Congratulations Tech on your 5 lb loss great job keep up the good work.

Solly-- Take the loss. Congrats girl you are on the move 2.5 lbs down.

Hi everybody !

Well, I picked a heck of a night to O.D. Night before weigh-in!! Last night I was dying for a Reese's pb cup but instead had a little peanut butter with a 40-calorie fudgsicle. So proud of myself, right? Till it turned into 3 fudgsicles and about a CUP of peanut butter! I probably would have gotten off lighter if I'd have just bought the darn things. That plus the WAY too much salt in my roast and spelt left me with water balloons on my feet and legs today. Not a good day to weigh in! But I did and I'm still down 1.1 lbs so I'll take it and move on. Not surprisingly my blood sugar was up to 138 today (I think the spelt might have had something to do with that, too, plus being sick). Time to re-group! I'm feeling rotten - my voice dropped about an octave - and I'm fighting the building congestion in my chest. Taking lots of Zicam and vitamins and drinking lots of fluid. I really can't afford pneumonia this year...

Everybody is doing so great!!! From 1-5 lbs is phenomenal each one of you! WTG, Tech!! Solly, 2.5 would make ME happy this week! LOL - besides if you take a lot off very quickly you know it comes on even faster. 2-3 lbs. is ideal and healthy.

Mercee - congrats on the W/L AND the upping your activity! Pass some of those "I am in control" vibes my way, will ya??

Toni - it's great that you have posted a loss after a discouraging week! Let it revv you up to keep you strong this week!! I'm happy for you!

Crystle, with all of your great cooking you're still losing!! Terrific!

I'm soooooooooo tired so I think I'll go back and rest. Hang in there, everyone, and keep up the great work!

Love,
Dee

Oops - forgot - taco salad with pintos and guac for dinner. Blueberry smoothies for dessert.

Oh boy look at all the weight losses. Good going ladies. What an inspiration.

Kris- What a great loss 5 lbs. is. You're doing so great.

Crystle- OOOO EEEEE down a lb. Just think of slapping those thighs with a lb. of butter. And you got rid of it. Your burritos sound yummy.

Solly- You did it!!!!! Wow 2.5 lbs is so great. You earned it.

NurseDee- Good for you. Today is a new day and we've got a great start to next week. Feel better and rest lots.

Scrappinhut- How'd you do this week?

Toni you had me laughing my tootie off. If laughing is good exercise I think I just lost another pound. Go in a pretty good walk today. A little over two miles. The best part is today made day two. My first two days in a LLLLLLLLLOOOOOONNNGGGG time.

Email Tip:

Missing Meals Makes You Fast
Don't skip meals. Going without may seem like a good way to cut calories. However, you're doing more harm than good. By eliminating meals, you're actually sending the body into starvation mode. This can play tricks on your metabolism, going so far as to slow it down. There are also the effects skipping meals has on causing blood sugar levels to rise and fall. When you do finally eat, you're more likely to overindulge as a result of prolonging eating.

WTG Solly and Tech!

NurseDee...awesome the scales are down. When the bloat is gone it will be down even more. Sorry you are still feeling under the weather. A little lemon and honey taudy works wonders on a sore throat and cough.

((SB Ladies)) Ya'll rock.

God bless,
Crystle

Just a quick post to report I made Crystle's cabbage recipe and it was delicious. The whole family enjoyed it.

NurseDee-- Congrats on your loss. I hope you feel better soon.

I am sure next week ladies we will all lose again.

Have a great night everyone.

Will have to go to the store Friday for cabbage. It sounds so good. Thanks for letting us know Mercee.

I had a great dinner tonight. Chicken on the rotissare, marinaded in zesty italian dressing. A baked sweet potato and broccoli. Yum good. Found out my problem is I'm not eating enough veggies. It sure made the difference tonight. What do you all put on your sweet potato and broccli instead of butter? I need to find a way I'll like them without butter.

Crystle-Your tip really made sense today. Its so right.

Have a good evening all.

Good evening. Sitting here playing on the computer so I thought I'd sneak in again.

Toni..I use a little margarine made with olive oil and for a treat I might add a drop or two of agave.

Mercee...I'm so glad they liked the cabbage. When the kiddos were little there were seven of us and it was just too hard to make cabbage rolls so that was our compromise.

((Everybody))

God bless,
Crystle

Good morning,

I'm happy to report I did fine at dinner. Had a salad with mandarin orange and sirloin with sun-dried tomato (ff) dressing) and 1 glass of wine. Still under my calories for the day. Only thing, when I got home I started feeling sick. I really thought I was going to lose dinner but I didn't still not feeling great today. I ate some graham cracker with 1T of pb hoping to give me a jump start. But I was really craving some type of comfort food. Don't know what. Haven't decided on lunch yet, depends on if I feel better or not. Soup or a ff hot dog.

Nursedee, I'm sure the scale will go down when you lose that water. Maybe a mininiture pb cup would have done the trick. Be careful taking Ziacam. There is something posted on Snopes about it affecting your olafactory nerves and can cause permanent loss of smell and taste. My DD was taking it last week and she commented that she couldn't taste a thing. Shrugged it off to having a cold/cough. Then last week we saw the report on it and wondered it that is what could have made here lose her taste. I think I have gotten yet another cold from my GS and I still haven't gotten over the cough from the last one. Ugh!

Toni, I have a problem getting enough veggies in also. I thought the BL ws a little combative Tuesday night. That red team was quite upset. Try a klittle cinnamon on your sweet potato and/or spray butter. Maybe some spray butter and Mrs. Dash on your veggies.

I brought my gym clothes but I'm going to have to feel a lot better to go. Plus it is our cleaning night but I may not do that either. My thighs are so sore still, I really need to get in the hot tub for awhile.

Have a great day.

Crystle, good job getting out there 2 days in a row for a walk and 2 miles too. Keep it up.

Good Morning ladies:

Nothing new to report all is well I stayed OP and worked out yesterday.

Have a goo day everyone. I just wanted to post so I stay accountable. You ladies are great.

Toni- You will love he cabbage.

Solly- I hope you feel better soon.

Just a quick food tally:

Breakfast: 1/2 cup of oatmeal, banana and NSA orange juice + coffee (I cheated, thought, and put in a small spoon of brown sugar in the oatmeal...its early in the day...i'll burn it off, I reasoned)

Lunch: nsa strawberry yogurt, a handful of sandwich turkey and a 1/4 cantaloupe with big glass of water

Dinner will be pulled pork sandwiches which I will have on some WW rounds, but the family will have on steak sandwich buns. BBQ sauce may not be ideal, but I have to cook for the family, too. Will cook a baked sweet potato with and maybe a small salad.

Just got in from a stroll with my hubby. Not as fast a walk as normal but not too slow so I'm happy. Three days of getting this old body moving.

Breakfast was some greek style yogurt with splenda, agave, cinnamon and about a 1/4 cut of my hubby's nutty nibbles (generic grapenuts) Very tasty and very filling.

Snack has been a few cashews.

I love today's email tip. It's something I should do more often. I get hungry and inhale my food sometimes.

The Speed of Lite: Chew On This
Savor every bite and eat slowly. Digestion takes time. You may keep on eating because you still feel hungry. By taking it slow and steady, the body has time to realize it's full. This usually takes about 20 minutes -- so pace yourself. Never eat while standing. Make the meal your main focus. Instead of eating at record-setting speed, take it slow. You'll be less likely to go back for seconds when you already feel full.

Solly...sure hope this afternoon finds you feeling tons better. ((hugzz)) When I don't feel good I always crave salty things. Wonder why...hmm

Mercee..sounds like you are doing wonderful. Thanks for posting. It's nice to know how everyone is doing. And motivating to see how faithful you are at working out. It really pushes me.

Tech...do you make your own bbq sauce? That can help keep the sugar down. It's really simple also...ketchup...mustard...wostershire...tabasco (optional) and agave or splenda. We eat ours really sweet.

Toni, Kris, Scrappinhut, NurseDee, Ellen, Bob...((hugzz)) Hope ya'll are having a super day.

God bless,
Crystle

Greetings, dear friends -

Well, the cold continues. Thanks for the heads up on the Zicam, Solly. In actual fact, the only product in question was the nasal gel swab. Zinc in general can disturb your taste buds for a period of time (as well as your stomach) but it isn't permanent. In fact, I believe a great injustice has been meted out to the folks at Zicam. They have produced a number of studies that have proven that their product could not have caused the problems cited (the center is back in the sinuses and is no where near where the product is applied). We used the swabs for years and it caught a cold in its tracks every single time. The current products available don't work quite as well, unfortunately. They're appealing with the FDA to reinstate the original product. I hope they win. You can't find it now anywhere at any price. I'm so sorry you got a cold back again!! These things are miserable. Mine hasn't gone as badly as my husband and daughter's have, but I can't seem to shake it either.

Solly, it sounds like you made some great food choices. I'm just sorry they made you feel poorly later. I hope all of that ill feeling is long gone now. Enjoy your bath - I live for the day when I can get in and out of a tub again. Many pounds to go, I'm afraid...

I hope I do SOON though because the new treadmill is coming today. Every time I build up a head of steam I start hacking and can't get a good breath.

Mercee, congrats on staying OP - you're great for staying accountable! I really do think it helps!

Tech, your food selections sound wonderful. Where are you getting all of these cantaloupes in the middle of winter?? I love melons.

Crystle, I really do believe that cabbage dish is going to be put into the weekly rotation. Yep, I love it that much! Keep those wonderful recipes coming.

Well, for BF I made an omelette with 1 egg and some egg beaters, mushrooms, spinach, onions, green peppers, a little canola oil, and some LF pepper jack cheese and had an apple on the side. A yummy way to start the day.

Have been noshing on some dry roasted almonds for an afternoon snack. Dinner will involve chicken and zucchini - not sure yet how. I'll be like Scarlett and think about it later.

Have a great OP day, everyone!

Love,
Dee

Good afternoon ladies. Getting a little late start today. Had oatmeal for breakfast. Guess I need to change up breakfast a little. Making rice in the rice cooker for stir fried brown rice and chicken for dinner with some broccoli.

Solly- Sorry you're not feeling well. Your dinner sounded wonderful. Maybe what you need is to go home and take it easy tonight. Rest and feel better tomorrow.

Mercee- Good going with staying OP. Its good to keep posting.

Kris- Eating sounds good.

Crystle- Wow you're doing great. 3 days is wonderful. I think that tip was talking to me. I'm so bad at eating fast. Even DH has commented on how fast I eat.

Dee- You're doing so well. You're just such an inspiration. Love your posts.

Okay going off to check my rice. Have a great afternoon.