Just popping in to start the new year with ya'll. ((Everybody))

God bless,
Crystle

No excuses to not start now to eating healthier. I'll weigh tomorrow morning and start my New Year.... Hope we get a new post soon. Happy New Year everyone. Hope we get some more people Crystle....

Wow, I was so excited to find ya'll and you ran away..LOL Come back, come back. ((Everybody)) I ate way too much yesterday but back on track this morning. The dollar store had some wonderful blackberries the other day so I had them with some Uncle Sam's cereal. I hate that they are closing the dollar store. It is such an awesome place to get fruits and veggies when they have them. Tonight I think I'll have some left over purple hulls with okra. It was so neat to pull them out of the freezer. It is hard to blieve it is only about 10 weeks until I start planting again.

Praying that each of ya'll is doing well and are encouraged daily.

Toni...I'm not going to weigh until either tomorrow or the day after because I'm so bloated from all the salt yesterday. My ticker is current as of a few days ago.

God bless,
Crystle

Hi Everyone.......HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!

I started my Candida therapy......It's going pretty well. Eating has been the trickiest with so many limitations.

Hope you all are doing Fantastic and staying healthy.

Blessings
Mary

Hi Mary, nice to meet you. It's been so quiet in here exept for Toni and me. I hope your treatment goes well and you feel better soon.

God bless,
Crystle

We had the Koi Social at our home today. Lots of great company & food. I did not eat any .....of course. : I'm finding it very hard to find satisfying meals. 99% of my meals are veggies,nuts,seeds, & brown rice crackers. I want a burger!!!! OH WELL......only 88 days to go. LOL

I hope you all are doing well today. Also, Crystle,thanks for the encouragement.

Blessings
Mary

Howdy all. I'm fighting this horrible cold and may need to go to the doctor to get something to help me tomorrow. DH has been fixing my meals which have soup so eating is weird. I just don't have much of an appetite. Good thing cause DH isn't much of a cook. LOL

Mary- You can do this..... What happens in 88 days?

Crystle- Can't wait till time to plant stuff. That's a shame about your dollar store going down. Ours never offers fresh stuff.

Well I'm off now to rest some more. Have a happy day.

I can't believe how quiet the board is. Does it come in spurts? I'm beginning to wonder if I should wait it out or find a new board.

Toni and Mary I hope you are both having an awesome week so far. It is a bit cold this morning but other than that everything is good.


God bless,
Crystle

Well Crystle if you find a new board let me know. I have no idea whats happened to this one. Its so sad. Our moderator isn't even showing up. I want so bad for this to happen here and not fold. Wonder where Solly is. I can't believe we're the only two here. Well I'm feeling better finally. I think I'm going to beat this dang cold. Need to get back on the treadmill as soon as I can. I need to get some greens in me too. I think we need to grocery shop here. I got a grocery list organizer for Christmas. You speak into it and tell what you want at the store and then you can print the list out. Cool huh. Have a happy day. Will check back in awhile.

Hi Ladies, I am still around. I have been off work since Christmas Eve and we do not have a computer at home. It has taken me all day to get my desk straightened out and caught up on work.

Crystal, I am so happy yo see you again. I was wondering where you have been. The board is very slow. I have tried others and agree with you, they are so big and so many different formats it is hard to connect. I try to connect with Gator on another board, but still have trouble with that. This format is easy and I guess I am so used to it. I found another site I wanted to check out, but darn, I have forgotten the name of it. Glad you are here. please hang around.

Toni, sorry you have a bad cold. Chicken soup and rest and fluids should help. At least you have someone to cook for you. Better than nothing. I wish you luck on your new start for the new year.

Mary, you do a detox for 88 days? That seems a long time. DH & I are doing a total body cleanse. It is pills and a powder in the morning and 8 pills at night for 7 days. But we can eat normally. They included a detox diet plan but it sounded so similar to SB and the way I eat now except for no dairy. I don't think I can do that.

Eating for the last 2 weeks has been horrible. I think I cooked only once. Too many parties, weddings and get togethers. One good thing that saved me was I did get to the gym 6 days a week. So today is a new start and I plan to be 100% perfect until we leave for St Marteen on the 17th. I won't be perfect there, but I have decided I will make the best choices I can and not go haywire.

Got to run log my food. I have not done that in over a month and I really need that tool. Have a great day and hope to see all of you tomorrow.

Wow there you are Solly. I'm so glad you're back. Now where is Meowee.

Hey Solly! ((hugzz)) It is so good to see you. I just told my friend the other day how close we were in weight and height and how you keep me in line. I do hope the board picks up. As long as it is active I'm here. I gave up all my email list and things so I can devote my time and energy to helping myself stat on track and this list is one of the major tools for doing that. I did check out a site the other day but it was HUGE and there was no way to connect with individual people. I couldn't even keep up with the post. I bet you are so excited about your upcoming vacation.

Toni..If I were to find another board I sure would. A new board wouldn't be the same with out you. The game plan is to stay put and post at least once a day, twice when possible. Greens sound good if I didn't have to clean them. My cabbages are about fist size right now. I hope they get really big. I"m going to let them grow as long as I can. My mustards are starting to bolt so I don't know how much more I'll get out of them.

Remember water is your best friend! Green tea is a good second.

((Everybody))

God bless,
Crystle

Okay...I'm not promising anything...but I think these boards pick up after new years a) because people aren't quite as busy after the holidays and b) we are all feeling a little fluffy.

So, I've started...AGAIN with watching myself. I'm going to fire up the WiiFit and weigh myself and do some yoga as we had a little ice last night and it would be dangerous to walk today. Last night I went for a walk/jog with Shelley and felt it. I'm going to start to post my intake everyday, so here goes:

Breakfast: 3 scrambled eggs, some carrot sticks and unsweetened applesauce
Lunch: small salad, an apple and a bottle of water
Snack: banana
Dinner: spaghetti (illegal, but we're poor these days and its all I can afford) with sauce and a large salad
Snack:I don't know yet, but I'll try to keep it legal schmegal

We have been totally broke since about November. I can't even tell you when the last time I did normal grocery shopping. We just don't have the money for it. Derek got totally boned with the job he had a couple years ago when they told him to buy a car and they'd pay him mileage, then "go here and get a hotel...pay for it yourself and we'll reimburse you"...two months later after interest and all. Then he got laid off and we were stuck with a new car and the payments and cannot sell it because it's flopped (with how much we owe and how much its worth). I tell you ... before he started this job, we had NO credit cards and no car payments. After was laid off, we had thousands in credit card debt and now its all catching up to us and we're totally screwed financially. We had spotless credit until this summer when the low interest rates went through the roof and its just impossible. We're thinking bankruptcy...anybody have any objective ideas?

Anyhow...I'm trying not to let the financial things get me down too much...after all, its just money and if I had to choose anything to be 'wrong' with our family, I'm glad it financial and not mental or physical and everyone's healthy. I'm counting my blessings, is what it boils down to. And I have many of them.

Anyhow...water's ready for pasta. I'd make WW pasta, but its more expensive and the kids think it looks like boogers. They're weird.

Oh, one other quick note: Shelley has lost an entire pants size since hockey started! WOOHOO for her!!

Oh Tech its so good to see you posting. Hope you keep coming back. I'm so sorry you've had such a run of bad luck. Do you still have your beauty shop? I can't believe you've had such a run of bad luck. I really hope and pray things get better for you. How good Shelly has lost a whole pant size. Hockey has been great for her. I don't blame you on the spraggehi you just have to do what you can in these time. Please keep coming back....

Good morning ladies.

I have to get on here early before it gets crazy here.

Went to the gym last night, and boy was it crowded. i guess all the NY's resolutions have kicked in. I give it 2-3 months and it will be back to normal. So, it is back to going at 5:00. There were more people than usual but not crowded so that is what I will be doing. Plus I have my whole nights ahead of me that way. Last night, it was 9:30 before I got to sit down. I was very weak this morning. But after I got here and finished logging in my food for the day, I had eaten less that 1,000 calories. I guess that is what is wrong.

I started out my day with eggs, and sausage this morning. Salad for lunch with turkey and fruit. Don't know what I'm fixing for dinner. I hate that. I like to plan my meals for the week. No one is giving me any input at home.

Tech, it is so good to hear from you. I hope you can stay put for awhile. We need some people on here. I am so sorry for your financial problems. You sure have a wonderful attitude. That will get you through. I pray that something comes along for Derrick soon. Do you still have your shop? How is it doing? Keep the faith, it will work out. Don't worry about what you are eating, just do portion sizes and you will do fine.

Crystal, I hope we can keep this board afloat. I love the people here. They are such good friends and so supportive. I am having a cup of cinnamon spice tea and it is wonderful. I try to add some green tea for the health benefits, but it is just not strong enough for me by itself. I have no problem getting in my water. I drink more than my share. Your garden sounds so wonderful. I always envy you for all the fresh veggies.

Toni, ok we can keep this going if we try. How is your cold today? I hope better.

Got to get going here, after another cup of tea. I don't think I will be getting out of my chair much today until these shakes are gone.

Have a wonderful day