this is a quick post before i'm out the door to do some serious text writing...eek! thanks for the luck lovnmom!

i love your salad idea susanb!! if i ever had enough room in my fridge i would totally do something like that. i definitely believe that if it's easier to eat than i'll eat it.

but dagmar, it sounds like if you kept your hands busy while you were up with DH you might stay awake and not eat. Maybe once a week when you are watching tv you could paint your nails or something like that, with wet nails you have to stay awake and not eat. Or you could knit. Or still sit beside him but do crossword puzzles or sudokus or something. Otherwise, you might as well embrace your body's clock for a few days so you can feel rested enough to be a night owl with DH sometimes.

DS#2 just got out of bed (another shift worker) and announced that my salad bar thingee was one of my best ideas ever. He got home at midnight and messed himself up a salad. Said it was great (and easy).

Hmm, Dagmar. Maybe instead of food you could opt for some herbal tea or broth. Can you try to take an afternoon nap so you can stay awake a little longer in the evening? That's what I would LOVE to do myself, but don't actually have the time, so I end up going to bed at about 9 PM and I get up at 4:30 to do my exercises.

Hi Feathers!

Dagmar, for a very long time I had to stop drinking tea with DH b/c it always involved sweets.
I really like the painting nails idea.

Carey good luck with your school work. I don't miss those stresses. But I do like to stretch my brain a bit. After you get all your degrees it is nice to stretch the brain w/o worrying about grades.

lovnmom, some of the cub scouts around here (NJ) are stricly father/son. others are more inclusive. we opted out this time around.

iris-- so many sales coming. old navy has a big one starting this friday! I am so headed there. 1/2 off all winter gear.

Susan-- love the salad bar thing. I've thought of it but never actually did it. good for you!

I'm having a better day. NJ has no school for today and tomorrow so I did power sculpt on exercise tv with my twin 4 year olds and my 6 year old. super cute and a nice workout! (I was the only one with hand weights ;))

Kitty

Just popping in to say hello :wave:

Boy, this sure has been a busy board the last couple of days. It took me forever to get caught up :dizzy:

I've been pretty busy the last couple of days. As some of you know, I work from home now and most of the time, I'm pretty slow. But the last couple of days have been crazy. I haven't even been able to take my walk. Well things should slow down tomorrow, so I'll get back on that :yes:.

Susan B-That salad bar is a great idea. I used to do that too. Maybe I'll have to start doing that again. It is alot easier when it's all cut up.

Hope everyone's having a good week!

Carey, I really like the painting your nails idea too.

Kitty, 12 - 13 years ago when my children were small I would do Richard Simmons videos. They loved to dance and sing the 50's songs!

abbyin, Hope you're caught up soon!

No yoga after all today, but a friend did stop by and away we went for a 4 mile walk. Being back OP feels so good. Thanks for all the encouragement!

Hi Abby, I am really in need of giving and getting support right now, so I'm thinking we'll get to know each other a bit. nice to meet you.

Today started strong but took a deep nose dive. Tomorrow I have a long run planned so I am looking forward to that. Then I NEED to get the Halloween candy OUT OF MY HOUSE. And I don't know how to do that b/c my children have been told they can eat one per day. (at the rate I'm tucking into them they will be gone by the end of the weekend.)

I want to report tomorrow evening with an OP at the end of my post!!

be well,
Kitty

Thoughts, chicks, on how to satisfy my need to eliminate the candy and my kids' plans to enjoy them over time??

yeah, this board is busy...this is how i remember it though. busy boards seem to attract more people and then they just get busier. i like it :)

kitty, you could get your kids to keep their candy in their room or room you don't usually go in because if it's out of sight it's usually easier to keep out of mind. plus, if you realize that you are going hunting for it maybe it's enough time to make yourself stop.

*Give* it to them. Would you take other things that belong to them? Maybe let them "sell" it back to you if you want it, by doing their chores for them. That oughta give you pause when you're craving it ;).

Even if they can't be allowed to keep it in their rooms, at least package it up with their name on it. If they're keeping a large amount that you expect to be around for months, consider letting them keeping it in some cheap lock box ;). You can keep the box to control how much they eat, they can keep the keep to keep you out of it.

This is my thought. Actually, DH's. He suggested I take seven plastic containers, each with a day on it. Then they can choose a different piece for each day of the week. Maybe.
Right now the pillow cases (each bag known to its owner) are in the basement fridge. all too reachable.

well, I understand the rationale but I am a little nutty about bugs/creatures and no food goes anywhere but the kitchen. (or stored in the basement refridge)

but I do use some cabinets in the basement as a pantry. actually, that's where I hide my trader joe's dark chocolate covered macadamia nuts from myself-- pretty successfully, I might add ;)

OK, plan as posted above... to be stored in basement pantry behind very closed doors.


This might work, chicks.

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That's brilliant! I love it! I'm going to apply this (in a very general way) to my eating in front of the TV. Now I just have to figure out the specifics!

I love this place - so many people with great ideas!

Dagmar (can you tell it's Friday?) :yay:

It's lovely to see this thread nice and busy!

Morning everyone! DH and I are some of the adult leaders at a Youth Retreat this weekend then we're off to see the grandbaby on Sunday. Monday I go back to the surgeon and the rest of my plain-old-me life goes on.

Hi Everyone,

Room for one more? I'm needing a daily check-in place. I don't think I've posted in Featherweights before. I never really thought of myself that way, but it sounds kind of nice, lol. I just started looking around and it seems like the right place to be.

I'll give you the short version of my story. I'm a SAHM. I've always had weight issues, but I've maintained fairly well in recent years. In the past year though, I'm really struggling to just maintain. I think part of that is age and part is self-control and bad habits. So, I am trying to really surround myself with all the positive, healthy vibes that I can. When I'm on plan I track my calories and work out. Staying on plan has been harder than it should be though lately.

Hopefully, I'll be able to contribute and be a cheerleader for all of you when you need it. :cheer:

BTW, we have tons of candy still, too!

Welcome GoGirl!!! :welcome2: