Hello Everybody,

Checking in at lunch time...healthy choice minestrone soup and a small square of cheddar cheese.

I have decided to add something else to my fitness/health plan. Counseling sessions to deal with my emotionally linked eating habits. Lots of stress at home right now that is adding to my lack of enthusiam and bad eating habits. I know I am an emotional eater and I have a very codependant personality. Always put everybody else before me and right now I have at least 2 people my husband and my 20yo son at odds with each other and me in the middle and I cant win, it is driving me nuts and driving me straight to the snacks which does me no good. Enough is enough, they need to get a life and let me have mine back....lol.

It is a nice Sunday today in San Antonio,

Rosemary

Happy Thursday!

It has taken me half the morning to get this post together.

Meetings all morning and yesterday afternoon. Worked on minutes last night and went off this morning and left my laptop at home with everything I needed for my meetings. Rushing out the door to get to work and get some things before the meetings and just walked out w/o it. Had to manually take notes and improvise on hand-outs. Nice way to sta rt the day. Luckily, it hasn't been too bad after that.

Dragging again today, so I did not get on the today. DD is still sick so I will probably not get to the gym but will workout at home some.

Monet, I pray one of those interviews are the "one" for Tom. Hope you are feeling better soon. Sure is lucky you have an appt today. My DD has been home for 2 days with coughing and sneezing and her chest hurting.

Mercee, I feel your pain girl on sleeping. I woke up at 3:30 last night and got up reluctantly to go to the bathroom fearing I wouldn't go back to sleep. But I did. I always wake up seeral times thru the night. Glad you like your

Gym, girl you are going to have one heck of a body with all that exercise. You should be able to eat anything you want and burn it off. Don't forget, you are building lots of muscle.

Toni, I have been dying to find out about the party and seeing your son. I bet it was hard to leave him. Sympathies to Tom. That has to be hard and then plane trouble on top. Any weather damage?

Sparkle, sometimes you have to do what you have to do. You did the best you could. Put it behind you. How nice you get to spend the day with the kiddos.

Heart, I'm not sure about the bread, but I would bet no fast food places' bread is going to be 100% ww.

Faze, sounds like you have a great start. Hope you hang around and join our group. Lots of support here.

Chrgrl, Happy Birthday! Have a super day :balloon:

Determined, glad you did not have any damage your way. It was a horrible storm.

SMW, have fun at the dentist.

Bob, see, Monet is looking for you.

Missy, how was Mardi Gras? Have you recovered? Guess with 2 kids you can't party as before.

Got to run transcribe these notes before I forget what I wrote. Have a great day.

Wow Solly - that must have been scary to hear all those sirens....that has never happened here where I live...ever.....biggest gusts of winds have been 50 in the city but that's it.....I constantly hear of tornadoes in the States.

Toni - you had lots of good news and bad!!! I'm sorry if you're up in weight, but you know the saying 'what goes up must come down'........

Heart - enter with caution.....if you're like me 1 slice of bread = a whole loaf or just wanting to eat constantly after...........

I'm doing amazing.......started new way of eating entirely.

Ray xo

Evening Everyone,
I have the dreaded weigh in tomorrow am. Im hoping to be back to my pre gain weight 2 weeks ago. Its a pound. Last week I was @ 178..I hope its a good one.

I had a decent week..Almost nothing bad. Even on my night out I just had a tiny bit of sugar. We shall see. Not even overeating on SF choc or anything--Im kinda like wow i did it.

It snowed all day today and rained all day yesterday. I want the sun.

I started a new crochet project tonight. I croched a lot last winter making a bunch of baby blankets, but this winter I have been into curling up with books. not sure why I picked up the crochet hook tonight, but hopefully I finish this project before i get bored.

Have a great night..Im off to take a bone warming shower..Im so cold.

Hi Everyone!

Busy week so I haven't even had time to get on the computer.

Welcome Faze!!!

I think I had a good week. I have been doing the Fit Day journal and I still think I am taking in too many calories even though I know you don't count calories on this woe.

Sample Day:

B: (8 AM) Alternative ww bagel (legal?)
1 tbs almond butter
coffee with Splenda and half-half (leftover from Atkins)

S: (10:30) Atkins shake

L: (1:00) 4 oz. canned chicken with mayo
pear

S: (3:30) sm handful almonds & DD Coffee

D: (7:00) broiled pork chop
brown rice
edamame with I Can't Believe Its Not Butter

S: (8:30) single serve NS applesauce
Diet Arizona Iced T w/Splenda

I was in Whole Foods tonight looking at breads. They have an olive bread that says it is made with "unbleached, unbromated whole wheat." Is this legal or must it say 100% whole wheat or stone ground whole wheat? Bought it anyway Also bought a low carb bread that looked okay, no sugar and says whole wheat.

I love cold cereal in the AM and that seems to be the toughest thing sugar wise. I don't like oats, shredded wheat or bran flakes. Any suggestions? Even the Kashi's have 4 gms of sugar or more.

If something has added sugar, or cane juice, is it an absolute no-no or okay as long as the total sugar is 3 gms of less? I know, read the book again!

Quiznos is not 100% whole wheat. I eat there a lot as we have one right next door to work. I stick with the salads and I have my own dressings in the fridge at work. I wonder though about even their chicken. Sometimes it just tatstes "sweet" and I am curious as to what they cook it with as it comes pre-cooked and frozen. Lots of hidden sugars in restaurant food. I learned to look for all of that on Atkins. Never thought the chicken salad you buy at the deli was loaded with sugar but it usually is.


Chris! I can't believe you lived in New Milford too. I lived there 1990-1995 and then back to Bethel and then NM again until 2000-2003. I've lived in FL before but it sure keeps changing! Can't beat the weather but it'scrowded. Broward county is more than half the population of CT!

I haven't weighed myself as I don't own a scale but weighing in at the supermarket is daunting as the scale is right in front of the registers so I guess I will break down and buy one.

I think you are all doing great! Little slips are normal and expected and it's good to see that you all don't beat yourselves up over them. Complete deprivation is just a fast track to failure. So glad I found this board!!

B: shredded wheat 'n bran with skim milk, cinnamon, splenda
unsweetened applesauce
L: romaine salad with cucumbers, 3 oz chicken, parmesan cheese,
and ranch dressing
s: SF pudding
banana (technically illegal, but it was quite small and if i hadn't eaten
it i would never have been able to work out)
D: Morningstar veggie patty with slice cheese and low carb ketchup
Sweet potato cut up and sauteed with 2 tsp olive oil

no snacks yet, but i'm sure i'll have one or two. i feel so famished after i get home from work, it's hard not to just eat constantly once i get home.

msrubi, i think plain cheerios are legal but i'm not sure. i think there is some cereal called uncle sam that may be legal as well, but i've never had it.

Gmorning,

Grr So much for wishful thinking. I am up yet again. a pound and change. This week along with Sugar busters im going to count and measure. It is either I am eating way to much, or not enough. I know one cheat shouln'd make that much of a difference.

The other slight possibility is tue is that TOM. I know that is still pretty far away, but this is my first "real" tom as I used to be on the pill, and thinking maybe the hormones were screwing with my body I came off of it. Im hoping its just water weight..But lately I have no idea. The goal..Not giving up. Im not but Id be lieing if I said i wasn't furstrated.

Hope everyones day is better..Good luck with the weigh ins.

Happy Friday Girls,

Hope everyone is ready for the weekend. Not too much goiong on t his weekend. We are going to a Valentine's dance on Sat and we are taking my DD out to lunch on Sunday for her birthday.

Gym, crocheting will keep your hands busy and you won't want to eat. Msrubi, you menu looks good but you need some more fruit. How about Cheerios? Not the best, but legal. Your gain is probably muscle, Measure your body and see what happens.

Chrgrl, I want to start snacking as soon as I walk in the door. What makes us do that?

Bob, glad to see your post, now stay put. We may go see the Bucket List this weekend. First time we have been to the movies in probably 5 years.

Have a great day and a great OP weekend.

Good morning! This will be quick, as I have TONS to do today.

First off, Cheerios are legal...but not totally low glycemic. They have a bit of cornstarch in them, but no sugar. If you want to fudge just a tiny bit on the sugar, try Life cereal. I think it has 6 grams of sugar. Puffed Kashi has none, but puffed stuff is higher glycemic. You can have all bran, and bran flakes. Just read the labels. I would rather have shredded wheat than all bran though.

Tom's interview went great yesterday and they called and asked him to come in this morning to talk about particulars. If they make a decent offer, he will take it. The job would be fun...they do gaming software!

I will be back later!

TGIF everybody!

Well it is that unfortunate time of the year....Girl Scout Cookie time. I have no idea what possessed my DH to buy 4 boxes!!!!!!! Including my absolute favorite Samoas! So he tells me well hun I just thought this could be our last splurge before the treadmill arrives <sigh>.... So he knows I am the world champion cookieholic!

Gorgeous day here today and I think the weekend will stay decent. I must motivate myself for a walk outdoors.

Someone was talking about activities to keep busy instead of snacking. One of my favorites is crossword puzzles.

I love cheeros, raisin bran was always my favorite, but since having gastric bypass I am very lactos intolerant even 1/2 cup of skim doubles me over in pain. Haven't found a soy substitute that I like yet.

Rosemary

I SOLD MY FIRST HAT!! Only I have to make it because the buyer wants a Steelers hat to fit a two-year-old. So, off I go to get ready for work and start my Steelers hat!! WOOHOO!!

Rosie: Try being a GIRL SCOUT LEADER during cookie time and being on SB and having the entire back of your van packed to the roof with COOKIES!!

Morning ladies; I'm so glad its Friday and Steve will be back from Calif. tomorrow. I'm planning on cooking a pot roast in the slow cooker. And making him a nice dinner. Its been lonely here alone. I've not got much done like I'd planned. Won the cutest sweater on ebay and it got here yesterday. Its a button up one blue with fuzzy sheep on it. Eating hasn't been great. Yesterday I ate a couple of peanut butter legal waffles for breakfast and nothing till later about 3 in the afternoon. Then popcorn last night. My eating is all messed up. Today I have to go into town for a couple of things. I'm left with the old van and sure don't like to drive it. LOL. Anyway its just one more day. Have a good day everyone.