BB-I didn't start having any problems until I started eating a good bit of bad carbs. I was eating maybe one a week and still losing. What did me in was a box of icecream sandwiches. I say I have been doing P 1.5 cause some days I will eat a good carb or 2, and some days I won't have any carbs at all. It just varies with what I have in the kitchen and money.

beach bum -- I don't weigh myself every day anymore but I used to. I have been trying to only do it every 3 or 4 days to try and break the habit. It was setting me up for disaster I think. A bad day onthe scale used to be my ok to have a bad day, etc. Sometimes it's hard but worth not driving myself crazy. I'm already half crazy anyway .

Yes you are Sweet Tea, but Savannah has a way of doing that to ppl!
We love you anyway.....

Hello Everyone!!
I am new here and desperatly wanting to lose weight!!!
I am not sure how you all work here so if someone could let me know I would appreciate it.....
Have a Great Day!!!

WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME purplerose!!!!!

Best thing to do it look at the Emergency Guide for Phase 1 sticky, and the FAQ section of this board. Welcome again, and good luck!
These Chicks will seem like extended family really quickly.

Ok chicks! I need help. I feel like I am starving today, is it prolly cause I had chinese last nite?????

Hi chicks, I am the one in the pink pants, then dd friend sam, then Megan (my youngest) Deric my cousins son, then Karla,and in the front is Shelby (my oldest with the glasses) and then her friend Alison. My sister in law and my two neices left before we had our photo taken. Well I am off to bed I am very sleepy and my head is aching from the drive home. It is raining like crazy here.

Dipsy Lizard Butt here! Wow! I've really been absent on the board and on the diet. Very stressful at work lately and this week has taken it's toll on me. I totally lost it last night and indulged in any food I wanted, this continued through the day. Glad tomorrow is a new day. Need to examine different ways to deal with the stress. It's turning out to be TOM as well, so I need to find some calgon, zen and yoga to combat the coming week or so.

I'll read the posts tomorrow and get caught up! Love to all!

Just wanted to do a quick pop in and say hello.. I hope everyone is having a great onplan weekend at the beach

Another quickie check-in while my guests are in the bathroom. The computer is in my bedroom and I handed it over for the weekend to Margo and Bailey.

It's still cold and rainy - yick! Margo, Elaine and I are having fun but not as much fun as the three "girls"! After some initial grrrring, Hershey has established that she is the boss and all is well. They also had their afternoon nap together on my bed! I'll see if I can post the picture. (Nope - way to big so I'll resize later!)

I'm afraid I'm not very OP this weekend although I am trying to make good choices as much as I can. After Church today and farewell to my visitors, I am going to neighbour Liz's house for "lunch" with her family and then over to the Farm to have Thanksgiving dinner with sister Joan and her crew. Nephew/Godson Brien has a new and serious girlfriend that I'm to check out.

Have a glorious day!

Good morning, Chicklets~~

Wish that cup were real coffee. ~~sigh~~ I'm not there yet...still just drinking tea. Had my cream of wheat for breakfast with some soy milk. It's scary, but I'm starting to get used to it. I decided to start logging all this non-Beach food on Fitday to see exactly what I'm eating. I'm down another 1/2 pound and can't see how I can possibly be losing given what I've been eating.

Welcome Purplerose! Hope you'll love it here on the Beach as much as I do!

Ok, gotta go do some laundry. Cleaned out my closet for the winter. Such fun.

Hope everyone has a great day on the Beach.

R&R RULES!!!!!
OMG a well rested and relaxed Hollyhock!!!! Woooohoooooo!!!! An entire day of no pressing engagements. Putter and more putter. I completed ALL of the Avon bookkeeping!!! We had the loveliest family time. No whining from anyone including me!!! A great morning so far.
Going to church and then cooking my heart out with the the Thanksgiving fixins.
I want to do a a tidy thru and vacuum and pull out my fall decorations. Better late than never.
I had a wonderful chit chat with my co chair from school council. I really needed some feedback on my "talk" the other night. She thinks I covered things well and remained emoitionally dettached. There have been some personal attacks flying around. Hard not to be upset.This is challenging in a good way.
It is 0C outside and 15C in the house( 32F and 60F).I wore my granny flannies to bed, pulled out the extra blanket and wooly socks!!!!!!
I did some weeding and transplanting yesterday. Once the bird in in the oven I will mulch and water those bits.

Happy Thanksgiving dear Ruth!!! Glad it is a good visit. No rain here.Sun peeking through the trees.

Mamacita~hope you are almost better.
Rmmom~ oooooooohmmmmmmmm
Marianna~ I adore your earth mother avatar.

HUGS TO EVERYONE!!

Mornin' Chicks! Welcome, purplerose! What a cool sign-on name. This is a great bunch of gals and you will find tons of support here.

OK, I can't stand it anymore...I have to change my ticker! I'm now at 204 even though I was down to 201 before TOM popped up a week early. I'll get back there!! Finally, the scale and I are dancing in the right direction! Maybe now we can do a nice sexy smooth Rhumba instead of a gittery, all over the place Cha Cha Cha!

I'm finishing up my first cup and about to get a second. And it's the good coffee, too! I love it. I'm wearing my flannel pj's again...love these things. And, I love the fact that when I bought them they were too tight and now they're perfect ! Yeay!! Not sure what to have for b'fast yet. I'm getting a late start. Probably some kind of egg/tofu omlette.

Speaking of tofu, I made a new vegetarian recipe from the new cookbook! YUMMY! I'll post it in a minute. It's got kale, cauliflower, tofu, and yummy gooey cheese!!

Goooble Gooobbble Gooobbbbble! Happy Thanksgiving to all you Canucks!!!

Snickle dippindoodle checkin' in....!

First: Welcome PurpleRose! Your Beach Towel is all ready for ya! and Wenchy givem good advise. U Readem Handbook.. and recipes.

Congrats to all you LOSERS out there... I haven't gotten on the scale since last Wednesday..I only weigh myself 2x a week..Wednesdays the official day... Sweet Tea: BACK AWAY FROM THE SCALE!! Don't U be a scale Ho.. it really plays mental havoc on ya to see the scale go Up.. .then Down. .the UP and BLEAH!

Mamacita: Yer probably loosing cuz you are eating less calories

LC: U BEEEE PURDY!

RNMOM: Dr. Schatzi orders: Nice bubble bath/ scented candles/ and 2 glasses of wine.

All you other bodacious babes have a SUPER SUNDAY!

Me: Dh and I went to see flight plan yesterday.. It was okay..held my interest..is it just me, or is Jodie Foster got just one facial expression for Terror and Panic.. seems like I get whiffs of Panic Room and Silence of the Lambs in her acting anymore.. I wanted to see W/G but DH seems to think any animated or claymation film is for children ? Grrrr... Went to the Outback . Chubbed up on a good steak and salad..and cawfee and sambucca...

Sunday's around here are full of "Meet The Press", "George Stephanoupolus"..listening to DH mutter and converse and shout at the TV...
Another overcast rainy day here..Sheesh I'm beginning to think I live in Seattle..

Having a good day so far. Our house guest made biscuits and gravy. She knows I can't have it (now its more like the fact I wont eat it if I want to stay awake the rest of the day) but put some sausage on the side for me, bless her heart, . I tried it, it was tooooo greasy and icky tasting for me. I told her I appreciated it, but it would make my tummy upset, and it would. So she said she'd make me an omelet(she's good about that). But I told her to go sit down, I would make it myself.
Going to make a couple soups in a little while. Haven't tried any yet, but I have a hankering for some since the weather started getting cooler. Wish me luck. Other than that, maybe some packing.

RNMOM-follow Dr.Schatzi's orders.

Ruth-Happy Thanksgiving! I lived in Toronto as a little kid, so we got 2 Thanksgivings every year for a few years. (My father is Canadian).

Mamacita-wanna throw mine in??? I only have a small load.

Holly-I LOVE my flannels.......Glad you got some R&R.

pearshape-What about a waltz???

Schatzi-I will be yelling at the tv today at 12 when the baseball game is on.