Howdy ya'll. I just finished a light and lean hot dog on a whole wheat bun. The hot dog was really good. I think the actual hot dog only had 70 calories. I was so tempted to taste the kids because they had the full fat kind fried in butter but I didn't.

I put in one row of okra today. That took me about 30 minutes so I wussed out and decided to plant another row on a different day. The green beans have set and seem to be growing pretty good. I should have a mess in a couple of days...maybe three. There was one Cayenne on the bush and it was HOT. Yum Yum. There are some baby squash. I'm praying they will grow because last year I got zero squash out of 60 plants. The radishes are ready for picking but for some reason they are really really hot this year.

Michelle...I agree with 155 sometimes adding our changing things will get the scales moving again. Changing up your exercise routine can help a lot also.

155...praying you have a total blast doing the stand-up and you knock their socks off.

Toni...I don't salt my eggplant first but I have heard of it. We went to the dollar store the other day but they were out of eggplant. Mom is suppose to take me tomorrow. I hope they have some more in. You can't beat their prices, they sale them two for a dollar. Hope your storm didn't get too bad.

Gym..((hugzz)) praying things calm down for you until you can get moved.

Peggy...hang in there. There are several children in our family that have been diagnosed with ADHD. Some have been treated with medicine and some have been treated non-medically.

Hey Bob where are you? ((hugzz))

Heartmom...don't work too hard. It is always great to hear from you. My oldest daughter didn't even make 5'4" She is tiny like I always wanted to be.

Chris...can't wait to see that picture of your puppy.

Solly....I got in a great walk this morning. I think I'm finally starting to build back a little stamina after being lazy for so long. Are you able to get out and enjoy any of this spring weather?


Ellen...((hugzz))

((Everybody)) Time to get off of here for a while. I've spent a good part of today looking things up online. I'm trying to decide if I want to mill my own flour so I've been researching that. And I've also been trying to find the best site to order bison from. It's a little high but I did find a couple of places that weren't as bad as the others.

Love and hugs,
Crystle

Evening Ladies...It is late here & I should be in bed but I am just not sleepy. I have been having some pretty bothersome pain from my diabetic neuropathy. I am still walking at least every other day, (only missed two days in last 2 wks) going a little further each time. When Emily is here she goes with me and I truly enjoy that, most other days Kenneth goes with me. Eating has been pretty good but I am still trying to get a hang on the SB way of eating. Last night we had boiled fresh shrimp but we cheated and used store bought cocktail sauce...So if anyone can help me out here PLEASE do!
Tonight we had cod fillets that I finger pressed some instant roux mix on and then lemon pepper. I heated an iron skillet and used 2 Tbs of Extra Virgin Olive oil and pan "fried" 2-3 mins on each side and they were done. Served them with a store bought Health Slaw that our local hospital nutritionist recommends and it was a tasty meal.
Toni~~I am trying your Eggplant dish tomorrow, I'll let you know how it goes!
155~~You are brave! I feel faint at the idea of standing before a group of people and I have never been able to pull off telling a joke without flubbing it in my life!What age group

LOL I must be tired I just posted before I was finished writing! Sorry!
155~~I wish you nothing but the very best in your stand up act!
CountryMom~~We like white turkey meat hotdogs on our ww buns! I cut a recipe out of the paper today for GRILLED Okra! I am going to play with it a bit to make it SB legal but the gist of it is to use two skewers and young pods and cherry/grape tomatoes, brush it with a mixture of sauces, one being teriyaki and cook till tender. Sounds good to me, how about you? I planted cukes today with my GD and HUbby in our postage stamp size garden. I did a few cukes in a pot for Emily too.
Well it is almost midnight I best get to bed! We have bad weather coming in tomorrow and it will be a long day. Night all!

Woohoo, it is Thursday! Tomorrow is my day off!!!!!!

Thanks for the suggestions about eating. I think I have been eating less due to being so darned busy! Like skipping breakfast and only eatng lunch... I am going to try your suggestions.

Gym- hope things calm down soon in your household! Living with other people can definitely be stressful- especailly if those people include siblings!

Country- your garden sounds great!
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Rice- Congrats on the new puppy! I love four legged babies! (course, I like the two legged kind, too)

Have a great day, everybody!

Michele- in Tennessee

Morning SB Ladies!
Rice~~Your the best! LOL Talk about "Ask and Ye shall receive"...that was FAST! Do you know if this can be frozen to have on hand? Congrats on your new puppy! It being an older puppy is probably in your favor! Last puppy I rescued (he was in our garage under a car for two days in an Alabama August) When we finally got out hands on him he looked so poor we took him to the vet to see if he needed rehydrated (he did) and the vet removed 27 ticks from the insides of his ears! Poor thing. But the funniest thing is to "repay" us for our kindness he chewed abut $200 worth of shoes up, the cord off a Roomba, the cord of an Ionic Breeze and one day was alone here and chewed/pulled a 3 foot strip 4 inches wide in the berber carpet, smack dab in the middle of the LR floor! We call him our $3,000 stray! But he was such a sweet dog I gave him to my GD and he is now an outside dog and very happy! Oh, his name is John Doe b/c when the vet's staff asked his name to get him in the computer, I was put on the spot and had to think of one fast. Since we had not been properly introduced John Doe was all I could think of! LOL vet laughs ever time we go in and he remembers this. Thanks again for the recipe!
I hope every one has a wonderful day!

Good morning ladies,

I finally have time to catch up. I am off today. Just have a few errands to run. I did 4 days at the gym so far this week, and although Sunday wasn't a gym day I have double birthdays, so I was busy.

I started training to be a lead teacher, and that is going interesting. its tougher then it looks.

Peggy-I have been meaning to tell you this, I love you weight tracker..its really cute. I actually know a lot about ADHD, as my degree is in Early Childhood. First take a breath..it's not as bad as it sounds. To be honest..its a label and it doesn't change anything about the children that wasn't already going on 5 min before the "discovery" Al lot of things can be handled with behavior modification, and constant constantly. I can not stress that enough. Adhd children don't always think differently, they usually act differently. Its not the end of the world, just relax, they will sense stress over this and this causes them to act out even more. I'll leave it at this here and send you a private msg.

Michele-Oh boy a plateau. I had been at one for almost 6 weeks. it was so frustrating. i even reread the book to see if I was missing something. The first time it happened I added more food. Not snacks. Like more chicken, eggs, stuff like that. I guess it was mainly protein that helped. The second time I cut back what I was eating to 3 meals and 2 snacks. A snack being
fruit and cracker, or fruit and atkins bar. Try keeping a food journal for 5 days and see what times your eating and what it consists of. Then tweak it just a tad. I also paid attention to how soon before bed I ate. I am a late dinner early to bed person. That made it tough, but i turend my lunch into dnner food and my dinner into the smaller meal. It's a though. Somehow the past 3 weeks I have done ok..no loss but no gain and I have cheated more times that I can count. Go figure. Good luck. And thanks for the hope..its hard with my sister 20 yrs older than me.

Ashley-Congrats on the puppy and geesh..Good luck. Use the dog as your excise to exerciseEven walking the dog can be great exercise. If it wasn't built into my day I have no idea when i'd exercise.

Crystal-Cool sounding garden. I just did a whole plant garden with the kids. We started indoors with seeds. Someday Id like to attempt veggies. That would be yummy. Good luck to the squash. Do you start with plants or seeds?

Chris-Look on the bringt side crash will keep you from just leaving shows lieing all around. HAHA Good luck with the puppy. How old is he?
Solly-Glad to hear everything is going well. I wish I could walk outside like you do..I just can't get myself out there. And the portion control thing made me laugh because thats so me..I love to just eat. I have been working on it for awhile. Something things are easier than other. let me know how it works out.

Ellen-Glad you enjoyed your lazy weekend. Those are so much fun..When ever I get a chance I do it too. Good for you. How are things since he got back?

155- Yes I love to get carried away with a book. I think that's why i read so much..it's an escape for a few hours at least. haha I sometimes will wake up myself and look around I think geesh when in the heck did THIS happen.. LOL glad you got everything all cleaned up. Congrats on the 3 pound loss!!!

BOB_hope things have calmed down a little bit. How was the derby?

Dreams-Welcome. You will really like it here! How has not eating sugar working for you? Any questions or thought? I love to hear new people's feedback!!

Woah I think I got everyone. This took me 45 min to write and catch up. HA, thats what i get for being so behind!!! I hope I didn't miss anyone. if I did I am sorry. Have a great day everyone!!!

Good morning, all! Hope everyone has a wonderful Saturday!

Just a fly-by on my way out the door to do three groups!

I wish everyone healthy eating and a restful weekend!

Michele

Happy Mother's Day all of us MOMS!!!

Michele

What a beautiful morning this morning. It was in the 50's but it is already warming into the mid 60's. Yesterday went really well. All of us girls showed up a mom's. Eating was way off....errrr *smile* My weight is way up over the whole of last week so you would think that would make me eat right yesterday but it didn't. I couldn't pass on the jalapeņo bread. Most of the other wrong eating was just too high in fat foods but SB legal.

Gym....most of my garden is from seeds. The tomato and peppers are the only things I have in that weren't done from seeds. The other plants started from seed put straight in the ground. Some years I start the squash seeds in potting soil first but not this year.

I can't wait to hear how all of ya'll are doing this week. The washer is almost done so I'd better get ready to hang the clothes.

Love and hugs,
Crystle

Checking in..How is everyone? I'll be slow today. At the express bank. Most people don't realize there is a banker in there. Alright, I gotta buckle down. All this damage eating I've been doing on the weekends is adding up. I'm up 5 pounds. I would like to take it off plus 5 more for my mini goal. I have vacation coming up next month, so I definetly need a few off cause I know I will put on a couple then, even if I halfway try to do okay. It's a yearly ritual at vacation to have Baskin Robbins(we don't have one here) and Olive Garden(ours is about to open!). And I always have a couple beers, too. So I can't afford to put any weight on with where I am at now. Time to detox!! Robby and I plan on going to the gym this evening for some cardio. I'll do a strength training workout tomorrow at home since it's my late night at work. I'll check back in a bit..

Happy Monday,
Hope everyone had a good Mother's Day.
I'm happy to report another 3 lbs gone!!!!
20lbs since April 1st, I'm loving this way of eating.
At work so better run.
Hello all
155

Hello everyone. What a great week end I had. On Friday I got a wonderful bouquet of flowers from my beautiful step daughter in Calif. Then my son that is in the Army came to spend the night. He was on his way to Kentucky for some Army classes from Texas. So we had a wonderful day and evening with him. He left Sunday morning after I made him his favorite biscuits and gravy. Then Steve took me for a ride. We ended up having mexican food and going to Lowes where he bought me a nice bench to set out on the deck. So today I'm having a good rest and back to eating right. Hope everyone had a great week end too.