Sailing Through Thursday Chat!
 

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How is everyone on this wet & soggy morning? I will not complain about the rain, at least it's not the snow that some of you are getting. ;) Anyway, April Showers bring May Flowers. Right?

My scale and I are on good terms again, I'm back to where I was before Easter! :carrot: I have to be extra careful today, though. Jake and I are going out to dinner tonight, I must remember to call on the Food Police to stop me from temptation!

Grab a large mug of your favorite morning start-up, and sit and chat a while.
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Good morning, Cottage. I'm glad you and your scale are reconciled. :cb: I'm trying to persuade mine to go for counselling - it won't budge a gram! :(

We have snow and rain both happening at once! "April is the cruelest month" (T.S. Elliot) - she's a tease and sleeps with Jack Frost too! Hussy!

There is nothing written on my schedule today although I may go out later and do the Fair deliveries if the driving is decent. On the other hand, an afternoon of sewing might be nice too. The Girls and I will light the woodstove this evening and watch a movie, I think. Maybe I'll rent "Lassie Come Home" or "Old Yeller" for them. :rofl:

Time to hoist my sail and carry on with Thursday! What's your destination today?

:flow2: Sunny Thursday Morning to All!!

(And if the sky's not sunny, I hope your heart is!)

It has been a good morning for me so far. I got my workout in this morning and am eating a healthy P1 breakfast of fresh eggs(we got two dozen from friend) w onion, some V8 and water and, of course, my vitamin. It feels so good to get up and do something wonderful for my body first thing in the morning!

Temptation will be striking today as there will be birthday cake in the office and lunch at the chinese buffet with a coworker this afternoon. I'll just have to pass completely on the cake. I'll be fine if I avoid the rice, crab rangoon, noodles, and any fried anything. I'd bow out of lunch, but I really like this coworker and need to make some good female friends here in the 'Pine. Ah well, I'll just need some extra :dust: for the day, thank you very much!


Cottage: I'm sorry it's raining where you are. I'm trying to send some sunshine your way. WTG getting the scale back over to your side! It's amazing how quickly those things turn their backs on us and buddy up with the dark side!! :devil: Well, may the :dust: be with you at dinner!

Ruth: Darlin' you say more things that have me :rofl: before 7 am than most people (including me) say all day! Have fun relaxin' today. And you and the girls enjoy your movie tonight! Stay warm! :D


Well, I'm off to post a journal and then get the bed made and the dishes done. Then, off to the shower and to work! Stay happy, and here's some for the rest of you chickadees!!

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Ahoy thar maties! Callin in from the Swamp formally known as Nerth Caroliner!!! We sure had a gale of a storm last night! Poor Darby woke me numerous times...she's scared of thunder and lightening... Casey, on the other hand...:shrug:


We've got some "gradulating" to do!! :cheer2:

SunnyBunny: 4 pounds lost (found by Schatzi) :rolleyes: :congrat:

KimStar: :woohoo: She's fitting into a size smaller jeans!!!
(and lookin gawjus I'm sure!) :yay: :yay:

And the Welcome Wagon gives a big :hug: and :wave: tooooo
AmberJ: and Slimmindown, Tifanicole:welcome3: Gals!

Cottage: Enjoy yer dinner date with Jake! :cheers: and
GASP! Ruth has nuthin on the schedule today???? No, did I read that right???? :lol: Enjoy some pamperin time for you and the girls...

Me: :book2: :book2: :book2: I have 2 internet lectures this morn..so better put on a pot of extra high octane :coffee: brew :tired:

Good Morning Chicks,

My day is going to be insane! I am the Director of Alumni Relations at my alma mater and this evening I have planned our "First Annual Senior Night"! I am excited, but nervous. My assistant left sick, so I have to do the running around that she was going to do and I have to do everything else too. Oh Lord :dizzy: give me strength :lifter: :strong: :lifter: I have the local radio station coming out to do a live remote and games, prizes, yummy food. I hope it is a huge success...ya'll send me good vibes :woo:

Cottage: I am so sick of rain...I hope it clears up for you...Congrats :yay: on the scale...I love when that happens.

Ruth: You crack me up :rofl: "She's a tease and she sleeps with Jack Frost!!! :rofl: Enjoy your day!

Kim: Sounds like a yummy breakfast-I have V8 about every day...love it. I am sending you :dust: :dust: :dust:

Schatzi: You are so awesome! :hug: Thank you for the congrats and all your kind words to everyone! What a motivation :celebrate:

Have a wonderful day everyone :)

:flow2: Sunny :flow2:

Good morning chickees!

After some thinking I have decided that I am going to go grocery shopping after I fly back home tonight and then start over fresh tomorrow with P1. I had another slip up last night (ok, I down right decided that I wanted pasta for dinner and then actually ate it!). I think that I entered this week with the wrong mindset. I didn't decide until Monday that I was going to do SBD, the original plan was just low carb and therefore I haven't reread the book or truly gotten onboard with why SBD is the way to go. I think that reading the book again will be a big help with my motivation and drive.

Meanwhile I'll try to stick to lower carb choices for today and not get too off course.

I want to be thin and healthy, why do I have such a hard time making the necessary changes???? I am frustrated with myself.

Sunnybunny - **sending good vibes**

Kim_Star - Congrats on fitting into a smaller size! That's awesome!

Schatzi - Thanks for the welcome!

Schatzi- That storm hit us in Tampa Bay too! I had to sleep with both kids and both cats!!! Scaredy babies... Hubby was at poker so you can imagine his surprise when he tried to come to bed!!!

P1D1 for me and so far all's well. Just finished breakfast of 2 scrabled eggs and am finishing up my coffee. Water bottle's filled and on my desk (no excuses) and I am ready for a day at The Beach Thanks to all my 3fc Beacher's for your enthusiasm and support! This time I am going to be a success story.
...t.

morning people!
grats on the small jean size kimstar and the 4 lbs sunnybunny!!

hope everyone else is having a glorious day.
the husband is totally off diet now. so whatever. i'm beyond caring about him anymore. i put the stuff out its up to him to follow. lord knows i'm not letting junk into the house that is more than one person one meals worth! i'm in it for me now.

anways i *finally* had a 4.5 lb drop in the scale today! past 3 mornings i didn't even have half a pound
i know its just water weight but whatever still feels good. i was starting to lose motivation (as i remembered from p1 last time it falls quick).

tried out a yummy twist on a recipe on the forum last night and oh my goodness.
i made those spinach and cheese portabello's. and i can never use all the leftover filling as i can only find small portabello's. and i was in the mood for burgers.
so to some ground turkey i did up as if i was making burgers i did a thin layer of burger mix, added the spinach cheese stuff and put another thin layer of burger on top and pinched them together to make a solid burger....O_O!!!
:dizzy: :cb: :dance: :drool:

i am so doing that again. i've done the same thing with chicken but my goodness in burgers was fab.

anyways :dust: to everyone including me...tonight is our weekly survivor night and there's always tons of (good) junk there and always pressured to have a few drinks too...gotta resist.
later ladies!

Hello, duh!!! yeah, congratulations to all of you who are shrinking!! I have no idea how I'm gonna measure that I don't even own a scale. I don't think I could stand to weigh myself all the time and I would step on it every time I passed it cause I'm, well, neurotic. I weighed myself at Publix last night and the scale said 163- but I never trust the publix scale. This is when I miss WW- I always trust the WW scales. All other scales in my twisted brain are potentially lying!! I'm going to have to give in and buy a scale I think. Maybe Hubby will put it up high (he's 6'1") and have to get it down for me- thereby reducing how much time I can spend obsessing over the #'s on it. 163!! UGH at 9 months pregnant I was 142 and 146 pounds respectively. what the crap. okay, see, that stinkin'thinkin' slid right in there... tricky, those negative thoughts are. Back to my oh so Sunny (thank you) day!
...t.

Tifanicole - I didn't know you were in Tampa! I grew up there and graduation from University of Tampa back in 1985, Leto High before that. My older sister still lives in our old house. I don't miss the humidity but I REALLY miss the beaches. Dallas is just too dry!

I've got to make this quick. Looks like our internet firewall is overloaded at work and they need us to stay off the internet if possible. I've got Roundtable tonight and a meeting on our camp budget afterwards. My food has been good but I've gotten into the chocolate. I've got leftover Thai Beef and green beans for lunch which should be yummy. I've got a triple batch of Cajun turkey sausage and beans in the crockpot at home so I'll get lots of lunches as well as dinner.

Hi, everyone. We were hit with snow as well. Crazy! I avoided all my errands yesterday because of the weather but I need to brave the cold today. The scale showed a nice little loss this morning. I know it's water weight but it's motivating nonetheless!

Good morning Ladies...
I am going to have to restart this phase 1 again. I am doing it the best I can. But I have no groceries in my house right now! (Moneys tight these past few weeks) It sure makes it hard when you dont have the right foods at your fingertips! I will make a BIG list and go shopping this weekend. I plan on redoing this first week over.
Tifanicole... I am a perfectionist too! Your posts have made me chuckle.
I was wondering...how many of you have families (kiddos at home)? And what is you favorite family friendly recipe.
~Tracie

Hey Chicks, just poping into say hello, I was in yesterday and had a huge post which I lost. GRRRRR. The sun is shinning both yesterday and today so I was out raking and playing in the yard. Tomorrow we are susposed to get hit by the storm rain and snow, figure that school will be cancled. So I will have to do a grocery run.
Ruth- hope all is well with the well.
cottage- thanks for starting us up.
[B][Schatzi/B]- I don't know who makes me laugh more you or Ruth

A big WELCOME to all the new chicks, and the rest of you chicks as well. Have a great day..
Hugs LC

I'm glad I made you smile! You know people don't realize what perfectionists go through- I'm glad your in my club!!!
My hubby and I work for my family and business this winter has been slow- so slow he and I were both laid off I am only back 2 days a week right now he is working 3-4 days and we are no longer recieving unemployment (the only time in my life I've ever had to do that!!) so I totally get the money thing. But I can't let that be an excuse any longer. I am watching for BIG sales and stocking up on 2for1 stuff and whatever is really cheap-that I can have. Yesterday I found boneless skinless chicken breasts for 1.99 an lb- Hallelujah! Dry beans are always inexpensive and on your P1 list. I'm learning to shop the way my grand always has.. buy what's on sale and buy 2 of it(or 4 or 5) she always has an extra jar of peanut butter or a cake mix cause they were at some point 2-4-1. Stick with us kid, we'll get through this together.
P.S. Yup, I have kiddos-2. Mac will be 9 in June and just tested into our public schools "gifted" program (beaming moma!!) and Liliana will be 2 in July.
I almost always have to make a dinner that I can alter for myself. Like if we have tacos (which we do every tuesday..Taco Tuesday we call it) I use uber-lean meat and 2% cheddar then make a salad. They insist on having Black beans and rice w/ tacos so I skip the shell, make a salad and add the beans to it rather than eat them w/ rice. SOMETIMES i'll use a little LF sour cream- douse the whole thing w/ hotsauce and it's almost the same (almost)
...t.

thanks Tifanicole.... That is what I usually do too. My kids (I have four!) like to eat good foods and veggies and "healthy" stuff. (My hubby has a huge aversion to the word "healthy") So I try to take "regular" family type recipes and revamp them a bit and then just eliminate the part(s) I just can not have. I like to make Sloppy Joes w/turkey with whole wheat buns. I put mine over brocolli and cauliflower (ph1).
By the way, everyone, I am really appreciating the little guides you guys are posting...like cheese with less than 6 grams of Fat per ounce. It is nice to be able to put this to memory when I am winging it at the grocery. Sometimes I get a big lost feeling as I am gazing at the back of a label thinking is it good or not? I dont ever know what the heck I am looking for! lol! I am a old WW vet...so my first inclination is to go Nonfat.
Have any of you really noticed the psychological withdrawls from food? I am a big emotionally tied eater. When I am happy...its cake for all! When its TGIF it is PIZZA....when I am sad it is screw the world...this pan of brownies doesnt matter anyway.....you get it. I have had a rough past few years, I havent told you guys yet that my youngest daugther Ella, died two years ago. Aside from my grief journey, I have switched jobs, quit smoking and have gone back to working 40 hours a week and mothering four beautiful children. :) Food has been a faithful "friend" to me.... I was wondering if you guys have read anything that has helped you to understand this cycle, and helpful ways to retrain yourself????
OK... be back later!
~Tracie
If you are interested, here is Ella's site:
www.babiesonline.com/babies/a/angelbabyella/

Tracie, my heart aches for you. I wish that I had some sage words of wisdom to pass on, but I know that nothing could take away that pain. I do however sympathize with emotionally eating. I was reading in Dr. Phils weight loss solution about emotional eaters and he said that some things are so ingrained in out psyche that we do not even know that we thought it. If for example we feel that our family doesn't appreciate that we are unloved or scrutinized (this is my case)and that family member can say something that bothers you (unrelated to your self worth) and it will trigger the feeling and thoughts you have of being unworthy. BAM- the next day my mom said something irritating but totally not about not loving me and I went to pick my son up from the bus stop. I had to swing into the house for something really quick and there was an entemens chocolate cake on the table (my fave) ***I didn't even get a fork!! NO lie, I picked up a chunk with my fingers and shoved it in my mouth! I then started to ball because I realized right then that I had an emotional eating problem and I didn't know how to fix it.
I am working on loving myself and taking things one day at a time. Short goals- I am eating a healthy breakfast. when that is accomplished I just set a goal to remember my afternoon snack and make a health choice.
I have been practicing meditation- though I'm not very good at it. I plan on taking up yoga and practicing more positive thinking. I'm a negative Nell. I hate me, I hate life I live in a state of perpetual annoyance and I think that is manifesting in my weight gain. Part of my current journey is to love who I am and be at peace with myself. I love my family more than I can describe. I love people. My friends, I truly love everyone of them -so why do I loathe myself so much?
So if you need intervention from cake-feel free to PM me ANYTIME!!!
I hope you make good choices today.
...t.
"In the beginning, it is always dark"-the childlike empress

Thanks TifaniCole! I wouldnt wish what my family has been through on anyone...losing a child is horrifying. But we are survivors, and our love keeps Ella close to us.
I have heard good stuff about Dr Phils book. I always had this notion of emotional eaters...an image of a crying woman sitting on the floor of her kitchen shoving handfuls of cookies and ding dongs in her mouth. Food all over her as she is somehow trying to pacify something by shoving food in faster. lol....dramatic image, I know. But I thought well I have NEVER polished off a whole tub of ice cream in tears...so I must NOT be an emotional eater! But I have really had open eyes this last several months. Food means too much to me and is tied to too many things in my life! I also suffer from self loathing (which frankly interferes with intimacy) and self SABATOGING! I have no willpower and I set myself up to fail!
Holy COW...I really am a mess! lol!
~Tracie

Tracie, Oh my God, what a heartbreaking story. You must be a very strong woman to go through that. :hug: What a beautiful memorial of your sweet little angel, and I know one day you'll be holding her in your arms again. Thank you for sharing that with us. :hug:

(((Tracie)))) You are NOT a mess! You are a caring woman and I am sure your little angel is proud of you. :grouphug:

Thank you everyone....
I am glad I have this group.
I will figure this stuff out...eventually.
Thanks to those of you who visit Elloyses site, I am always so grateful for an opprutunity to share her with the world.
~Tracie

Oooh :hug: tracie! sometimes we just cant see the rhyme or reason in it all..the most resilient people bear the most of emotional scars ..and losing a child is such a burden carried ... can't say I have any words of wisdom cept I think for some eating is a compensating and coping mechanism :shrug: a course, our own culture/past and people we are surrounded by play a major role.. and then there are some who love to eat and are not cognizant or watchful of every mouthful that is contributing to our lard flaps! (raising hand here...) .We each have to find our own reasons to change our behaviours and relationship with food and path to health...A course WE ARE HERE! AND WILL :cheer: :cheer2: you on, and help support you when the scale demons :devil: abound! And a course, some of the other forums here can def help....try chicks in control, for one... and a big :hug:

Hi all, just time to post a small note, We are in the Chicago area, loading going over around Cleveland, then back to Toledo Ohio area. I am doing good eating my snacks and usually lunch and breakfast in the truck. But getting tired of turkey...LOL Last nite I had grilled fish, told them to forget the baked potato that comes with, bring me double veg. She looked at me funny when I told her to forget the potato...Hubby is supporting me, he has not eat potatoes either...I figure it is a start for him..LOL
Weather is horrible.. we got caught in the snow storm yesterday in WI, so shut it down and I layed down and went to sleep. Cold today and wind blowing..Where we are sitting is a good parking lot, so put on my coat and walked, got to run, have few other things to do. Hoping I can find a scale in a bathroom today, and I am hoping they are fairly right...LOL

Oh my goodness, Tracie, I can't even begin to imagine that kind of loss. Your website is lovely ... what a beautiful little angel. I admire your strength and determination and wish you the best of luck with Phase 1 and beyond!!

Tracie -I can't even put to words what you must be going through or even comprehend it. It takes a strong person to be able to share something so personal with strangers. May god bless you and your family.:hug: I'll be here to support you.
-Pohai (po as in Poland and hai as in hi)Hawaiian names go figure:)