So, Robin, that's why I've been all alone in the March Exercise thread -- you've been missing!
Sue, sure you can borrow my DH. I will have to warn you -- he talks constantly. He talks more than anyone I have ever met -- especially now that he's home alone with the cats all day -- and he's loud.
Brenda, watch out for those runaway GS cookies -- they have a tendency to hit you from behind when you are not looking and they never carry insurance. I am so thankful to be allergic to those things.
Jackie -- can you take cheese or beef jerky or lunchmeat rollups with you? One of the things I like to snack on is a slice of ham spread with cream cheese topped with a slice of cheese spread with cream cheese rolled up and cut into bites. Can you put stuff in a cooler? Macademia nuts are a good snack too.
Sandra - you are welcome to my fantasy of my ex-husband spreadeagled in the parking lot with tire tracks running up the back of his head. I'm glad you have survived what happened to you. Just remember, someday when they die, they'll get theirs.
Falon - back away from the GS cookies. Brenda isn't allowed to share with you -- sorry, but sometimes it's not nice to share.
DH wormed his way out of the dog house. Yea I still love him, though I could slam his head in a door some times.
Brenda that sounded like a day from carb he## Come back to us and shake off the carb monster. he will just hurt you!!!
Susan I have not joined you in the exercise thread maybe I should. I go almost every day. (did not this morning DH was making up! :blush: ) but I do not mind a chatter I would not have to say too much (like that would be easy) NOT
robin mine is that old and plus so yea I know, it sure was fun when the cealing fell in when we had company!!!
Way to go for all of you who are staying on plan!!
I've been OP since my P.I. (pasta incident ) on Monday. And, as I vowed, have stayed off that scale. I'm much too afraid of getting on it after Monday! I have a feeling I probably did quite a bit of damage, though. I just hope I lose some weight between now & the end of the month... we'll see, I guess!
Susan thanks for the suggestions. Funny thing...I just went to Walgreens and bought 3 jars of mac. nuts. And I have tried the rollups...I just have to be prepared enough to get them ready.
Ok so I am now on day 4 of induction and still going strong. Yesterday I had some real flu like feelings (kinda weird) but again I am feeling better today. I still have not cheated and have no intention to do so. I cant wait to weigh/measure after my 2 weeks to see what good I have done. I hope that everyone else is doing well.
Susan: I just may borrow that fantasy of yours. I know that they will get what is coming to them, I just wish that I could be there to see it.
Way to go Sandra on your 4 days. I can't wait to hear the results after 2 weeks. I'm sure all of your hard work will have paid off!!! Keep it up! I've been good now for 3 days and I'm happy with that. I'm going to do some big time prepping on my days off. That way work won't be such a hard thing to deal with as far as food is concerned.
Robin: How was the zoo? Sounds definitely like time for a new oven. I'd go bonkers without mine!! Any way to cover stuff up while you're doing the ceiling??
Susan: Sorry I haven't joined in the exercise thread. I know I need to get my fluffybutt up and exercising...I just HATE to exercise. I'll try and do better and join you
Sue: Hopefully your DH has learned his lesson and doesn't do it again. Glad things are getting better
Kayla: WTG on staying OP since Monday. Baby steps keep going
Jackie: Sounds like you've got an excellent plan going
Sandra: WTG on staying OP even while sick. I don't think I could. AWESOME!!
Well, decided to be done w/the fat fast. I think I've bumped the metabolism into gear so we'll see how it goes. If I haven't lost in a couple weeks maybe I'll try it again. Did the WI this morning and I've dropped 3 pounds. So we'll see if after the bowling soda's the scale shows an increase tomorrow for official WI. If it's increased I'm taking todays weight instead. So test #1 is today I'll let you all know how it goes.
I have larengitis now, thanks this gunk, but other than that... not so bad. I have a group of girlfriends coming tomorrow so my excersise is mopping and cleaning as one does right before company shows. These are friends that come out to my house once a month for feasting and gabbing. Well, this is the first get-together since I went on diet. There were things going on in our lives (besides the holidays) that kept postponing it, and now we're back on. They understand i'm eating different now, but I said to still bring stuff they like for each other. I don't have a problem with temptation. The kids have all sorts of yummies in the house and I havn't touched them once. There is one lady who is bringing a bottle of chocolate wine (sounds gross but i've heard it's heavenly) and I might try a sip, since i'll never get to again. It's special order from a winery, and you can't just get it in the store. And maybe again, I won't.. who knows.
I am down 1 more pound this morning, but will wait until Sunday to see if it stays gone.
Brenda - tonights the soda challenge! *snickers* I really an curious! I agree with Sue about the carb monster. Beat that ******* with a stick, bury him in the desert, and come back to ussssss... LOL
Kayla - Keep going! Your doing fantastic! I have heard about the flu symtoms happening in people in induction, but have never experienced it myself. Glad you are feeling better though..
Robin: The zoo sounds like good fun right now, and good excersise to boot! If the Billy Bob guy ever has to come back out, please.. please, please, I beg.. get video! I'm a webmaster and will donate the space to host it!!! LOL That just had to be funny.. You get the interesting ones come to your place. I just get the ones that think 'butt crack' is a fashion statement!
Well girls - the kitchen floor is calling my name, even though I have already informed the poor lot, that I was not who they think I am. Guess my disguise of knotted hair, and bad sweat pants isn't working to well..*sigh*
Hug to you all! And I hope you all have a gorgeous Friday!
Falon~ just lately, Ive been getting the really interesting ones The guy that came to pick up the check for the gutters, was wayyyyyy too smooth with me. We have to decide if we are calling the stove guys back, but it would be pretty interesting to hook up my web cam and be able to show everyone
About the stove~ they couldnt fix it, because it worked fine while they were here! Go figure....its not working again today. The guys told us that it may be the plug we have it plugged into...it was giving wonky readings when they tested it with their thingamabob. If we tried plugging it into another outlet and it worked then we know its the plug. If it still doesnt work, its the computer modual....which equals big $$. So, its not the plug....Im hoping to get a new electric stoved
Hole in the ceiling~ its now plugged up, and I have fine dust everywhere, even tho there is a big plastic drop cloth tapped around the area.
I didnt make it thru my 1st day back on induction, and I think it would be better for me to wait until Sunday. Just too much going on around here right now....I know, its all excuses. But I can't promise myself to keep op today. Sunday, everything changes around here again, and I can make that promise then.
OH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I almost have dh talked into getting a dog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is big news around here!!!!
I'll be scarce around here until Sunday, when I get back to things.
Falon: That wine sounds DELICIOUS but WAYYYY too tempting to me. I think it's AWESOME you can have goodies in your house and not be tempted. I have to get stuff I don't like for the kids otherwise I eat it as well.
Robin: What type of dog? Sounds exciting. And sorry you have to get a new stove...but happy you're looking forward to it
Well, I had 2 soda's tonight. One bottle of soda this afternoon. And 16 OZ less of water than I should have. We'll see how the scale is for tomorrow. Figured if all is ok then maybe during the week I'll see how peanuts affect me I was all bummed out and not in my usual good mood for bowling. I couldnt' wait to be done--it didn't seem fun tonight like usual. A couple other people noticed as well so I didn't hide it very well. off to bed for me!! I'll post my WI tomorrow and (hopefully) update my sig
Hi Girls, Scale was down a little this morning. 242.5
Still trying to get back to where I was at 241. I bought a magazine tonight. Have you ever noticed how women's magazines seem to be schizophrenic? On one page they tell you to diet, how to diet etc, and then a few pages over they show you pictures of these wonderful looking chocolate deserts!!
Are we all crazy? Page 165 through 176 are all wonderful looking deserts, then pages 178 through 182 are all recipes for main courses. Page 183 and 184 are food advertisements and then page 185 is about "The Big Day diet"... This is all in April's Good Housekeeping magazine.
I've noticed it on SO many magazines though. A big article in them on the latest diet and then a wonderful looking cake on the front cover. What is wrong with this picture?
Well today I think I should have a day off of cooking. I shopped for groceries today at 3 different stores and brought them home, lugged them in and put them away. Plus I worked today. My son and husband had the day off, my daughter went to school.
I just asked hubby to cook (at 9:42 in the evening) and he tells me he is "so hungry that it is hard to move".... Didn't eat all day with all this food in the house. Why are men so nuts? I don't get it. Wants me to feel sorry for him I guess. Maybe I should, but if he is so dumb that he doesn't feed himself all day because he is too lazy to fix it, I should do it for him? Something wrong with this picture.
I'm in a weird mood tonight. What do you girls think of this statement in the article on dieting in the GH magazine. After saying "don't worry about keeping track of the calories" he says he has already designed his diet to be 1200 a day if you just eat the foods he suggests, he says "(Yes, I'm talking calories, not carbs. Research shows that calories are all that matter when you're dieting.)"
That to me is irresponsible and it angers me. If it is only calories we are to concern ourselves with, then why have so many of us lost so much, so fast on low carb? Also how many of you are aware that 1200 calories is way too low for most women? Will put most of us in starvation mode so that our metabolisms slow down and make it impossible to even lose at all no matter how low we lower calories?
When I look at my own progress, and at the progress of people I see on this same board who are doing low cal or WW or some other thing, I start to wonder what "matters" more. Some of them seem to struggle so much. They find that it just doesn't "work". Or that it works so slowly they get discouraged. Our plan is hard to stick to at times, but if you do stick to it, it works. I'm not sure lowering calories alone ever worked for me. I tried any number of times and couldn't do it. Couldn't keep them low enough, was always hungry, etc.
Just checking in and seeing if you are all having FUN (its me job )
Hope you all have exciting plans for the weekend. I have to do some shopping for DD. Poor thing needs shoes. Her size 12 shoes don't fit her size 13 foot (she is 4 years old) LOL... and here I was thinking the socks were the problem HAAAAAAAAAAAA JK JK JK !!
Good Morning all!!!! Hope you are all have great plans for this weekend. My DS was up at 7 and needed my help with cartoons so I'm up and about ready to fix breakfast.
Brenda - I can't wait to see if pop is doing anything to your weight. And hope your mood improves after you wake.
Sherry - way to go on getting back down - you'll be below 241 before you know it. And I haven't read the article you have, but I don't think I'd be very happy if I had to limit my calories to 1200 for the rest of my life. I CAN eat low carb for the rest of my life without having to be HUNGRY all the time.
Everyone - have a great Saturday. The sun is out here...not supposed to be over 40 degrees, but the sun does help a little. Probably just cleaning house today and maybe some shopping later. FUN!!! I have tonight off from work so I actually have the WEEKEND off. I'm very excited. NO huge plans, just needed a break.
HI leens. Poor kid I do that to my boys to but it is because they wine they want new shoues when I just bought them so I make then suffer for a while and then give in. they are looking at 50$ a pair on sale shoes each (2 boys) so that is on my agenda today. UGH!!!! Then g shopping then work then eat.
Corned beef tonight as we did fish yesterday. MMM was that good.
Must get to the gym this morning as I missed a day this week. Got to go and find the exercise thread.
I am so thankful to be allergic to those things.
) on Monday. And, as I vowed, have stayed off that scale. I'm much too afraid of getting on it after Monday! I have a feeling I probably did quite a bit of damage, though. I just hope I lose some weight between now & the end of the month... we'll see, I guess! 
I'll let you all know how it goes.
And maybe again, I won't.. who knows. 
The guys told us that it may be the plug we have it plugged into...it was giving wonky readings when they tested it with their thingamabob. If we tried plugging it into another outlet and it worked then we know its the plug. If it still doesnt work, its the computer modual....which equals big $$. So, its not the plug....Im hoping to get a new electric stoved 
