We are a group of individuals who weigh or have weighed 300+, or near there. This group was formed to provide a place for others like us to find support and hope. We are aware of the distinct problems that come with weighing over 300 lbs.
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Motivational Monday
Tuesday Tips
Wednesday Wish List .. and What you are doing to obtain it.
Thankful Thursday
FUN Friday ... don't wait until you lose your weight.
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Crock ~ I bought the good carbs bad carbs book tonight too. What a wonderful useful tool THAT is going to be...
Kayley my dear, you MUST buy this one if nothing else.
My lunch buddies are so interested in this diet. They can't wait till I show up each day to see what I have brought to eat *L* I have to search around this evening before I go out and see what I can throw together for tomorrow Hubby is doing ok with it now. The creamed cauliflower didn't fly with him, but he LOVES caesar salad so he can fill up on that minus the croutons
Kayley and Crock ( and any one else doing SB or low carb) ~ do the carb cravings "really" go away??? *L* I went and picked up groceries tonight and man, I wanted to fill my cart with wonderful goodies but alas the cart was filled with meat, chicken, eggs, veg and good ole SF jello *L*
BRENDA: I am,, At this time , not having any cravings, I find out that there are sooo much foods you can eat on this SB that I stay satisfied,,But my weakness is bread,, it is really hard to eat eggs without it, sooo, i went to boiled eggs, i am not in a habit of eating bread with boiled eggs,,,What have you found and made that is good,, I need some breakfast ideas,, pm or thread it,,,, need some input.. THE BOOKS ARE GREAT HUH?, btw, I added some sf jello powder to the plaing ickey yougurt,,,,,, it is good.. i like it.
PUFFY: Thanks for the advice on the drink, I am going to look into that, I agree, on skipping breakfast,,,,,, I CAN eat breakfast foods all the time, why in the world do I find it so hard to have it at breakfast ahhhh who knows..thanks for your input, any helps......... take care .
I have done well the past three days of my life change,, just still learning how to change stuff,,,,,,,
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Did anyone ever start the thread for the clothing exchange? I have pictures of a decent amount of stuff..and am going to add more pics soon. I can send you the link if you are interested. I can be reached on AOL or AIM using this same screenname.
Hey there chickie, go back and check the threads, page 2 of 826 ,, about the clothes exchange,, this may help..
"Quote from thinthinker"
This is probably a good time to make note that clothing exchanges/sales or the like are not condoned by 3FC's whether money is exchanged or not. I see there has been some recent conversation here about that type of thing and I thought before anyone exerts too much time on the matter it would be prudent to mention the rules.
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Crock ~ Hubby and I really like the bacon and egg muffin cups. Check the 3fc food,south beach, breakfast phase 1 thread. They are super easy and delish! I make up a bunch every couple of days and nuke them in the micro in the am before work. SO fast and yumm! We also enjoyed the meat crust pizza. You use ground beef for the base and add all your veg to the top, sprinkle with cheese and bake. I think that is steve's favorite Tomorrow night I am making chicken cordon bleu and spinich salad
I remember when I first moved out on my own, I would never cook the same thing twice. I REALLY am enjoying actually "planning" my meals and using recipes again. I stopped when Steven and I moved in together cause he is a fussy bugger *L* but since he is on SB he knows that he can't just complain and have a PB sandwich anymore and I refuse to cook 2 meals anymore.
Brenda - i was doing low carb for a while. i think that diet is all in the attitude. the first time i did it, i lasted a day. the second time i lasted about 2 weeks. i was grouchy all the time. but on that second try the first time i ate a "normal" meal with carbs it made me very sick. my stomach was upset from it. just as a thought, you may want to have one day where you eat normal again. you will probabally feel very yucky and never want to do it again. thats also how i stay away from soda. like once a month i have one and it makes me nauseous now. all that sugar. ack!
well i guess i knew it was inevitable... i had a gain this week... damnit... it was only .2, but still. they said it was probabally due to being close to my TOM and not to worry about it.
still tho, its frustrating, but i guess it could have been worse
in other news, one of my cats is in heat. its ANNOYING!!! im ready to strangle her. at least its not both of them at the same time - i have 2 girls.
Geez this is a wild week. I was doing okay until today, and still not soooo bad. I had fried mushrooms for lunch...*groans* but they were delic. Then I had to help a friend with her sons third birthday party and it was right after work when I was starved so I had one sandwich and a tiny piece of cake and a tiny bit of ice cream....geez...then when I got home and was feeding the girls I had a salad with low fat low carb dressing. I did get my water in but I haven't done a workout yet. One of the girls is asleep and when the other one is I will go straight to walking then shower and then bed. It's just been sooooo stressful, not just with the party...just a whole lot going on here.
My sister-in-law is being a witch, and says she is going to take Kaitlyn away from us. And there's a whole ordeal about income tax, and this change in hours that Matt had...I don't consider myself a "stress eater", eating isn't what I do when I'm stressed...the mushrooms were just a weakness, and the sandwich was for survivals sake...the cake and ice cream....hmmmm they were just good, but I controlled how much I ate.
On another note, I have to start eating breakfast. I think when I get paid I am going to have to buy some slim fast or south beach bars to have for breakfast. I can not handle the shakes. I have tried, but they just make me sick. I like a couple of different bars, so I will just get some of those. The mornings are sooo rushed there just isn't time to eat and then by 9 am I am absolutely starving, and no matter how much fruit I eat (that's what I take to work as a snack) I can't seem to not be starving.
Okay well this is a book, and I feel like a heel for not replying to several entries. I really don't mean to not do individuals, there just isn't time. Maybe on the weekends I can catch up with all of that.
Lilion - Maybe it's water weight? Us girls get all the fun stuff! Blech!
Jill - I like that idea! I never ate veggies! I only eat lettuce and broccoli...
Valerie - Ugh, don't you just HATE when people give away things?!?! I think you'll still SHOCK them all when they see you looking so great! I'm hoping by Easter to be able to give my Aunt a little raise in her eyebrows! LOL! And by Christmas, when I see my dad's side of the family, yeah...I want them to be like WOW. Is that completely wrong? Ugh. Glad you didn't stray too far OP with stress eating. Glad you found something HEALTHY that you'd binge on! hehe...what's all in the broccoli salad stuff you get at Walmart?
Dogpal - I'm sure you'll get out of the slump soon!
Brenda - Going book shopping on Friday, when I get paid!! As for cravings, not so much. When I first low-carbed it a couple of years ago on Atkin's, I really wanted bread. Although, I've had my moments, like last week, but that was only because the food was right there in my face! You just have to say NO, though...
Luan - I'm sure it's just TOM! Don't worry.
Honianangel - My goodness, it certainly seems like you are under a lot of stress! I hope everything works out for you, and that they don't take away Kaitlyn!
Well, it's been a long day at school. Had a test in Criminal Justice. Did my mile walk for health...very very brisk walk! She yelled at me if I couldn't keep up with those skinny little girls! UGH! But it got my heartrate up, and I even was sweating a bit. Got in 37 minutes of exercise today, when I thought I wouldn't be able to work it in. I'm over at Andrew's house, and I have about 2 1/2 hours until he gets home from work, since he's doing overtime. So I'll be about!
300+ And Ready To Try Again....#828
Hubby is doing ok with it now. The creamed cauliflower didn't fly with him, but he LOVES caesar salad so he can fill up on that minus the croutons
but alas the cart was filled with meat, chicken, eggs, veg and good ole SF jello *L*
ahhhh who knows..thanks for your input, any helps......... take care .
