The Wagon - Labour Day Long Weekend
 

Where is that tape? I fell off very badly yesterday. Those matchstick potato chips were the culprit. Do you know, the salt put me up 2 pounds.

Big water day coming up.

Good morning!

I just entered a long post while you were creating this new thread.

Here's some duct tape . . . O O

One for you and one for me! :)

Talk soon.

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LOL - Joanne's Post
 

Guess we both need another coffee. Passing it over.

Here is Joanne's post copied over.

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jdoneil1
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Registered: Mar 2000
Location: Rochester, NH, USA

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"Workin' in a coal mine. Go'in on down, down."
For those of you not familiar with country music, the subject line is from a famous song. Suits my attitude today. Here it is my first long weekend since Idependence Day and I let some whining office worker convince me to give up my Saturday morning so he could go golfing! Oh, well. The 6 hours of OT will help when picking up the back-to-school lay-a-ways next weekend.

Yesterday was anything but OP. Too much stress, too little time, and PMS. Need I say more? Never made it to the grocery store last night. Didn't have an egg to cook or any cheese either. Stopped at Dunkin' Donuts and got a Cranberry/Apple bagel with Maple/Walnut Cream Cheese. I ate 1/2 and squashed the rest in a pile of napkins so I wouldn't be tempted to eat any more. Not OP but better than before I went LC.

Talk about stress. This afternoon we are attending a dinner that my husband's ex-wife is hosting at a restuarant in her home town. We are celebrating Jennifer (my step-daughter) turning 13 tomorrow. While his ex and I are cordial enough on the phone, we seem to start getting snippy (she starts it! ) when we are face to face for too long. I really don't want a scene to ruin Jen's night. Hopefully, she'll behave this time. I know I plan on keeping my mouth busy with water (Ha! Though I was going to say food didn't you?!).

Had my annual exam yesterday. My doctor is a bit concerned because my blood pressure is up (never happened in the past). When I mentioned that my mother had a full hysterectomy (sp?) 8 months ago because they found the early stages of ovarian and cervical cancer, she was even less thrilled. It's a new doctor for me. She seems to be really concerned for my health. Anyway, she's ordered some blood work this coming week to check my cholesterol, thyroid, and check for diabetes (runs in my family). Then she scheduled me for a (Ugh!) mamogram. She wasn't going to (I'm only 37) but since Mom had a lump removed 3 years ago (benign, thank you Lord) she thought it would be a good precaution. Isn't life grand? It's the first time I've gone in for my annual exam and walked away with tests scheduled. Needless to say, last night was not a good sleeping night. Yes, I know I'm lucky to be healthy and that the tests are just to be sure. But Mom's initial tests were just to be sure, too. (Sorry, PMS makes me always see the black side of things. Too many hormonal changes. Just ignore me. )

The good news is that she thinks the Atkin plan is OK. Although if my cholesterol is up, I'll have to modify it a bit (less high fats, reduce sodium, etc.)

Sorry to ramble on. I don't know why they insisted someone be here today for coverage. It's a ghost town! I guess I'll catch up on my filing.

Talk to you all soon. Oh. And sorry for the "me" letter. Blame it on PMS.




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Wishing success to us all!

Joanne
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Thanks, Ruthxxx! :)

I tried to copy it but couldn't quite figure out how. I certainly wasn't going to retype all that talking (my fingers would hurt). ;)

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Joanne, you just get that stuff checked out. You are so lucky to have such a through Doctor. Mammos are no fun but are "a good thing" - I'm becoming an expert on them. Avoid caffeine for 3-4 days before and take a Tylenol or something 1/2 hour before the "procedure".

And don't ever apologize for a "me" post - that's what this Board is all about.

Sorry you have to work today. Hope that guy gets rained out!

good morning! I've been pretty noncommittal about which program to go with. I think I'm going to take a kick at LC. This after I'm pretty sure I've talked my company into paying for a "Weight Watchers At Work" program. Oh well, I'll just go weigh in every week. :s:
I just ordered the "Curves" diet book, so we'll see how that goes. I hope everybody has a great OP weekend.

"It's raining. It pouring. They *** not's golfing"
 

OK. So it doesn't ryme. But it's true. An electrical storm with some heavy to moderate showers moved in around here about 3:30 AM. Still going off 'n on. No way is he golfing this morning. And he has to be here at 1:00 this afternoon because I'm leaving at noon. :devil:

I know it's not ladylike to be happy about this. But ****, he got me to rearrange my schedule so he could hit a stupid little white ball?!? :rolleyes: For all you golfers out there, please don't take offense. I'm sure it's a nice sport. I just don't think it's important enough to ask someone (as they are ready to walk out the door for the long weekend) to change their plans so you can play. If he'd asked me, say Thursday or even Friday morning, I wouldn't have been so peeved.

Ruth -- Looks like you and I are the only early birds today. I'm going to check out the www.allrecipes.com site I keep seeing mentioned on the recipe threads. It's cooling off here and I'm starting to get the urge to be creative in the kitchen. :)

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Good morning, Noranoranora.

Didn't see you sneak in there. Welcome. LC is helping me tremendously. Hope you find it to be just as successful.

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Joanne,
I second the feeling about not to worry about your "me" post! For me PMS is a chronic (or would that be accute?) condition! (sheeeesh..now I have to go ask some person in the medical commmunity for the definition!)

Hang in there and once your now NON golfing worker shows up smile and go about the business of taking care of you!!! Get to the store and get the stuff you need.

On the test part...I am glad to hear that your doc is having you take the tests...I know it is a pain tho!

Hang in there!

Nora...let us know how you like that book...my interest has definately been peaked!!!

peach

good morning! I've been pretty noncommittal about which program to go with. I think I'm going to take a kick at LC. This after I'm pretty sure I've talked my company into paying for a "Weight Watchers At Work" program. Oh well, I'll just go weigh in every week. :s:
I just ordered the "Curves" diet book, so we'll see how that goes. I hope everybody has a great OP weekend.

Good morning all! I am already suppose to be gone but wanted to check in real quick!

Joanne, another one here that agrees. This is a support forum and our daily lives affect our eating, our health, etc.. Sharing it with others who understand is welcomed! I hope that you and others will never hesitate to post their feelings....good days or bad days....it's what makes us who we are! Oooh, now I'm going to be evil.....I'd be sitting at my desk knowing that I'm collecting overtime while he's at home frustrated that his little white balls are gathering dust! :devil: I'm so bad!!

Regarding your tests....thank God you have a doctor that is that thorough. <<Hugs>>>

I'll check back in this afternoon...I HAVE GOT to go!!

Addicted to my LC buddies??? No, not me! :dizzy:

Oh Ruth, I sure can relate. I had a high salt day on Thursday, knowing I had a WW weigh-in on Friday. DUH. Next week, I'll be sure to have the duct tape on hand for those Thursday salty snack attacks.
Yesterday I canned peaches and darned if I didn't go out and buy another box of them today. I want to make some light freezer jam this time. Also, if anybody has a good recipe for peach chutney or knows where I can find one, I'd sure appreciate it
This morning I picked cucumbers and have enough to make a few jars of dill pickles. However, my jars are stored in the crawl space and I've never been down there and I don't want to start now. I KNOW, I'm a total WUSS, but I'm askaird of spiders and I just know there have to be some giant ones down there. Where else are they coming from when I find them in my bathroom sink? Some are so big I can hear them tap-dancing in the night. So, I have cukes and beets sitting in the sink waiting for DH to come home in the hopes that I can sweet-talk him into going down there and rummaging around for my jars.

I'm babysitting the neighbor's dog while they're away for the long weekend. This pooch visits me all the time anyhow but I think she's worried about her family. Even though I've shown her that her very own bed is in our garage, along with her food dish, she just can't settle. She snoozes on our patio where she can see me through the screen doors for about half an hour, and then I see her trekking up the road (just two houses down) to check out her own home, and then she's back again. Luckily she doesn't wander like she did when she was younger. Just hope she doesn't howl in our garage all night when we have to lock her up.
By the way, Joan, I'm with you on the inconsiderate golfer. Not nice to be spiteful, but I'm glad his golf game got rained out. hehehe (Can you tell I've never picked up a golf club in my life?)
Well, that's my life so far today. Hope you're all enjoying a nice weekend.

HELLO
 

Hi All!!!!

Just checking in....finally after almost 2 weeks (talk about withdrawl) and had to stop and say HI to everyone.....only have a minute ....Hope everyone is doing well....


Linda.....ROFLMAO......I am petrified of spiders and all those creepy crawly things downstairs.... I had to laugh when I read your post... that sounds just like me...and I have to wait till kids or DH is home so if I find some critter staring at me at least I have someone who can come and get it......hahaha....

Everyone have a great holiday......:)

Hi all - Got a question. I was looking at a thread where everyone was telling what they ate. I'm following the Atkins plan and wondered if this isn't what everyone else is following. Perhaps there are several low carb plans??? :?: My confusion is over eating corn and oven fried potatoes. Just wondering.
Glad I found this site. I've been on quite a few the past couple of weeks checking them out. I think I will be a regular on here. :) Three day weekend really is going to be great. Of course here in Upstate New York it is a little cool today. Actually tonight I'm in sweats.... Really cool. :( Hope to chat a lot with you all. It sounds like a nice group.... Linda

Yes, other Linda, the folks here follow several different low carb plans and some of them (like myself) are doing a lower carb version of Weight Watchers while others are sort of "winging" it with a home-made low carb plan.
By the way, if a person is following CALP or CAD (two versions of the Carbohydrate Addicts Diet, they are allowed to have things like corn and potatoes for their Reward Meal. Other people follow the stricter plans like Atkins and Protein Power.
Glad you joined us and hope you stick around.

LindaBC - Thanks for the reply. I'm on the Atkins plan and wondered how everyone else was getting the corn and potatoes. Corn is my favorite vegetable and of course on the Atkins Plan you are not allowed corn. Oh well, you answered my question. :)

Maybe when I get a lot more weight off I can try the Reward Meal plan. Right now the Atkins plan is working and for the first time ever I'm not hungry. Need to stay with it.

Thanks Again. The other Linda

Lin

On Atkins you can add carb grams later on, and you may be able to have corn and potatoes, at least in small portions at some point.

He tells you to add 5 grams carb per week after Induction and you can eat them all at once in one meal or spread over the day. So you can add a small portion of strawberries or blueberries (my favorite on ricotta or cottage cheese!:D ) or some corn-just look up the carb count and MEASURE!

Have fun!
dottie

ps- The problem with potatoes, corn, bananas and other higher carb foods is that for some people, they trigger cravings for more! So the loss of hunger that you get restricting the carbs, is lost! You'll find what your body can handle over time!
The carb cravings aren't pretty and sometimes it's not worth the few bites of something to deal with the hunger later!

Hi linMay Where in upstate NY are you. I live in cortland just south of syracuse, if you are close may be we can get toghether???

I have done great today, but there is still the evening. I have been at work all day and just got home, so no chance to cheat! that is good. Who needs the duct tape???? I have several rolls in different colors. RED Blue Green Yellow And of course silver :)

Just name your color. I have not succeed from my stay away from the scale I could not resist I was under 180 this morning!!! I just about flipped!!!

ROLLING ROLLING LETS KEEP THE WAGON ROLLLING YEEEEHAAAA!!!!!!

YIPPEEEE, Nasus. That's fantastic. It's really working for you.

Congrats, Nasus!
 

You truely ARE the incredible shrinking woman!

Kel

WTG~~SUSAN!!!!
 

Now where's the smilies under your name??? You've earned them girl!

J

I grabed one cookie this evening but that was the only really carby thing i had. peppers with ranch dressing, and cuckes with ranch was al the carbs i had!!! WHOOOOO HOOOO I would love to be in that lower decade by morning ( I even have TOM!!!) that would really make me happy!!

Got any double-strenght duct tape? :o
 

Hi!

Won't go into too many details. Suffice to say that this has not been an OP weekend so far. I actually went up a pound this morning. :mad: PMS is playing a factor I know. However, knowing I'm in PMS state, I'd planned to stay extra vigilent in my control on carbs. So much for well-layed plans. :o

To the rest of you who are doing so well, EXCELLENT! :cool:

To the ones who are struggling like I, I'll share that extra-strength duct tape as soon as I find it. :lol:

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Hi all - Nice, sunny day here today. Gotta get out for my walk. Nice surprise this morning - a 2 pound loss.

Dottie - Thanks for th einfo. I do find that when I've tried adding grams of carbs, expecially fruit, it triggers my cravings. Until I lose a LOT more weight I'll probably just have to stay with induction. :( Oh well, that's okay as long as I don't get hungry.

Nasus40 - I live in Carthage - quite a ways from you. If you're not familiar with Carthage, its about 80 miles North of Syracuse.
One of our sons lives in Maryland, so we do hit Cortland on Route 81 a few times a year. Congrats on the loss. :cool:

Well, need to get walking. Chat with you all later. Linda

the other Linda I was up in carthrage a few months back so i do know where you are. Pat lives up that way too.

Joanne some times it is too hard to stay OP during TOM it is the hardest time of the month, so you are doing great, the pound is water and will be off in a few days. Drink tons to flush it out!!!some thing that will help with the cravings is chromium take some no more that 400 daily though. and it will really help with the carb monster.

by the way i will need the tape tonight as i strugle to get back OP. I ended up eating all the food that i fixed today as the wak ppoint was the chocolat4 frosting that i made and i went over board big time, but i plan on being right back OOP by morning I have goals to make, I am and will do it.

I have a HUGE roll of tape so hop on and let me tape.

By the way it was still under 180 this morning I got on about 10 times to be sure!!! but i will have some water retentin in the morning so water water water and my chromium of course!!! exercise in the morning with OZZIE!!!

Better Day Today Than Yesterday
 

Which is about all I can say for today. :( However, I feel better and I'm drinking my 3rd 32 oz. bottle of water.

I made burgers tonight (DH got distracted with bills so I ended up cooking). I quick pan-fry them (draining as much grease as possible during and after cooking). I also season them on both sides with seasoned salt (mix of paprika, garlic, salt, pepper, and other spices/herbs). I drained the pan and gave it a quick wipe with a wad of paper towels. Then I put about two tablespoons of butter in the pan and added 12 ozs of white mushrooms cut into bite-sized chunks. Sauteed them until golden and put them on top of the burgers. Sprinkled some fancy shredded cheddar cheese over the bunch. Added about a tablespoon of sour cream on top of each burger topped with 1 tablespoon of salsa. I ate two burgers! Yumm! :) Best part is, the mushrooms killed my cravings for chocolate! (Big PMS issue for me!) It's true. There is some chemical in mushrooms (all types) that triggers a reaction in your system to kill your cravings for chocolate. It works everytime for me. :) Now I never do my weekly grocery shopping without buying mushrooms. I just need to get in the habit of eating them more often. :lol:

I bought the new Atkins' Quick & Easy New Diet Cookbook today. Check out the new soup recipe I'm going to add to the "main dish" thread. Blue Cheese & Bacon Soup. Sounds excellent. Can't wait to try it.

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