you would be proud of me, I broke my pinky playin wallyball - it went to a complete angle, and I told my friend to just PULL it and Put it back where it was suppose to be... I continued playin,, it swelled... I was like WHAT DID I DOOOOOOOOO (hehheh) today left pinky is still crooked and I can't straighten it all the way... a "battle wound" that makes me smile!

Danielle: how absolutely toooooooo exxxciting!!!! That's something I want to do is get/rent a "winneabago" and hit the road.. Stephanie who posts here is from colorado .. I have lots of family there and so love that state!!

Jazz: U ROCK IT GIRL with yer exercise stats :cheer:

Pearsey: Okay.... I'm gonna pick up fresh asparagus and give this roasting thing a go... when you roast what temp??? Fer how long?

Crocky: U Schmaht !!! Way to go on scoring that A! :cp:

Soon: Tell Old Navy Schatzi says you deserve a long weekend :dizzy: :)

BB: You're doing supah dahlink! keep us informed on this ankle weight thing

:chipper: read the contract. :mag: and see if there's something to help ya with that crappy Alltell company!

haha yes that's me about 20 lbs ago. :( My hair is different now, though similar, instead of my roots being red I have bright red highlights in my bangs and the throughout my hair (it's short) but thanks :)

Schatzi - I'm not quite 5' 3". How about we just make the net lower ;)

Hey chickiedoodles - just a quick pop in to say I'm down another 2 pounds :carrot: I'm loving the phase 1 weight loss.

I'm off to exercise - I'm pretty sure I have to meet the PTr at 5 - I'll peck back in later!

I just made the zucchini pizza (in a pan instead of the oven) and it was delicious!

Schatzi: I roast it in my toaster oven at 400 for about 25 min. In a regular oven I'd probably try the same setting and just watch the time. I like it right before it gets charred. Probably 20 min or so in a regular oven? Very yummy!!

Hi chicks

I'm back from exercising.

Hey I've got to tell you all the recipe for the chocolate milkshake is saving my mornings! I always had to choke down the mini quiche things but when I was poking around the recipe archives I found that and I was super happy with the results! I put the scoop of protein powder in to pump up the volume a little.

My organic cows have been out to pasture for about two weeks and their milk production has really kicked up. I'm going to have to make extra yougurt just to keep up.

Have a good night chicks!