Just got in from work and Im wiped out! This past week or two we have had one student that has really acted out more than usual......if that could be LOL

He was out of control today and the other assistant & I worked alot with him then he went to the doctor and was gone for the afternoon...........we are hoping its something in his meds.....and they can get it straightened out cuz I guess its happening at home too! It's sad though cuz then we loose one on one time with the other students while we are working on his behavior issues. ok off my soap box

Today was a good food day for me however right now I could crawl into bed and fall asleep for the night.......I think I need something to eat maybe some protein.....

will post more tomorrow

Bernice

Debbie - from what I'm reading I really don't think I'd ever be one of those overly-muscled woman you see in competitions. I think that's what I'm enjoying about the book, reading the thought process behind it. I used to work with a guy who was very into the whole body-building stuff. Funny, but he was the first to notice that I had lost weight, and probably the most encouraging about it. He nagged me about getting more protein (and he was right, I wasn't eating enough). It's his fault I started drinking protein shakes really. He was always telling me that I should do less cardio and more strength training. So, years later, I'm finally going to listen to him. I might even tell him he's right eventually. :) Maybe not. On the kitchen - depending on where you live you might find a facility that rents space for use. I know there are some in our area. Making a deal with an already approved kitchen might work as well. ie. any 24-hour diners that have slow periods?

I'm sure you've already visited it, but there's a website for Seattle/King County - http://www.metrokc.gov/health/foodsfty/foodbusiness.htm

If you're not in that area, you might find the same for where you are. If you have an unfinished room in the basement, it could become your 2nd (ie. approved) kitchen if you want (probably). Again, along the same idea as a deal - once you have your 'product' down pat, approach someone that might find it a good addition to their menu. (ie. a non-chain coffee shop, local diner, restaurant) See if you can work in their space in exchange for providing product.

Not sure if any of these will work, but just a few thoughts. When I look at the jams and such sold at our local farmer's market I always think I could do better. Of course, this would have been more feasible when I lived on a property where we grew most of the fruit. :)

I meant to add a link - http://www.personalchef.com/

I've seen ads for these types of services locally. Depending on who it is, they come to your home, cook you a week's worth of meals, in your kitchen. If it weren't for my obvious food issues, I wouldn't mind doing this myself.

Battle,
Hang in there Honey. I know life is hard ..... most of the time. But you seem to be a good person. I'm sure my dh will still love me just the same with flappy skin. If a man is worth anything, he'll accept you and love you for who you are. No matter if there's excess skin or not.
Big Hugs.
San

Annie, You're just so sweet. I'm glad your super was gone today. I'm always glad when mine is gone too. Except she leaves another girl "in charge" who has basically no seniority over the rest of us. It's quite pathetic. But whatchya gonna do???

Angie, I'm really glad you got the blood work done now. It could have been lots worse in a year or so. But I'm sure it'll be better from now on cuz you're on the right path.

DMPLS Way to go on meeting your goal early!!! That's terrific!
I'd join the fill up a pool with water challenge. You can count my 60 oz + today.
I've been using the South Beach water thingys. They have a few calories and 5 grams of fiber too. Sorry today was so hard on you. Sleep tight my friend.

Debbie I think that small business idea is great!! It makes me wonder if I could do it here
at our Farmers Market. Our area has lots and lots of festicals.... within a 50 mile radius.
It might be a fun way to get some extra cash AND get to go to the festivals. I'm gonna think on it. You're brilliant!!

Cuckoomimi :welcome3: You'll love it here!

Carol, .25 is still a whole stick of butter. You don't have to lose it again. The scale will move soon for you. Just hang in there.

Debbie, Oddly enough when we don't drink enough water we retain more. Silly, huh?
I try to use that as a motivator to drink plenty. But it is indeed hard.

Sharon, So glad you got some meds. You'll perk up in a little bit. Remember to try to cut down of caffeine if you drink it much. I'm finally down to about a half cup of coffee a day
except on Sunday and then it's 2 cups. Keep me posted. Hugs

Well, I made it through the day at work and I was ready for a nap at 10 am,
But my customers were glad I was back and that made it worth while.
However, I am exhausted. We had left over Chili tonight and dh had it all ready for me when I got home. Got home late cuz I stopped to wash my car. It was a mess.
It's really funny y'all are talking about the exercises balls. My girlfriend and I were just talking about it today. She might get one and invited me to come over and try it out with her. I can just see the two of us rollin around off the ball. It's too funny. But, we'd be moving and having a good time and be together. She's a very dear friend and is going through a divorce. No children, and she desperately wants a child. She spoils Abby silly when I take her with me. That's ok. My friend and Abby are good for each other, ya know. So, as soon as she gets one Abby and I will go and maybe stay the night. (she lives about 30-40 miles away, but we work at the same place) We've laughed, fought and cried many times together. Anyway, it was just funny since everyone is talking about the ball.
I think I'm gonna go to our room and watch Big Brother and probably fall asleep watching it.
I was ok food wise today, but not wonderful. I cave into chocolate today. I was pretty upset with a coworker. Super stupid. huh?
But tomorrow will be better! It has to be. I have a trip next month and a wedding in
June!!! Til tomorrow everyone. Here's to us with our water :grouphug:

I ended up finding something that suited my needs without having to create it, darn it. Our church is all wooden beams. It actually creaks like an old wooden boat when it is windy. We're a very poor inner-city parish. They haven't had the money to properly have the building cleaned in a long time. I've had so many blessings in the last two years since moving here, I just wanted to give something back without anyone knowing about it. You guys are safe because you don't go to church there. I wanted to find some way to clean the beams. I had thought about using those screw together poles that painters use, or maybe pvc pipe with screw ends, and a dust mop on the end to reach up the 30 feet. I happened to wander in while a professional window washer was replacing some of his equipment, and he showed me this extending, locking pole, and these microfibre scrubbing things that screw on the end. I picked up that and a bucket and a huge bottle of wooden floor and paneling cleaner. I'm going to spend a couple of hours a day for the next three days cleaning all the paneling and beams and pews to get the church ready for Easter. My boss the nun is the only one who is going to know I'm the one doing it because I had to have someone unlock the doors for me. I'm just hoping that no one finds out, and that I can count the time towards my exercise minutes.

WOOHOO!! thanks for the welcomes. can't wait to get to know you all.
In regards to the water challenge.....I need a challenge, I can't seem to get my water in.

Hi there, just poking my head in. I finally figured out that this is where the chit chat happens.

I'm looking forward to getting to know people. (I never thought I'd say that, and yet I've said that in almost every post here today).

Cuckoomimi, I'm having problems with my water too.

*crawling in with my tail between my legs*

hi all. i know i havent been here in forever. my life has been crazy. i have been working a lot and going to school, so i havent had much time to be here. i havent been good with my eating and i weigh in on the 20th, so i will have a weight update then.

i will try to keep up *grin*
Luan

Good morning Peeps

Catherine - that is wonderful. I think we all need to give back as we think on our blessings. I know you will get as much enjoyment out of "doing" for all of your fellow parishoners as they will from the bright sparkling wood. Thanks for sharing with us.

Luan - Hi girl - great to see you!

Welcome Mimi and EarthShaker - this is a great group - you will find so much support here. Keep posting. I have learned so much from this group and 3FC is what has made the difference in my weight loss journey this time - I am doing it but with much support from my friends here - it also keeps me accountable because the one promise I made to myself was that I would post, even when struggling, and I have. I've plateaued previously and with this groups help worked through it and started losing again - they had to tell me to eat more - go figure. OK - WELCOME.

Hi to everyone else - time to get to the office. Anyone have trouble accessing the site last night?

Move your bodies, drink your water and SMILE.

Hugs,
Carol

ok I posted the water challenge with some really good info about where our water goes through our day! Lets try to fill that olympic sized pool!

I posted my water for yesterday so if you all want to add yours for yesterday as well with the format I have there

then we will be subtracting from the grand total of ounces needed to fill the pool and we can all jump in when we reach 0!!!!!

thanks guys for joining in!
Gotta run off to work!
Have a good day!

Luan! It's wonderful to see you again!!

Catherine, that's so cool what you are doing for your church. You rock!!

Luv,
Ratkity

good morning ladies,

Welcome to everyone new or returning.
I did really good yesterday considering everything. I run an inhome daycare and one of my littles ones had fever and I held him for hours . His granny ended up coming to get him. I didnt have time to eat breakfast so i grabbed a slimfast. Then at lunch he was crying and my other 2 were wired so i grabbed another slimfast. Last night for dinner I met my daughter who is in college at the halfway point and we had dinner and i chose to eat at applebees because they have a weight watchers menu. I chose the steak and veggies it was 360 calories. SO i came in really low yesterday. I weigh daily and the scales didnt like that i went to low on calories. I was up a little bit. This morning i started the day out with eggbeaters omlette and whole wheat toast.
I cant loose by drinking slimfast...and cutting my calories to low.
I only have 2 kidos today because the one that got sick yesterday has the flu.
OH NO hope we all dont get it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My daughter is back at school today. She still feels bad but with it being her senior year she jsut cant miss.
Still waiting on the mono test results.
Looks like we are finally going to warm up. I cant wait to get outside.
Maybe by tommorow I can take my little ones out to play.

dmpls_ I joined the water challlenge..thanks for starting it!!

Catherine- thats an awesome thing to do for your church.

lost track of who was having sleep problems hope they work out quickly.
everyone have a wonderful day
debi

Angie: Sorry that the news is pre-diabetic but that is also good because you still have time to stop it! Hugs.

DMPLS: Congrats on the -1. You are doing so well. Thanks for posting the water challenge. I actually try to track my water now because I have to get in a certain amount each day. Thanks for the info on the no sugar cranberry juice too.

Debbie: I hope with all my heart you get to start a business selling your goodies. What a great idea.

Anne: Keep after it and soon you won't be feeling so much pain.

Cuckoo and Eathshaker: Welcome to you both. Glad you are here.

Carol: Congrats on loosing another .25 You are doing so great sweetie. All that working out is paying off.

Catherine: You are so sweet and a true picture of a servant! Thanks for sharing with us.

Sharon: Sorry about your computer. Mine has a virus. It is so annoying. Hugs.

Sandi: Have a super day.

Luan: Welcome back, we missed you.

Well, My supervisor is gone today!!!!! I gave my 2 week notice yesterday. I got a call from another company yesterday that is 98% going to hire me and I am so miserable at my current work that I am taking the chance on it. Pray that I made a good decision giving notice before I actually have a job. I jumped on the scale and I am down 2 pounds. My official weigh in is on Friday and I have to say I am soooo hoping to get out of the 280's. I only need to loose 1 more to accomplish that.

Well, I hope you all have a wonderful day and keep moving your bodies.

Blessings,
Annie

carol....i'm so excited for u....you are 2 amazing...just 2 sweet 2 put in2 words...i just wanted u 2 know i am up2 sending u a subliminal message here! just 2 u! i want 2 support u! cheerioooo 2u.
hugs
rainbowsmiles

Just another quickie, we went to a craft day at the local adult education centre on Saturday, we made pots & tiles in air-drying clay, an Easter box and printed tshirts, which were all provided free of charge! I did Steve a RED DWARF one, Gareth a THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE one with his name underneath and Aiden chose an OOD one (from Dr Who) with 'Aiden rules ok?' at the bottom. I laughed as he wanted Dr Who an even though he's scared of The Ood that was what he chose, I did a lovely barn owl one for my mum as I sent my Mother's Day card & it got there late, so it will be a nice suprise for her to open when I post it off.
I've been a bit off/on with dieting, but nothing too bad. I'm still not up to really doing personals but...
Valerie WOWEE, sounds like you're having a great time with Gabe, I'm so jealous.xxxxxx
Carol thanks for the kind words, I'm just not up to doing much at the moment but I will look into publishing once I'm feeling more 'able to cope'.xxxxxx
Hugs to you all, I think about you all & hope you are happy, healthy & staying OP.
xxxxxsharon

Luan!! Welcome back :) I took a break for a while as well and have only recently come back. You're still here in LA?

I spent a lot of the day yesterday sitting on the floor helping with a big project and then last night during my meetings I was having back spasms. I am still in pain. I keep thinking that I can ignore my back pain. I was in a car accident in October and was supposed to to go PT for the back pain. I never went because getting an appointment was insanity, the PT department at Kaiser has a small staff and bad hours and my schedule stinks. They unfortunately do not outsource and they also don't have appointments at 7pm when I would likely need to go. DH wants me to get my act together and go. I am tired of being sore all the time.

I know I tracked this week but I feel like I have no idea what I ate and what WI tonight holds for me.

Catherine...that is truly a yeoman's task but what a wonderful gesture. So few people would even consider taking on such a task in the name of altruism.

Is is April yet?

Annie- I'll keep my fingers crossed that the new job will come through for you!

Dmpls-Good to hear about the water challenge. I am going to try. Thanks for starting it.

Well I thought I would check in over lunch break. Young daughter and I went swimming last night so I got a little exercise in. I have been taking a lot of steps today at work back and forth, so I guess every little bit helps. Supposed to be in the 50's today so maybe I can get a walk in this evening after work. I am trying to figure out when I can schedule exercise in. I am doing better. Hubby got me some walking DVD's to try in g the morning or evenings at home. So will start them. I am ready for camping weather now. We got our older daughter a new bicycle this month so we all have bikes to take with us. We just have to get a hitch for the truck! Always something. Well, I gotta go back to work, check in later.

Hey Julee Claire:

I never had back spasms until I met my husband -- so I blame him :) They totally SUCK, don't they? I get mine in my lumbar area (I dislocated my pelvis in 1995 and left it in the wrong location for 2.5 years...ooops), which leaves me totally incapacitated -- even breathing hurts! It will differ for everyone, of course, but I've found two things that help. The first, which I've used when I've gotten that tightening and twinging and I-can't-move-because-then-I'll-go-into-full-spasm-ing, is icing my back -- I just tuck a freezer pack in a towel behind me as I sit on the sofa, and it seems to work! The other thing that helped me was acupuncture. It's not in my budget right now, but it was honestly the only thing that let me walk normally again after my giant spasm a couple years ago. Even with Vicodin and muscle relaxants, I was really unable to move until I started the acupuncture...now I wish I were going again!

Anne, thank you so much for all the info. It really has helped. I'm pretty sure it's the same for most counties here and I'll look up for Skagit, where I live. Thanks so much.

Sandy, I always had such a good time selling at the festivals and farmers markets. We were even asked to be an extra on "Judging Amy" when we used to sell and even got paid for it. We met so many fun and wonderful people. I really miss it and I think that's why I want to get back into it again. Really consider it, cuz it's tons of fun. Hard work, but it's rewarding.

Catherine, what a sweet idea. You're such a giving person. I'm glad you found the equipment you needed to do it.

EarthShaker, love the name!! Welcome!

Luan!! Hey girl, how's it going? So glad you're back again. I was wondering what happened to you. Let us know how the weigh in goes.

Debi, have you seen the slimfast with protein? I'm going to get some and try it this week. I've been wanting to have more protien so that will be like killing two birds with one stone.

Annie, I don't blame ya for giving notice. It's way to stressful to try and work in an environment like that. I'm hoping the new job pans out for ya!

I joined in the water challenge too. What a great idea! I actually got my 4 liters in yesterday. For some reason I'm up a couple pounds. Do you think it could be from the little bit of weight lifting I'm doing and the treadmill? I'm at a loss to why I'm up. I just hope it's gone by WI time.
have a great day!
Debbie

Hi Everybody!

I keep promising myself that I will post more religiously, but this time I have a good excuse. I have been home with the flu since Saturday, which really impacted every activity I engage in. However, I managed to read through everyones' posts, and MY do WE chat a lot.

Annie, GOOD LUCK on the job possibility!

Debi, I have the same problem if I don't get in enough calories. Sometimes I have to just eat a much bigger dinner if I don't get them in during the day. I try not to do this, but sometimes it is inevitable and I DO tend to be hungrier in the evening. :^:

Catherine, that is such a wonderful gesture. The act of giving back can be so much more rewarding than receiving...don't you think?

BattleAx, I totally understand where you are coming from. I have had a really difficult week. I don't know how much being sick played into it, but today I am feeling a renewed sense of commitment!

Welcome to all of the newbies and those returning. I am a sporadic poster but do enjoy all of the stories.

I saw that several of you brought up the issue of stability balls and excess skin. I have been using a stability ball for over a year and I love it. One of the most important things it helps a person with is their balance. One good easy exercise to start with is to sit on the ball and to pick up one leg at a time and keep it up for as long as you can. One way to get used to the ball is to sit on it while watching tv at home. I currently sit on a ball while at work. It works your core the whole day. I can do an entire workout with just a ball. Let me know if any of you want some good basic ball exercises.

With regards to excess skin I have found that I have a lot less than I thought I would. My trainer and doctor credit my weight training with minimal sagging skin. I am not saying I won't have any, but right now everything is still in it's orginal place but just smaller.

I also saw someone mention being afraid of getting too bulky if they started lifting weights. (Like women/men in bodybuilding competitions) Just to let you know it is VERY DIFFICULT to get big like that. Bodybuilders take lots of extra supplements and have to shock their muscles quite often to get results like that. They also have very minimal body fat (women >15%). Women just don't have the right hormones to get big muscles naturally. So lift away ladies, and don't be afraid to start with higher weights and lower reps. Just be aware of what your body can do, and maybe push it just a little bit farther and you will be amazed by the results. I can actually begin to see my ab muscles under all of this bulk! Crazy, huh?

Anyway, this week has been difficult for me to get any kind of workout in. I managed to swim on Saturday and go for 2.5 mile walk on Sunday and yesterday, even with the flu, but I haven't really pushed myself in a while and I am feeling a bit guilty about that. Well, I don't really need to worry about gaining weight as I hardly ate, but I think my electrolytes are all out of wack so I will have to get them back in order. I am not looking forward to WI this week, but que sera sera. I hope everybody has a good day!

~Wendy

Well good afternoon all (almost evening really),

I got on better today, although I suspect my lunges could be closer to the ground. I did take a little air out of the ball, and managed to not roll off. I'll try adding air later on, once I feel my balance is better. Although the exercise from Monday will be repeated on Friday, so that is likely the true test. Even though it took me a few minutes more for today's routine I don't feel as wiped out. On thinking about it, maybe I did an hour ago. :)

Again, not much going on here at the moment. The weather has warmed up a bit, but not enough to make any real inroads at melting the snow. If nothing else, at least it's sunny out. It seems to make things a little better.

Sandy - I think working out with someone the first time might help. If nothing else, they could help steady the ball. I do think it could lead to lots of laughter. As long as you don't mind making an a** out of yourself in front of someone else.

Catherine - that's quite a task you've picked for yourself. I suspect you could very well count it as your exercise minutes. Good luck with it.

Earthshaker - :welcome: Looking foward to lots more posts from you.

Mimi - you'll see that Dmpls has started a water challenge, so let's fill up that pool!

Luan - sending best wishes for your weigh in on the 20th. Keeping up here sometimes can be hard, but even if you're busy just drop in and say hello every now and then.

Carol - I have random issues with the site every now and then. I've learned to type up longer posts in Notepad, then copy it in and format it. The problems (when they happen) only seem to last for a few minutes. If I find the site slow, or non-responsive I usually go do something else and check back in a few minutes. I suspect at certain times there are just lots of people on the site, straining the server.

Debi - making myself eat enough is a struggle from time to time. Don't get me wrong, I can eat lots of stuff when I put my mind to it. I just have to remind myself that the body needs enough fuel to keep itself running well. It's the same with water. When I first started tracking calories in December it went well, but I still had some odd times when I felt I should have lost more. I realised that (a) I was keeping calories lower than I'd planned, and (b) some days I was drinking almost no water. That's why I first started tracking how much I was drinking. It seemed to get rid of those wild 3lb jumps overnight.

Annie - good luck on the new job. It's easy to say, but you should never do a job you hate. My father worked for a company he hated for almost 30 years. My mother says that it really changed him. I know sometimes financial situations make it impossible to walk away easily, but in the end doing a job you like is such a better choice.

rainbowsmiles - :wave:

Sharon - I always think that personals are a bonus. Having people check in and tell us what's up/down/happening is more important. Especially when time is short, or motivation is lacking. Hope you're feeling better, even if it's just a little every day.

Julee - DH is right, you need to go. Even if it's just to see what type of exercises you can maybe do at home to help your back. Decades ago (I do mean it, 17-yrs) I did some damage to my knee and one shoulder while rollerskating. The shoulder was dislocated and the knee took the brunt of a crash into a wall. Of course, I was 15 and you know at that age nothing stops you. For years (like 10) after the shoulder used to pop out when I turned a certain way lifting anything. And I'm not sure it's a coincidence that it's that same knee that always acts up.

Penny - you're right, every little bit of exercise helps. My mother doesn't exercise regularly (she surprised me today wanting to use the treadmill), but she's always puttering around. I'm pretty sure her back and forth / up and down stairs all day is what lets her eat the bags of candy she buys without putting on any weight.

TheWalrus - I've heard that some people use acupunture for stop smoking help, maybe they do it for snacking as well. I'm mostly kidding about that. I'm a true wuss when it comes to the idea of someone sticking needles into me.

Debbie - I know in Ontario the only way you can get a kitchen certified is to have a separate one. My mother used to sell real estate and it was a common thing for people to specifically look for what used to be called canning kitchens that they wanted to convert to commercial use. When it comes to the fall, I just wish we had a canning kitchen. In this house there's just no room in the basement (too bad). On the 'up a couple of pounds', I've heard that sore muscles will retain water. I saw that a little on Tuesday morning, but who knows. I think I'm in a flat period, so it's hard to tell. I'm beginning to see some trends with the daily weigh-ins so I'm not really paying attention to what it all means. :)

Wendy - I always feel when you have the flu that it's more important to keep hydrated, and get well. The rest you can take care of once you're feeling better. Hopefully it's a short-time version you have.

Well, time to go start dinner preparations. Hope everyone is having a good day.

Greetings my Loverly Peeps!

I am feeling a little bit of the fog lifting, but am still exhausted due to work (mentally). I saw the employee assistance counselor and she really helped. When I walked in, I had my doubts. I will see her again next week and I have a list of things to do focus on defusing my stress when I go home from work.

Hugs and Luv,
Ratkity

OMG!!! I found my old password for my original 3fc account. I'm so happy!!
ok,
I'm gonna check up on all the posts now.
bbs

Wenny, having the flu sucks. Hope you start feeling better. Thanks for all the info too. We keep learning as we go and it helps so much when someone has been on the journey longer and has experienced the steps we are going thru now, to let us know what they've learned.

Anne, that's what I sorta figured too.

Ratkity, so glad the counselor was a help to you. Now just make sure you do what your told.:D

Sandy, YAY :carrot: for finding your old password.

Well I called the health department today to see if there was a kitchen nearby. I mentioned to her (it was a different person this time) that we wanted to work out of the Eagles and she asked why I couldn't. I told her the other guy in the office told me that it wouldn't qualify. She asked the address and looked it up, and it IS!!!! So now I have to write up a proposal to the Eagles and send it in. I have no idea on what to write for a proposal. So any ideas would help. I sort of have an outline, but it doesn't sound too professional. I hope this works out because I really love to bake.
Other than that, I'm gonna get back on the treadmill tonight. I still have tons of water to drink too ( shame on me). :o
toodles
Debbie

Afraid to eat
 

Hi all,

I posted a few days ago about being pre-diabetic. And now I am horrified of eating. I have cut my calories to about 1600. I am hungry quite a bit. But seriously, I feel like I need to lose 10% of my weight today to have a chance of this. I am definitely feeling OCD about it.

Can anyone give me some good fish recipes? In general, I really don't like fishy fish. I don't like salmon, tilapia is ok. But it's bland. Any ideas to kick it up?

Sorry for the pathetic-ness. I don't feel bad for myself about the pre-diabetes, I "earned" it. I just want to get rid of it.

That's it from me now.
Angie

thanks everyone for the warm welcome back!

Julee, yeah im still here in LA. :)

annie! you look amazing!

Luann!! Hi there. I'm glad to see you back!


Sharon, Sounds like you had a good time making stuff. I do love to do that stuff too.


Debbie, That is so cool. I loved that show. It always made me crazy, but I did love that show. Sean, the mom's boss is now on Jericho. He's a mean evil man on that show. I've seen Bruce in several movies since then too. I'm still thinking about it. DH wanted to sell wild and crazy ties at festivals and maybe it's something we could do together. Him the times and me healthy goodies. I do love to bake too!!
It's cool the Eagles qualifies. I love to do proposals. Send me your outline if you'd like.
Never feel obligated to use whatever I say, ok??. It won't hurt my feelings.


Wendy, I think I'm gonna get a ball. You finally sold me. It'll be awhile before I can pay
for it anyway.


Anne, Na, my friend and I would crack up while doing it. (the ball)


Kity I'm glad your trip to eac went well. It's always scary at first, but I'll bet you enjoy it as time moves forward.


Angie, We eat a lot of fish. We also love the Mrs Dash seasonings. Table blend is my favorite. I love salmon just plain. It's so sweet to me. Once my dd made capitals. She mixed in a bowl, a little olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, pepper, and basil. Then she spooned it on top of each fillet. And baked it. It was so delicious. You can put it on
any fish you'd like. It made her feel really good cuz it was the first time she made "herself." (she's 10)


Well, today was another not so good food day for me. I did drink all my water though.
We're selling candy bars for dd's softball team. I'm going to take them to the receptionist desk tomorrow for her to sell for me. It's just too hard having them sit at my desk, staring at me, calling me, whispering to me. :lol: Especially since we've already paid for them up front.
Ok, it's getting late and I haven't eaten yet. I think I'm gonna steam up some asparagus. YUMMY!!
Til tomorrow my friends! Keep on drinkin' ......your water I mean.
Hugs,
Sandy

........ Does anyone know what's up with the tickers?? I can't see anyone's.
DH may have a silly filter of some kind. Are the rest of you seeing them???

Originally Posted by sandybar:
........ Does anyone know what's up with the tickers?? I can't see anyone's.
DH may have a silly filter of some kind. Are the rest of you seeing them???

Sandy, I'm seeing yours... twice. :)

Hi Peeps - things are moving really quickly here - not sure I can catch up on personals.

Angie - how about a baja taco - Catherine told me about this a few weeks ago. Take a frozen fish filet (I used tilapia), spray the pan with a little non-stick spray, pour some salsa over the fish, by the time its ready to flip it will have started defrosting, take your spatula and kinda chop it up - mixes the salsa in nicely. Serve with lots of lettuce and tomatoe in a FF tortilla. YUMMY. I also really like the parmesan tilapia from Sams - 230 calories. Trust me - I am NOT a fish eater.

On the same note - don't take your calories too low - you will not lose weight. Your body needs fuel - just like the car. Not enough fuel you sputter - then your body thinks you are starving it. Please be sure to eat enough.

Susan - hi - thanks for the cheers! How are you doing?

Sandy - so glad you found the password - nothing like having our Sandy back. Get some rest.

RK - hiya - glad you utilized EAP - talking is a good thing. Shame those goofy goldens don't talk back - or is it? I often wonder what the gggirls would say - or do I???

Debbie - how exciting. I also would be glad to help fine tune your proposal. We'll write you a proposal that the Eagles will be paying you to use their kitchen. I think the use of the weight may cause you to hold some water. I did when I first started my circuit training. I urge you - be sure you get your calories in - I know you remember me moaning and groaning until I started eating enough. You are building muscle - take care of the body.

Wendy - glad you're starting to feel better. I can't believe you still walked and swam with the flu. Take care of yourself. Spring is in the air (at least for today) and makes us all want to do "everything" all at once.

I need to go eat something - I've had a grand total of 968 calories today - and I'm not hungry - better practice what I preach as I'm wondering if my body is wanting to stop for a bit again already.

Oh yeah - gotta go fill the pool -

Hugs to everyone,
Carol

Hi everyone,

It's another few days of struggle for me. This week it's been about cookie dough and other fat-laden sweets. Some days the cookie dough won, some days it didn't. But I am smack in the middle of an idontwanna cycle. I am tired of watching every little thing. I want to stuff my face silly, wah wah wah.

I know this is a very bad place to be. Tonight I had to talk myself down off the ledge again. I was able to talk to myself about not ruining my life. That is exactly what stuffing my face with cookies and candies does. It takes away my health, my careeropportunities, my love life, and my desire to be part of the productive world. When I am able to *feel* the consequences in my bones, when I can remember how I felt for the year leading up to my weight loss program, I can stay stronger. When I push them away, I can slip into denial and self destruction. Tonight I won, but I am not in a great place.

Maybe I need to back off and just try to maintain for a while. I don't know. Or maybe there is some way to get back to my game.

So far things are good! Although my water quota is not being met! (something I have to work on). Today after the gym (pushed myself to do 20 minutes on the elliptical), I bought a fabric shelf organizer for my closet (it has 6 cubbies to put stuff). I'm gonna put my workout clothes in there + my x-large towels for the gym. This way I have no excuse that I can't find my clothes for the gym!!!

Hiya, BattleAx...one thing that does it for me in terms of fatty things is to have 4% cottage cheese. It's not woo-hoo-good-for-you, but it's really pretty creamy. My husband prepares it the most fabulous way during the summer, too -- take a fresh tomato, take off the top and scoop it like a pumpkin (you're mostly getting rid of indigestible seeds), put some rice wine vinegar in and swirl it around. Dump the excess vinegar and sprinkle in some flaky sea salt. Add the cottage cheese and put some lemon pepper on top. Absolute heaven!!!

I do feel you in terms of the ledge. Since I broke my leg, I feel like I've been living there! I'm not even tracking calories/exercise right now. But Friday, I'm back on the wagon -- need a buddy? :)

Anne, Debbie, et al – You will NOT become like one of those weight lifting women in competitions naturally. Those women have to work extraordinarily hard to get like that and in many cases it is not *ahem* entirely natural. Have NO FEARS that weight lifting will bulk you up like that. (I wrote this and then saw Wendy’s response) I absolutely love this site: http://www.stumptuous.com/cms/index.php

Battle – :hug: Oh boy do I know the place you are right now. I have been teetering on that edge for some time and while I mostly hold it together I occasionally topple over it.

I am so bad at posting lately that I can’t remember what I last mentioned. I went and visited my parents for the weekend and that was a lot of fun. Food wasn’t so good though. I ended up eating way too much. Bah. One thing I love about coming home and Mondays is getting back into my routine. However I am going into NYC tomorrow night because my step-mother is in town on business and I know we will eat out somewhere.

I have now seen the one guy I am interested twice more – once on my way up to Boston and again on my way down, since he lives a bit north of me up in CT en route to Boston. I am not exactly sure where this is headed because one minute it seems very much just friendly and then it will get flirty and then switch back again. I feel ok with just relaxing and seeing where things go for now and trying to not force anything one way or another. However, we will have some issues regarding eating because he has weight issues as well and I don’t really know how to broach them without getting weird or naggy. It is just something that I am going to have to be patient about and learn as I go I suppose. Why I think I will automatically know how to handle a situation and not need to learn a new skill to deal with it I do not know. I would think this fact would have gotten through my thick skull by now.

Otherwise I am doing ok and I am looking forward to the weekend at home to relax and get the house clean again. Being away for a weekend can really wreak havoc on my schedule.

My mother would say that I'm all done in but my socks. I worked for 2 hours doing the rafters, and another hour cleaning and polishing the pews. I didn't get it all done. I'll go over for a couple of hours tomorrow. This is a good kind of tired.

Catherine, you have a special place in heaven.

YAY!!! Down another 1.8 tonight at WI!! My office manager even commented that I looked like I was losing :) Apparently..with my fair skin and my hair and acceptable shade of red now...when I wear green I look Irish. Go figure.

I am ridiculously stubborn. I have dealt with back issues for years...some weight related and others maybe so. I have dealth with sciatica, pulled a bunch of muscles at work when I was a teacher and was diagnosed with a herniated L4/L5 disc in 2002.....which amazingly has been quiet. This was called a mild lower back sprain. I love the thermacare heat wraps to loosen me up. I do ice it. I have muscle relaxants for when it's too much at night, and generally I am ok with a few Advil and moving throughout the day. But lordy I am a stubborn one.

Tonight at WW our leader shared a great little mini-story...as she discussed road blocks and detours on our road to weight loss.

Ypu go down the same road every day. There is a large hole in the middle of the road. On the first day you fall into it, are confused and lost and take forever to get out. The second day is the same. On the third day, you take the same road, fall into the hole again, but this time you saw where you were going and got right out of the hole. On the 4th day you walk around the hole...and on the 5th day you take a different road. As we go down our roads, we need to keep our eyes open for road blocks, potholes, and make sure that we don't run out of gas (motivation). Don't be afraid to take a detour if the road ahead looks hazardous. Consult a map if you need to. Ask for directions..and by all means...keep your engines tuned up :)\


LUAN...if you'd ever like to grab a coffee or anything...give a yell. I live in the Valley and work not far from Burbank.

Nighty Night...

Julie - im a little farther south in Long Beach actually, but i would love to meet up sometime!! i dont mind a drive to the valley

ok stopping in quickly while trying to add yesterday's food to TDP!!! Dag blasted thing wont load!!! grrrrrrr

just wanted to say I was OP on food & water......however need to boost up the exercise!

Overall good day yesterday & hoping for a good day today!

ttyl
Bernice

Good morning,
Well I woke up all stopped up again. I get so tired of sinus issues. Today I even feel tight in my chest. Hopefully I wont get it as bad as daughter had it. I started feeling bad yesterday afternoon with a sore throat and had potatoe soup for dinner.
I put on a pair of sweatpants that I never wore because they were like a second skin and short. Well today they are kinda long and baggy. Yah!!
I cant tell much scale wise right now but i sure can in my clothing.
We hit 70 yesterday..what a nice change from all the cold and snow!!
If it gets that warm today Im going to take the little ones I keep out to play. I heard that i might be getting the one that was sick back today. Guess I will see how my days goes.
Everyone have a wonderful day.Eat healthy and exercise and drink that water