Wow-this place is busy! Hard to keep up.

Sum-hope your daughter is alright.

Fruitlady-our talk at WW this week was about eating for non-hunger reasons. They suggested we make a list of 10 other things to do besides eat and post it on the refrigerator so when we get the urge to eat for the wrong reason, we can look at the list first.....

Jo-Daikon is the only D vegetable I can come up with. Maybe there are some odd sea vegetables that start with a D?

I didn't have such a good weigh in today. In fact I need to change my ticker. I gained 2 lbs and that wasn't a big surprise. Ate WAY too much this past week. Got some good suggestions at my meeting and plan to get back on track. Also haven't been exercising like I should be. Need to work on that part too. DH is supportive. I just have to be a little more assertive about what I need to do for me. He has an active job and doesn't have to worry about his weight.

They have officially hired someone to replace my present boss. He doesn't start for another month but at least some of the details are starting to be worked out.

Ashley- Thanks, can we eat normally & still be sane? For me, no. Hang in there!

Annie- Thank you! the article was interesting, & very helpful. The snow storm you got, bypassed us here in Pa. somehow. 6in. isn't too bad

I'm thinking very deeply today about what's been going on with me and food lately. I've realized that I have a boring life w/ nothing to look forward to. I live the same day over & over again, with the same routines. I keep myself busy and active around the house all day while I'm thinking of what to eat next. Food is my only pleasure or escape, that's the problem. I need spring to come so I can get outside to walk, jog & hike. That's what I love to do from March thru December, I miss it. Being in the fresh air & away from the house is what i need. Also have been thinking about the way I obsess over what I eat. I used to have rules for myself, I recently let them go because it was taking over my life. I am still strict about what I will eat, but life happens. Enjoying junk food is something I can't stay away from for life, there has to be a way to keep my weight down & still indulge sometimes. I need a middle ground, I have to let this eat all or nothing habit go. That's why i go for days and weeks without having food I love. Once I start, i can't stop. Just keeps me wanting more & more, when I don't eat it for a couple days I'm fine til the craving gets so bad I have to have it. I want to loosen up & enjoy life!

Hi, everyone. Missed exercise this morning--just couldn't seem to get myself into gear. Maybe I'll get to the gym after work, although it will be crowded and far less pleasant than in the morning. Weight is down a pound, which you would think would motivate me to get to the gym!

Cooked my cod in paper last night--I think the French term is en papillote, or something like that. Anyway--bland. It needs more seasoning, so next time I will know that. I'll put tartar sauce on my leftovers, but I'd prefer not to do that every time.

Sum--sorry to hear about your daughter. I hope they can figure out what's causing the fainting spells--that's far more worrisome than a broken tooth. Even a front tooth, says one who knows. If you saw mine, you wouldn't know it was fake.

Ashley--Have you tried journaling? I find that it helps me to bring things to the surface when I don't know why I'm feeling the way I do. Since no one but you would read it (lock it away if you have to) you can write anything you want. Or destroy the pages after writing them, if you are concerned someone would see them.

Have a good day, folks.

I may be confused but I seem to remember there being a street in front of our house but I can't see it anymore. Sorry, snow-is-a-rarity humor might not go over very well right now.

I did Firm Upper Body DVD with DePrise ~ 40min. It had a lot of repeated exercises though, when the instructor annouced the 3rd set of pushups, I skipped them!

petra- Thanks, that's a great idea from W.W I'm doing that!

PP-Aw, heck! May as well have fun with that snow! I'm trying very hard not to be bitter about using up another vacation day for this mess....VERY HARD. I really feel as if the doctors closed the office, they should pay us.

Day wasn't a complete bust....I got off my be-hiney and did a 3 mile walk w/ weights, took a break, then did a 2 mile walk wearing my 10 pound weighted vest.

Having some grapes now and will fix myself that tilapia and salad later.

I have to agree with you. That doesn't seem fair! Its not your fault it snowed!

Yes, it is worse for those that didn't have any vacation time to use, so I'm thankful I did have some. Just would have rather used it for something much more fun.

BTW-Total exercise minutes today: 78 minutes!!

Wow 19 inches at once is alot.

Annie - DVR is the best thing and worth every penny, you can watch a one hour show in about 43 minutes, so if idol is cutting into your cleaning time you can watch it in less time! and my side of the world warmed up so we are warmer than you!

Feel better this afternoon, got mad at myself and said if those fat old ladies can bust their but on biggest loser then this fat old lady can take it up a notch.... my calves are sore... I don't want to be fighting this in my 50's. I even thought about stopping at the pool or gym at work after work to add a second workout, surely insane but I would rather swim than eat, not sure how doable that is with a few evenings already taken up but twice a week would be a good addition.

not sure what to have for dinner tonight although I now it will be protein, I crave protien more than anything (when on plan that is) and some frozen mixed califlower, carrots and broccoli.

Yes, Ashley, I think I may get the DVR....if I do, I plan to DVR a program and watch it AFTER I get my work done as a reward!! Also, on some of the classic movie channels (old black and whites, old musicals, etc) I always notice movies are on when I am unable to watch them, so would probably use it for that, too.

Also, good job on trying to get in more workouts during the week!!

I need to get out before it gets dark and sweep off the sidewalk and porch and start my car and let it run a bit so the battery doesn't get too cold. BRRRR!!!

I'm behind again. Y'all gotta stop typing so I can catch up ;-)

Annie-you have more snow than I do. Neener neener, but I'm sorry they make you use vacation days for it. I guess you could be glad that you have a *real* job where you get a paycheck AND vaction days. I don't get vacation days at all, and I only get paid when I have guests or sell something on ebay, so this time of year is the vacation without the pay. And I still have to do all the work. Help me remember to take my weights when I go walking. I need more core work and I can't imagine working out, so I'm hoping that carrying groceries in my pack and using 2 lb. weights in each hand will help.

Petra-if you ate a bunch, then 2 lbs gained isn't as bad as it could be. And maybe when the new boss gets there you'll have less stress and lose faster and more time to be active instead of working quite so much. Just don't give up. I know you can lose even if it's not as fastas you'd like.

Fruitlady-it sure sounds like youve really thought a lot about your lifestyle and yoru food. That's really good. And brave! And brave to know when you've been too hard on yourself and look for ways to change, too. I wonder if you could find some kind of volunteer stuff to do to get out of the house a little bit. I used to volunteer at the food bank sorting out donations, and I also volunteered at the animal shelter for a couple of off seasons, just playing with the sad abused and neglected dogs and taking them out to the park sometimes, sometimes just staying at the shelter and petting them and working with them. Just a thought. Sometimes when I feel like my life is too bland, I like to see what I can do to help someone else and I feel a lot better.

Penguin-now I know why your DH wears his socks with the knitting needles still in them...SNOW! It is just amazing the weather these last couple of weeks...in TN it doesn't snow...ever...until now.

Ashley-swimming sounds nice. I wish I could afford the rec center here. It's ridiculous for a public place. I used to swim all the time when I was a kid. And thought about it for exercising until I saw the price of the pool :-( Hope you are doing well overall.

Sum-Jackson in a couple of weeks. This is a great time of year usually. Should be snow and decent temps for skiing/snowboarding/shopping. I'm not sure what it's actually like right now this year. I'll have to watch the weather. Here, it's been a lot colder and maybe windier and more snow that has stayed on the ground since any other year that I've lived here. 9 years.

Everyone else-I am sure I'll catch up eventually.

We are having greek meatballs tonight. I got a bunch of boneless/skinless chicken breasts on sale at walmart a week or so ago, so I thawed out a big package and ground some of it to use instead of turkey meat. $1.78/lb for the chicken, and I think the good ground turkey is now close to $6/lb. I had extra ground up, so portioned it into 4 oz. pkgs for later, and hten I had some that was still partially frozen, so it's in the fridge to finish thawing and then will become mustard glazed chicken on Saturday to feed to our Wii bowling friends who are coming over for dinner and games. Anyhow, the meatballs have zucchini in them so extra veg for me. And I have just a couple of servings of whole wheat noodles in a pkg, so we'll have those tonight with the meatballs, and some light alfredo sauce from a jar. Frozen veg for Robert, piles of spinach, avocado, shredded cabbage for me. We are still working on the steeple, but it should be finished by the weekend. The darn trim is taking 3 coats of paint, with drying time between each. UGH!

Havwe a greeat evening!

Barb

Good to see the place so busy!

D-veggies? How about cheating. Dried peas? Or Diced carrots?

On another D-subject... DVR... i never watch live tv on commercial channels, i really cant stand the ads at all. Everything i watch is pre recorded.

I'm away working at a uranium mine all this week, so there'll be plenty of recorded programs for me to watch when i get home (if i ever get around to watching them!).

Back to the whole restauraunt food every meal routine this week for me, i can't avoid it, but at least i've been for an early morning run each day. Fly home tomorrow though so looking forward to the weekend.

We're having 6 friends round for dinner party on Sat night (and they've all booked baby-sitters, so the pressure's on to make their expense worthwhile!!). Still haven't decided on a menu yet. Still haven't decided whether we'll sit inside or outside. Should be fun though as ages since we've done a proper dinner party.

Good morning everyone! Woke up to the sound of rain absolutely pishing down, so I just snuggled under the flannel sheets with my husband and didn't bother going to the gym. Do I regret it? No way!

Ashley, I wake up angry sometimes too, maybe from a dream. I know it's unfair, but then I take it out on my husband, and he doesn't know where it comes from. I have a lot of anger left over from my first marriage as well, my ex was a selfish ******* who destroyed our entire family with his actions. But who says you have to forgive? Why should you forgive? Put the responsibility for your pain and anger on the person who caused it. I don't want to forgive, being pissed off is not stopping me from living a good life, if anything, it makes me want to enjoy my life now.

Penguin, that FitTV sounds perfect. I wish they would have something like that here. Maybe I should just download all the old episodes of Biggest Loser from the American, English and Israeli shows, keep them running, keep me motivated!

fruitlady, I know what it's like to go all day thinking about the next meal. I eat when I'm bored, happy, sad, I don't need hunger to eat. The only time I was too upset to eat was when life was so horrible when the events that resulted in my divorce took place. I lost about 10 pounds that week. And I don't ever want to be in that place again. If you're always thinking about food, like me, then maybe think about good food. Change up your routine, make new things, make things that challenge you, and make them healthy! I've started adding a lot more whole grains and veggies into my life, and I eat that when it's around. Keep the food habit going, just change the food.

Annie, listen to Ashley, DVR is one of the best things we ever did. We're not slaves to the cable timetables, and I just zip through all the commercials. Right now I've been taping ER reruns, I missed a few seasons, and have about 20 shows to catch up on...

angel, Greek meatballs sound good! I'm thinking maybe Greek chicken breasts for Shabbat dinner on Friday night now, you got me started...

ange... uranium mine? What do you do for a living? Do you glow in the dark?


It's going to be a tough Shabbat for me. My girls are going to be by their father, and we have my husband's kids even though it's the ex's turn to have them. His kids make me a little crazy, so I self-medicate with food. Even if I cook just healthy stuff I'll eat a lot of that. Maybe I should just cook things I refuse to eat? Nah, then I'll just have more wine...

Just read an interesting article on Healthy Eating: Food Synergy.

Something worth trying, methinks...

Good morning. Quick post today. I made it to the gym yesterday and had a good workout. Ate my leftover cod with tartar sauce and it was delish. It's hard to type with a cat licking your fingers (kitteh kisses). I have to give her one hand and type with the other. Hunt and peck.

No change to weight, but TOM started, so I hope to see a loss in a few days.

Annie--If the office is closed, you should get paid. Sorry you have to put up with that.

Well, of to the gym. Have a good day.