Happy Sunday morning to you ladies!

It's been a beautiful weekend here in South Louisiana!! I just love when the humidity is not soooo high and I can fix my hair, walk out of the house and it not frizz up immediately!! I have that natural curl that most people pay good $$ for and I can't stand it!! HAHA!

I am definately gonna buy a new computer before the summer. I'll basically have to check this board from school now cause this slowness is driving me crazy! My computer will not even download the whole page. So, I have to read what shows up and be happy with that!! So, if any of you ask me questions that I don't answer - I'm not being rude - I just probably didn't see your post!!! UGH!

THANKS to all of you for the "welcome backs" I'm really going to need your support to get back on this 100%! I look forward to meeting all of you that I haven't talked to in the past.

SEC buds: I'm ready for that season - just paid for my tickets about 2 weeks ago! GEAUX TIGERS! Sorry to hear that there are so many WAR EAGLES in this room! HAHA! Just kidding! It's all good here!

DEB: OH MY GOD - A BUG!!!!! That is totally disgusting! I sure hope you didn't eat the other half - I guess you'll know in a day or so if you did - it may come back out whole!! HAHA! Sorry to be so gross myself - that grossness just comes so naturally for me!! HAHA! I once found a piece of wire in my food. I guess it was from the brush that they may have cleaned the pot with. I was so pissed! The thing that grosses me out the most when I eat is when I find shells from crabmeat or shrimp in the food. You know us cajuns eat lots of that stuff here - I should expect crab shells because that is SO HARD to pick totally clean when peeling them - but it still grosses me out to no end! If someone would secretly stick crab shells in every dish I eat I would be one skinny Mo Fo!

OK - I did ok for my starter weekend. Friday at the float meeting I ate a grilled chicken breast (changed my mind about the salad) that was topped with shrimp and crabmeat (yes - one shell was found) and a cajun sauce on top. I had a sweet pot on the side. It was really good. I even went out on Friday night to watch my friend's band play in New Orleans and I didn't have 1 drink (those of you that know me - know that was REALLY HARD for me!) I'm all about the party! I'm in no way an alcoholic - but I do enjoy that social drinking atmosphere. I don't need to drink to have fun - I can have fun anywhere - I just like to toss a few down when I'm out! Not to mention - I was the designated driver. That's the role I have when I'm "on plan!" So, everyone loves when I'm doing my SB and being strict about it! HAHA! I haven't weighed since Friday - cause it's my TOM and I don't like to get on the scale during that time - even more depressing! So, I like to wait until the end of it, jump on the scale and see 4-5 pounds less than the last time I had weighed. We are going out again to New Orleans this weekend coming up - so I'll be good this week, and be the DD again! That way - I'm not tempted at all! I just have fun watching my friends on stage - they are so great!

DEB: I think it was you that asked about the float I'm on - not sure - but we haven't decided on a theme yet - we just met so that we can meet all the new riders that will be on our float and talk about the business for the year - you know - parties, parties, parties!

Well, once again - it's great to be back - I look forward to being a LOSER again!

Missy
284/25?/170

Good Morning Everyone!
I woke up bright and early at 6:00am. on a Sunday......WHY???? Because I am sooooooo excited about Sugarbusters and my new found friends!!!!!
I got on the scale and yet another pound has fallen off!
I still can't get over how easy this is.

I work in a Doctors office, and have read virtually every diet book known to man. My physician said "Nancy, just pick one of them and DO IT!!! I just couldn't find something that seemed sensible, that I could do for the rest of my life until now.

I am going to Barnes and Nobles today to get the SB Cookbook, and even more so look forward to trying everyones recipes submitted on the recipe board. I'm also going to Office Depot so I can get a huge chunk of printer paper so I can go back and print the recipes from the previous post on the recipe board.

Thank you everyone for responding to me. I already feel like part of the gang....In response to a few people:

Quilter-Yes, I posted my information on the Bio-Board. As for exercise I am a walker, especially since I have the cutest puppy in the whole wide world named Floyd (part boxer/part pit-bull terrier) to go on walks with me....oh yeah, and there also is Dan, the sweetest husband in the whole wide world, that comes along with us too! He is so supportive, he is reading the book just to support me, and sent print away with the recipes since he usually cooks weeknights (He's a teacher and gets home before me) How could a girl be so lucky???

ldblond-You are the Best! You and I are going to be like bees on honey! I even had a dream about you last night that you found an awesome bikini to buy since you are so close to your goal weight. Thanks for being such a supporter and good buddy!

Debbie-Thank you for such a warm welcome. I am looking forward to mastering this web site...I keep calling Lara and asking "How do you do this?" or "What does that abbreviation mean?" I'll just drive you all nuts with questions like how do you get peoples name in bold
when your typing in here?

Thank you to everyone else who responded to me, and those who didn't as well. Knowing you woman are here, your real, hearing everyone's success' is so inspiring. For the first time in my life I am 100% confident I will not be a failure at changing my woe and will get to my goal.
There was a time when I actually flet that loosing weight was for others, and that something with my genetic disposition was so off that it wasn't possible. The sense of hopelessness, and worse off my sinking self-esteem....well you gals know. You are my light at the end of the tunnel. THANK YOU!!!!

Hugs, Nancy
226/221/140

Good Morning!

It's another beautiful day here in Indy. I have been out shopping this weekend looking for things for my apartment. When I moved here in November we had sold everything we owned so that we wouldn't have to move it all. We have the BAREST NECESSITIES right now. So it's fun going out to find all those neat things. We did catch a few movies: Bridget Jones Diary (very funny movie, I enjoyed it a lot) and Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (It was cute too). Today we're going to see Town and Country. That one looks like it'll be a funny one too.

Work is going good and I'm finally starting to not feel so tired. I'm actually waking up before the alarm clock on some days.

I'm having a bit of trouble and lack of imagination trying to come up with a good variety of things to take for my lunch besides a salad and 1/2 a sandwich. Any suggestions? I usually take a piece of fruit to eat at my first break because I start work at 7am and my first break is at 9:30 and lunch at 12:30, afternoon break at 2:45 and home at 4. Anyway, any suggestions would be great.

Well, I have to get my grocery list together, do some laundry and then go to Walmart to get a battery for my watch, so everyone have a great SB Day.

Oh, and welcome Nancy. You will love it here.

Cheri
287/276/145

Good morning everyone!

Whew! This has been a busy weekend so far! Friday's field trip w/Ross's class went well, but it was a looong day. We went to the Battle of Selma, which was not too far away, but it lasted all day. It was interesting, and I think the kids enjoyed it...they are studying Alabama History this year (4th grade). On Saturday from 7:30 am - 4:00 pm we were at the ballfield ... beautiful day! Ross's team won both of their games, and Laura's team tied one and won one. Last night Laura had her end of the year dance recital. We are all pretty exhausted. I stayed home from church w/Ross....he overdid it, I think. He still doesn't have the stamina he had before the leukemia, but we're getting there.

I have not done as well being OP in these last few days as I should have...... I've been stuck in situations w/out many choices. Not to mention I am about 2 days away from my TOM. I'm feeling pretty bloated and the scale has me weighing exactly the same as on Wednesday. From the looks of things this will not be a losing week for me. I'll just try to get back on track and see if I can salvage anything from the remainder of this week. Any tips for that wonderful TOM bloating??

Have a great day!

Lisa
215/204/140

MORNING EVERYBUDDY

This will be short...I'm off to the grocery...I need the basics to get me started again...I found this wonderful salad mix in the produce section at Publix. It's a "spring greens" mix, and it's wonderful...expensive, but good.
MISSY you better get your seat picked out, cause I plan on sitting smack dab in the middle of the wagon! I figure there's less danger of falling out there!
When I get back, I'm all set to grill up a bunch of chicken breasts. I just CANNOT eat red meat and lose any weight. I've also got some turkey thighs and pork chops in the freezer. I'm gonna mix up some pimento cheese (not Fresh Market, but it's good) for my celery sticks, I've deviled some eggs this morning, and threw a few in to pickle while I was at it. I found some 50% reduced fat salami to have with my salad at lunch..OF COURSE I'll always have some green beans cooked up...had some for breakfast matter of fact!
THERE IS NO BREAD IN THIS HOUSE...and I want it to stay that way...when it's around, I tend to eat it till it's
gone...I'll have my UNCLE SAM'S for breakfast...and I'm going to try that milk you suggested Debbie...I really miss my milk, but I don't miss the bloat!
I'm off now..have to exchange some "sneeks" while I'm out...they have a creak right in the ball of the shoe...IT'S DRIVING ME CRAZY....
Later
BOB

Hello all...
The surprise party was a success. I feel like a jerk b/c she (the birthday girl) heard me yell "quiet" when they were walking up to the door. Oh well. No one else cares except me

I've attached a picture of the party favors. I stamped a picture frame and then took polaroids of Lisa (birthday girl) with each guest. They turned out great! She was really happy.

I ate a little too much, but it was fine. I was too busy taking pictures to really pig out

Gorgeous day here today. Unfortunately I have to finish a newsletter I am doing for our Township. I am just dreading it but am determined to finish it today!!!

I'll be back later.

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend-
Ashley

I'm on the left and Lisa is on the right.

What a good picture and the stamping portions is really pretty. My neice does stamping and really enjoys it.
Did you happen to get a shot of all that lucious food that
Pete prepared? I'm convinced that Pete needs to open a cooking business and do mail order meals...to
ALL OF US
Your menu sounded great..

Oh DEB As much as Kim has been concerned about the scale not moving....AND YOU ASK HER IS A SPRING HAS MAYBE BROKEN????
KIM I did a movie marathon last night..SPACE COWBOYS...all thumbs up
LEGEND OF BAGGER BANCE..all thumbs up and
I've yet to watch MEN OF HONOR, but will let you know
about that one.....KROGER You know how I miss that place!!

BEACH the SEC GALS are really growing...I'm going to have to see if I can talk DOUG DICKEY into putting AUBURN and LSU back on the schedule!!
Do you have any MAGNOLIAS blooming yet?

ROSALIE,MELF,SPARKLE,GATOR,SUSAN just to name a few....I'm not leaving out the rest of you WONDERFUL people either...I'm directing this to all of you
THANKs so much for all the encouragement you've given me during this bumpy road I've been down this month. Still fighting the urges, but they do get less every day...
MISSY Maybe we can enter the "wagon" in the parade....I think I can throw beads.....

Later
BOB

OK, I KNOW IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY OUT THERE.....IS IT MY BREATH???
Where is everyone?????




BOB

Evening Everyone!

Woke up late this morning, didn't get to bed til 2am last night. It was very dark and starting to sprinkle, but I grabbed my mini umbrella and headed out the door. Luckily, the rains waited til I got home and I got in my 4.5 mile walk

Didn't really do a heck of a lot today, leisurely day. Eli just got home so going to figure out what to do with the ground beef I have to make before it goes bad-I'll leave that decision up to him.

LDBLOND, when you get to a day that nothing seems to satisfy your hunger, like I told you, it could be for many reasons-just take note when this happens and understand it's just the way your body works. There is usually 1-2 days this will happen to me during the month I go on a feeding frenzy-just make sure it's all SB legal and you'll get through it fine. Wish we couldn't of chatted a bit more last night

STAR, glad to have you back safe and sound and know that you had a nice time. Don't worry about how you did on your trip and your eating, you'll do better next time, this is all a learning experience and if you learned what you would do differently the next time you go on a trip, then what you didn't do wasn't all that bad or in vain.

QUILTER, that woman's story is really motivating-I bet having lunch with her would be great-you should try that!

ICESKATE, even if you just pop on for a minute every day, it will be helpful, you'll feel connected to the board and we'll know you are moving right along with us-it's a busy time of year for many and we know a lot of people can't get on here and do long posts-that's not important to us-it's most important for us to know that you are doing well and OP-so even if you check in and do a quickie, that's just fine

FRUIT, boy can I relate to the frizzies! I'm naturally curly too and I use to straighten my hair! Glad to hear you made it without having a drink-good for you. You really did me proud when you said ". I don't need to drink to have fun" Just remember, maybe it may take you a year to get this weight off of you-so you don't have a drink for this time, or until you reach a certain weight-if you must, allow yourself on very special occasions, but otherwise, when you hit goal, then you will be able to have a drink when you go out and not have any trouble. Right now, focus on what's important, losing the weight-not having a drink Keep up the great work!

NANCE, CONGRATS on another pound! How many does this make for you since you started SB? What is your bosses take on this WOE? My Uncle is an Internist and recommends this diet to many patients as well. To get the bold, you need to put [b] before a sentence/paragraph like you see, and then after, you do the same exact thing, but instead you put the / before the b, still in the brackets. Do you know that when I started SB I felt exactly the same way as you did?!? I was 100% confident I would lose the weight this time-and sure enough, I'm almost there!! You can do it, with such a positive attitude, you're well on your way!

CHERI, I love to shop for new home items! Wish I was there with you!!! Please let me know what you thought about Town & Country. I have to go see BJ's Diary-I think I'll take my Mom for Mother's Day. For lunch, how about some hot food? These small Rubbermaid containers contain the heat and then you'd be able to take just about anything with you.

LISA, boy, it does sound like you had a really busy weekend, just reading your post tires me out. Don't worry about not eating as you should, sometimes things happen. As long as you haven't thrown all caution to the wind and are aware of your eating, you'll be fine. Hmm, bloating tips-watch you salt intake and try to eat foods that are natural diuretics, like cucumber-I'll see if I can find any other tips for that on the web.

BOB, trust me, if Eli can drink that milk and not have a problem, anyone can! I drink it too, not cause I have trouble, just that it's easier to buy only 2 kinds of milk instead of 3-plus I buy the one with added calcium, so that's an added plus. Oh, with KIM, she was saying about the scale being wacky-so I thought it was the spring, not to suggest she hadn't lost-it's time for her to get a new scale-did you think I was being mean and vicious Me, NEVER!

OVERCOME, glad to hear the party was a success! I'm sure everyone had a great time. I love the picture and the frame you did!!!! Thanks for sharing it with us!

Gonna run gals. Please remember tomorrow starts the new weekly board and also, it's MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY so if you have any words of wisdom you'd like to share with the board, please try to post them tomorrow!

Later!

Debbie
194/133/129
SB since 3/22/00

Hi to all
Well I'm back! I didn't realize that I haven't been here since the end of march. Shame on me! I need to get back oin track. I was thinking about doing liquids for 2-3 days, is that a good idea or even an option?

I missed everyone and all of your support. I hope everyone is doing well.

Have a wonderful end to your weekend :O)


Keep On Keep'in On~
Cathy

Evenin Ladies!

Had a wonderful day - went to watch my niece play soccer, took a suntan, and played on the computer! It was funny, I called one of my friends while I was out in the backyard taking a tan and he was like "you're laying out in your backyard?" I said "Yeah - in my thong!" He actually believed that I (me with my big ole butt) was out in a thong!! HAHA! I was like - really man - do you honestly think I'd put this body in a thong!?! I'm in my own backyard and I still have shorts over the bottom of my bathing suit! It was really funny!!

Question for anyone - why is it that we get e-mail now saying that someone has posted on the board? Is there any way that can be stopped or what?

BOB: How do you get those cute pictures on your posts? That is precious! Girl - I think we'll be fighting for the middle of that wagon - you think there's room for the 2 of us in the middle?!? We can definately put the wagon in the parade! But, girl - you better hold on - cause it's a wild ride!

StarChaser: I see that you bleed purple and gold too!! I'm so happy to have another TIGER fan on board! I've been kinda outnumbered in the past! We'll have to meet before a game this year! I should be going to all but the Ole Miss game - I'm in a wedding that day. Needless to say, my hubby has been trying to figure a way to still make the game!! HAHA! I told him to give it up!

To all of you that I've known a while: do y'all remember last year around this time when I had that abcess in my butt?!?! Can you believe that the thing is actually coming back!! Exactly one year later on the same side - after surgery and all. This will be my 3rd one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My butt will be worth about $20,000 if I end up having surgery again!! I could sure use that money to buy furniture!! UGH! My friends always tease me about my $12,000 butt! I'll never hear the end of it if I have another surgery and that bill goes up even more! I felt the return today - so I'm going to call my doc in the morning and see if he can call in some antibiotics - try to prevent it from getting bigger and make it go away!!! I tell you what - if that thing really comes back - I'll never get into a thong!!

Well, now that I've totally grossed everyone out with my butt - I'm going to bed! See you wonderful ladies tomorrow.

Missy

GOOD MONDAY MORNING EVERYONE!

It's Monday-time for the NEW WEEKLY SUPPORT BOARD just click on the link below and it will take you to the new board:


http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/show...?threadid=4773


SEE YOU ON THE NEW BOARD!!!!