13 1/2 days of school left! I can do this. Today we did ice cream to celebrate all the summer birthdays. I resisted until the husband and kids came in. I made one for them to share and decided that one brownie wouldn't hurt. Then one turned into 4. I ran an extra mile today. Hope it doesn't kill my weigh in. I am supposed to go to the stabilization party on Monday but would feel awful if I wasn't even back to my weight before our hospital stay. I really need to get back on track!!!
Finally, I am pain free, just slight discomfort. I have had root canals before, but nothing like this. I have to go back for further treatment 5/25. Thanks
for asking.
Ok, I'm going in today to do my stabilization paperwork. But I'm really anxious about stabilization. I didn't realize it was 6 weeks, or I would have insisted on starting it sooner. We're leaving for WA state and Alaska for our belated honeymoon in June. June 8-11, we'll be staying outside of Seattle, and June 11-17, we'll be at a B&B-type lodge outside of Juneau.
I'll ask this at the center today, but I'm really anxious about how the heck stabilization is going to work while I'm gone AND eating out a lot. I've already checked--there is no MRC anywhere near where we'll be in WA, and none in Alaska at all. I'm hoping my stabilization goes quickly and smoothly between now and the time we leave, so I can be closer to maintenance while we're gone--otherwise I'm anxious that the whole trip will be stressful for me because of having to deal with food options (or lack thereof)/choices.
Also, we have an end-of-the-schoolyear luncheon for my department (I'm in the central office of my district) coming up at an Italian restaurant. I just got the menu (buffet style): lasagna & pasta shells in sauce. They will have sauteed veggies, too. Unfortunately, this isn't just a social luncheon, it's a you're-expected-to-be-here-because-this-is-actually-a-meeting-and-we're-taking-attendance luncheon. I'm considering asking if I can request a separate meal off the menu of chicken and veggies and I'll just pay separately. I'm not sure if I can really do this though--we'll be in the banquet hall of this restaurant, which is actually across the street from the actual restaurant. I could just eat ahead of time or bring a bar, but then I'd also have to smell it the whole time I'm sitting there, OR everyone around me would make a big deal about asking why I'm not eating or why I'm eating a sad-looking bar.
My hubby and I leave Saturday for a week on a sailboat cruise to the Bahamas for our 30th anniversary . Not a typical cruise where there are numerous selections of food. I'll be dealing with general one main course option (chicken/fish/lasagna etc) salads, fruits, starches, desserts and a pelithora of off limits goodies...I plan to do alot of mindful selections from what i have in front of me. . .I am serious about staying as close to plan as possible. We'll be diving alot so there will be plenty of exercise to rid some of the calories. Alchohol will be plentiful also but hopfully I won't be that tempted. I do plan to bring bars for just in case there isn't anything I can have. It will be a trial but I am not going to let it ruin my vacation with worries about foods. I may not be able to stay exactly OP but I do plan to make the smartest choices I have in front of me.
I'm taking one of my trips to NYC soon and there are plenty of health conscious restaurants there so I'll be okay.
I hope I can take the HNS concentrates on the plane. Otherwise I guess I'll pack them in my suitcase and hope they don't burst.
I was wondering about the HNS thing. I may be going to Florida in a few months and didn't know how getting HNS on the plane works. I was thinking they wouldn't let you have the concentrates but they would the powders?
I'm taking one of my trips to NYC soon and there are plenty of health conscious restaurants there so I'll be okay.
I hope I can take the HNS concentrates on the plane. Otherwise I guess I'll pack them in my suitcase and hope they don't burst.
When I flew to Florida and Texas this fall and winter for work, I brought a couple concentrate HNS with me on the plane (I didn't want to have to worry about throwing away an entire box or anything), along with a box of powder ones (which I don't like as much as concentrate). Then I packed a bunch of concentrate ones in a gallon ziploc bag in my checked luggage. Nothing exploded, all was well. I didn't have my concentrates confiscated when I went through security, but it's a little different at each airport, so I wouldn't count on that always being the case (esp. with the higher terror alert since they got bin Laden).
Hey everyone....I found the frozen artichokes. They are Birds Eye brand and in a small frozen box. I cant wait to make the artichoke dip/casserole. I have also been craving some pizza like crazy. I need to make a good pizza that i OP...any suggestions? Hopefully tomorrows WI will be good. On day 4 of Metaquick...I think I wil go back to Metaslim tomorrow since I will be off work for several days.
Hey everyone....I found the frozen artichokes. They are Birds Eye brand and in a small frozen box. I cant wait to make the artichoke dip/casserole. I have also been craving some pizza like crazy. I need to make a good pizza that i OP...any suggestions? Hopefully tomorrows WI will be good. On day 4 of Metaquick...I think I wil go back to Metaslim tomorrow since I will be off work for several days.
Razorbackbritt posted a pizza recipe in the recipes thread, I think--she used cauliflower (pureed, I think) for the crust, and it sounded wonderful. She posted pics, and it looked good, too.
Where is the recipe for the artichoke dip/casserole? Is that in the recipe thread, or the cookbook, or both? Sounds yummy!
Razorbackbritt posted a pizza recipe in the recipes thread, I think--she used cauliflower (pureed, I think) for the crust, and it sounded wonderful. She posted pics, and it looked good, too.
Where is the recipe for the artichoke dip/casserole? Is that in the recipe thread, or the cookbook, or both? Sounds yummy!
Yumm...I will have to check out the pizza recipe. The artichoke recipes may be in the thread I am not sure, but I know there are 2 slightly different ones in the new cookbook.
I'm taking one of my trips to NYC soon and there are plenty of health conscious restaurants there so I'll be okay.
I hope I can take the HNS concentrates on the plane. Otherwise I guess I'll pack them in my suitcase and hope they don't burst.
I have traveled with HNS in suitcase with no problem. I have had so manyt hings taken from me in the past at check in, I just pack them. I have had them take a bar from me, so when I pack them or the HNS, I pack them in the box, then put the box into a large baggie and seal it and no problem. NYC has wonderful restaurants and you will not have any problem staying OP.
Congrats to everyone who lost weight and signed boards!
Welcome to all the newcomers and those of you returning!
Patzi-glad your pain is gone.
Hope everyone going on trips has a great time and that no one has to give up any protein drinks, they cost way to much for that...
Lost 2 lbs...but had a planned cheat nite last night since I had made it past 20 lbs. Now I plan on being really strict the next 3 days to make up for it by Monday!
And in just 11 more days, they will be doing my measurements again! By then, I'm hoping to be signing the 40lb board or just a pound or so away from it.
I'm hoping my stabilization goes quickly and smoothly between now and the time we leave, so I can be closer to maintenance while we're gone--otherwise I'm anxious that the whole trip will be stressful for me because of having to deal with food options (or lack thereof)/choices. 
. Not a typical cruise where there are numerous selections of food. I'll be dealing with general one main course option (chicken/fish/lasagna etc) salads, fruits, starches, desserts and a pelithora of off limits goodies...I plan to do alot of mindful selections from what i have in front of me. .
.I am serious about staying as close to plan as possible. We'll be diving alot so there will be plenty of exercise 
to rid some of the calories. Alchohol will be plentiful also but hopfully I won't be that tempted. 
I do plan to bring bars for just in case there isn't anything I can have. It will be a trial but I am not going to let it ruin my vacation with worries about foods. I may not be able to stay exactly OP but I do plan to make the smartest choices I have in front of me. 
