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WELCOME!

Good Monday Morning Everyone!

I hope you all had a good weekend, and for those of you who haven't ventured onto the board since before Thanksgiving, I hope your holiday went good as well.

TODAY IS MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY and here's my contribution:


SUCCESS

Keep trying is the rule you must follow
to become successful in anything.
Success in anything is connected with action.
Successful people keep moving.
They make mistakes but they don't quit.
They hang on after others have let go.


Time for me to go make a lunch, get ready to walk, etc. etc. I'll be on later to respond to everyone a bit later on.

I hope you all have a wonderful day and a fabulous week!!!!

Debbie
194/1??/129

Good morning everyone!!

I'm up early as usual - since Daylight Savings Time went away, my animals have not adjusted so now they wake me at about 3:15.

Since I am "starting over again", I chose these words of wisdom this week:

Our past is neither an accident nor a mistake. We have been where we needed to be, with the necessary people. We can embrace our history, with its pain, its imperfections, it mistakes, even its tragedies. It is uniquely ours; it was intended just for us. Today, we are right where we need to be. Our present circumstances are exactly as they need to be - for now.

Have a wonderful Monday!
Ricki

Good Monday AM.

I am almost back to my old self. Hope to feel weel enough to walk my dog tonight. This mornining my husband is starting a new job. For the past year and 1/2 he has worked in a town 3 hours away; meaning a 3-4 night a week hotel stay and too much time away from home. Now he will be home every night and his commute is only 30 minutes. Even better, next week I will also start a new job and will be wokring 1 block away from him. Answered prayers!

But today I am off to the gyno for that wonderful annual check-up! Oh Boy!

Here is my motivational thought for today: (especially enjoyable for you Miami Dolphins fans!)

"The ultimate goal is victory, and if you refuse to work as hard as you possible can toward that aim, or if you do anything that keeps you from achieving that goal, then you are just cheating yourself." Don Schula

Hope you are victorious in your weight loss goals today.

Frog

Hi everyone!
Well Deb I am back on program and doing much better! I need to change the weight on my signature already I am back to 144 as of this morning!! I hope I can handle all these ocasions this next month too, surely I can do it!! Did you find me a cake recipe? I need something to make to avoid all the birthday cakes....lol
risom- Great to have you back! I am glad everything turned out at the doctors office
Well all I am off to get the girls up and ready for school....

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Hugs and prayers, Christie 184/144 1/2/140

Good Morning Again!

Had a WONDERFUL walk this morning, hasn't been like this in weeks!!! It is actually overcast, but a bit cool, better than the awful weather we had this weekend. I've already taken my shower and am raring to go for the day!!!!

I'm always afraid of getting too excited about loses, but I just can't help but say HALLELUJAH!!!! I finally hit the 140's!!!!! Weighed in this morning at 149.5!! I know I will go back up the end of this week due to TOM, but I know it will be temporary - I'm just so thrilled to hit anything below 150!!!!! Honestly, I even felt a little lighter when I woke up today, so it was nice to see I was right.


FRUIT, glad to have you back safe and sound! Looking forward to having you back on track and back on the board with us!!! Let us know where you ended up traveling to.

BIGORANGE, you can get that Swedish pillow at Brookstone as well, have seen them there. Again, both pillow are on Ebay as well (I always check Ebay for anything I'm in the market for). Thanks for the offer of picking up the pillow, actually, if you have a name, I can ask my Aunt to bring me one this coming month, they live outside Hendersonville, NC and there is definitely a Belks in the mall there.

RSIMON, great motivational thought - again, I'm thrilled you are back on the board!!!! Now that the dogs haven't adjusted their internal clock, what time are you getting to bed these days?? And I thought I was up early!

FROG, sounds like you and your hubby got great early Xmas gifts with the new jobs! Hope all goes well at the gyno - I have to make an appt (been saying that way too long now). Thanks for the great motivational thought - I guess Shula has a way with words other than football!

CHRISTIAN, need to know what sweetners you have available so I can figure out what recipe to give you. Do you have AGAVE NECTAR?? Found a good Devils Food cake recipe, among others, but they all use honey and I would sub that for agave nectar. If not, do you want me to look for a recipe using Splenda?? Just remember, just because it's a special occasion doesn't mean you have to eat any cake to be part of the celebration - I didn't have anything on my b.day, and I didn't feel like I missed out on anything.

Time to do a few things around the house, I'll check in with you all later today!!

Debbie
194/149.5/129

Happy Monday Everyone

Here is my motivational thoughts for the day

" It is hard to be a person that never gives up!"
--- Babe Ruth ---

" Don't let weeds grow around your dreams."
--- Author Unknown ---

Debbie: I know you are so THRILLED...hitting the 140's is a great accomplishment. I was down to 147 today so I had lost 1 pound too! The kids and I went to see Grinch and Meet the Parents this weekend. Both are very cute family films and I enjoyed them...

Ricki: Welcome back...you were missed. Glad your health scare was just that. I know how stressful not knowing can be. Also, glad you are ok with your job! Hang in there and remember the best way to survive is to focus only on your job and what you can control. You can't control the CEO but you can control your work and how you react to the new CEO. I always pretend they don't exist and when my co-workers complain or grown I just go back to my office and do my job. When you leave work...leave work there. Don't fret about it at home!

Fruit: Glad you are back we missed you. Sorry about Arkansas...they have really been tough this year.

Frog: Glad your hubby has a job near you now. That will really make your life easier! Glad you are feeling better.

Christian: You are so close to your goal...I know you will get back on track. Hang in there and one strategy I have for making it through the holidays is to not keep temptation around.

Well I am off today and have a million errands to run. Then tonight is my town's Christmas parade and both my kids are in it so I will get to stand out in the cold..brrr...I hope to get a walk in before the parade!

222/147/140

Good Morning everyone,

Back to the grind...definately not organized today!

DEB...Yes, there is a Belks in Hendersonville. I have an Aunt and Uncle who
live there year round. It's a beautiful little town...
Belk only sells one kind of foam pillow..The only thing your aunt will have to know is if you want regular or firm...standard or queen.
These pillows are great...been buying them for years.

FROG..not too envious of you today...we call that "riding the silver saddle"

Rikki....welcome back.

I'm making myself an appointment to see the allergist. I know that I'm allergic to some food groups, and I have to find out which ones.

Gotta get to work...Have a good day

Good Monday morning everyone

Hope you all had a good weekend. The weather was miserable here all weekend. Nothing but rain and fog. I did manage to get out though and do a bit more Christmas shopping. I had a busy day yesterday. We ended up having 12 for supper, that was my three kids and 6 grandchildren. I was partly prepared though as I had made some salads on Saturday. I just defrosted some chicken and baked it and I made the Almond Brown Rice Stuffing and some veggies.

Here's my contribution to Motivational Monday:

Move on ahead
In every setback is the opportunity to pick yourself up and the energy to move to an even higher level than before. The more the bowstring is pulled back, the faster the arrow will fly. The more you are pushed back, the more potential you can develop for moving forward.
When they appear, the setbacks seem devastating. And yet, even in despair you can feel the raw energy, ready and waiting to be applied in a positive direction. True, that energy can take you down even further if you let it. Make the choice, instead, to move forward with it.
With every fall comes an opportunity. It is up to you to seize that opportunity and to come back even stronger than before. Success is not a function of how many times you fall, but of how fast you get back up. When you're able to recover quickly enough, the setbacks will actually propel you forward. Get right back up, and you'll see you've been dealt a great opportunity.
-- Ralph Marston

Beachfan, I think I will have to try the green tea. I need something to get my metabolism moving. I tried some tea in a Chinese restaurant once which I think was green tea and didn't like it but I'm prepared to give it a try again. I'm still not losing and I don't think I am overeating, I'm certainly restricting the starchy carbs to usually two a day. It's good to hear you are down again. 147 pounds sounds great. I weighed 140 pounds 30 years ago. Now I would be happy to get down to 200 pounds. I am presently stuck at 210.

Debbie, I am happy for you reaching below the 150 mark. It must be a great feeling. I made your Taboulah Salad on the weekend and I really liked it. I'll be making it often.

Fruitloupe, welcome back.

Frog Lover, Glad to hear you are feeling better and that was great news about the jobs. It must be a relief to have hubby working closer to home.

Christian, It was good to hear you are back on track again. I just don't make cakes or cookies anymore as I know who will end up eating most of it. If I feel like a dessert I will sometimes make the Apple Betty that Debbie posted on the recipe board. I find this satisfies my sweet tooth.

Well I better get this posted. It started off as good morning now it is good afternoon. It is a real dull, damp day here but at least the rain has stopped.

Time to get lunch ready. Bye for now.

Marie.

HELLO LADIES: GLAD TO GET ON FINALLY AND DROP YOU A LINE. PLEASE IF YOU HAVE THE TIME SAY ALITTLE PRAYER FOR ME THIS WILL BE THE SECOND CHRISTMAS IN AROW WITHOUT EITHER OF MY BOYS AND THERE FAMILIES FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND I'M RALLY HAVING A HARD TIME WITH IT. IT'S BEEN 5 YEARS SENCE THE OLDEST HAS BEEN HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. I KEEP TRYING TO TELL MY DAUGHTER IT WILL BE GREAT THIS CHRISTMAS, BUT IT'S HARD TO NOT CRY.

Well enough of that now you know where i'm coming from. and it's not good

Barbie: I'm sorry to hear about your phebitis my girl friend has it and so does my mom and they have to stay down with there feet elevated for a wk or two at a time. hope your doing better.

Rosalie: Thanks for the kind words. I'd like to rest more but theres alway lots to do for the holidays.

Deb: I do have to say this has been the most unusual thanksgiving of all. My mom never said one negative thing, and believe me thats a first. she loves or I should say lives to critacise me. I'm thrilled to here your pumpkin pie was a hit. mine was to and it's a good feeling. it'sgood to have dinner go off without a hitch. Wow it's great to see you have that loss and be in the 140'ds thats great i know the feeling.

Orange: What do you mean past life, I've always been a hard laborer. lol I'm a worker thats for sure if I stop my whole household stops. Thats fun what a wave length were on Wel I too toke muscel relaxers and took the wk end off. i didn't get a thing done. and now I have to make up for it. as soon as I get off here the tree goes up. fun fun fun. despite all the other stuff I do love christmas it's my favorite time of year.

Gator: Boy I'm going to have to get in on this pillow deal, it sounds great. I am always fussing with my pillow all night long. thanks for the heads up on the pillow

Cynsea: Isn't it wonderful to be able to share such a great diet or I should say WOE with those you love. I keep talking I think there listening but I've tried so many that I think there standing back to see if it last. hee hee boy have I got news for them;wink

Frog: Whats you poochies names. I'm really glad your doing better.

Beach: I love spending the day shopping with my daughter,until she needs one certain thing then she can drive me crazy. I agree Kids.

Rsimon: Welcome back, it's nice to have you on the board. Sounds like you've had a rough time of it. glad things turned out ok for you. and now your back on track good for you!

Well I've been on way to long and must go now have a good SB wk love Glory

Hi Everyone:

Just a quick hello this afternoon. I hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving - I haven't had a chance to read last week's board yet! I have been quite sick with the flu and strep throat and am sick in bed again today. I am hoping to get back to work by Wednesday this week.

I gained 1lb last week and will have to wait and see what I do this week. I have been off track all week due to illness and not wanting to eat and then eating what I shouldn't because it is soft food. Anyway, I am back on track this morning which is a good thing.

Have a great week everyone and I will post again soon!

Georgina
309.5/284.5/175

Evening Gals!

An uneventful day here in Miami, got my kitchen cleaned and picked up some pita bread before going to get Michael, was about all I did for the day. Weather here is getting quite cool again!

BEACH, way to go - down another pound! You're going to have to get a new picture up on the board soon - I'm dying to see what you look like! Hope the parade went well and the kids had fun, and you stayed warm!

BIGORANGE, my Aunt is in Ettowah, outside Horseshoe, in Cummings Cove area, your family will know where this is. I've already e-mailed her about the pillow and she's going to check it out for me. Definitely like FIRM, like I'd like to be (in my dreams)!

ROSALIE, sorry to hear the weather is stinky up that way already. Boy, you sure did have a houseful! How did the Almond Stuffing come out???? Glad you like the tabbouli, I don't get to make it that often, I'm really the only one who likes it and it's really only good fresh or the day after, but not longer. Your motivational thought was wonderful, thanks for posting it!

GLORY, I hope you'll get through the holidays well. Just think that your boys are lucky enough to have families of their own now. I'm sure it bothers them as well that they can't be with you, but you know you are always in their hearts, not only at Xmas, but all year long. And now a mention of my Grandmother - she too has been on her best behavior as well - it's weird! I drove both my Grandparents up to WPB for Thanksgiving dinner and she didn't cut me down once - I was THANKFUL!!! Hopefully, your Mom and my Grandmother will continue being NORMAL!

TIRED, sorry to hear you've been feeling under the weather Hope you make a speedy recovery! Don't worry about the gain, no matter what it's from, it's only temporary, just focus on getting better now. Wish I could send you some chicken soup!!

TOMORROW IS TUESDAY TIPS so if you have any good tips to share that will help us along this journey, please post them tomorrow on this board.

Will try to check in before going to bed.

Have a great evening everyone!

Debbie
194/149.5 /129

Good Evening to All Ya'll

Have to share something funny... My dog HATES it when my husband or I have a cold. The coughing, throat clearing, sneezing, etc. (all the noisy cold symptoms) drive her away. If I cough she'll get up and leave the room. If I begin coughing at bedtime she really freaks out; usually going to the breakfast room to sleep under the table. WELLLL... My husband and I have shared this cold back-to-back and the brown hound is none to happy. Last night we decided that we would "lock" her in our bedroom so that she could sleep comfortably. After I cleared my throat one time she ran to the bathroom and got in the tub! It really cracks me up! My husband got her outta the tub and finally coaxed her onto her bed.

One good thing about going to the gyno today, I didn't absolutely dread getting on the XX!!#$%@! scales. It was good to see that I may have even lost.

Made a wonderful soup from the SB for Life (Brennen) cookbook tonight and hubby loved it! It was the broccoli vegetable. YUM!

I am attempting to get better at responding to the questions and comments people pose. Here I go:

Debelli - glad your weather is better. It was quite mild in Nc today. BTW, we have lots of Belk's in this area of the state. Congrats on the 140s!

BigOrangeBabe - I laughed out loud at your term for the gyno. Does anyone remember the "Carribean Gyno" skit Eddie Murphy used to do on SNL? I will sing it when I go to the doc (Comic relief) but very few people are familiar with it.

Gloryb - I'll keep a good thought for you as you prepare to celebrate the holidays in a different way this year. I hope that you have friends that will also enjoy celebrating with you. By the Way, my dog's name is Dixie. She's my 75lb lap dog.

Tired - Please get well soon!

Talk to you tomorrow!

Frog

I'll put my #'s down after weigh-in Wednesday. Should be something like
188/180/130

So many new names and familiar ones - its good to "hear" from everyone again - and so many success stories.

Deb - WOW!! - in the 140's!! Pretty soon - we'll get you out of the black clothes? Just kidding.. I hate to admit this - but have been falling asleep around 7:30 these days.

Frog - love that nickname - your dog sounds a lot like mine - aren't they strange? but wonderful!! Mine gets upset anytime I take out a camera. He used to be a ham, but not anymore. What kind of dog do you have? Sounds like your family's "job situation" is definitely improving. I have a gyne appt in about two weeks - not the most pleasant thing to do.

Christian - nice to meet you - let me know if you do find a good SB birthday cake..

Hi Beach - good to hear from you. You are so right - I do need to compartmentalize (is that a word?) my life better. It has taken on far too much importance in my life. When my job is bad, my life feels bad.

BigOrange (can I shorten your name?) - Nice to meet you too. It so encouraging that SB has become so popular!! I am hypoglycemic and I know how much better I feel when I am on it. Good luck at your allergist..

Rosalie - thanks for the motivation - I do agree that its the hard times in our lives that make us stronger.

GloryB - nice to meet you - I will keep you in my prayers over the holidays. My family is also spread out all over the country and I know how hard it can be when you are not together. Are you all on the internet? I think that has helped my sisters stay closer.

Hi Georgina - so glad you have stuck to it. From your stats - it looks like you are making a lot of progress. Hope you are feeling better.

About all for now - bedtime is coming.

Ricki
???/???/??? - Waiting for Wed.

Hi
Sorry its been so long since i posted. Very busy here with people visiting and the kids stuff-you all know. An update on the allergy thing if anyone cares! LOL the Dr. said its exzema (?) which my dad has so i took his cream and its clearing up! i am my own dr. i guess! I still have to call the Dr. back he wanted to treat me with steroids i don't really want to take them sooo we will see!
Deb i know that feeling your talking about its nice to see that number it gives ya a boost and some extra motivation even if its only for a day or two!! You can say i weigh 149! unill you know you don't! LOL I can't wait to be there. I don't think it will be this week but i will go down trying!
As for motivation-we have all been talking about our moms and freinds wanting our Sugarbuster books and wanting to lose like us bla bla...well my mom has been inquiring and read my book i gave her a shopping list. Today i asked if she started she said "i am afraid it won't work" this is a woman on insulin shots and arthuis thats has effected a previous broken bone and the weight dosn't help-dr said that 25 lb loss would releive alot of pain. Anyway i said to her "ya won't know till you try"-and "what is trying going to do?" Anyone can do this i know it works and its a very forgiving program that you can still lose if ya fall off the wagon!
Hope everyone has a great week! keep up the good work!