ok I've got to get an armed guard here to keep watch over my GRAPEFRUITS!! I bought the heaviest most juiciest absolutely delish ruby red's and have been dreaming of them this morning, well my husband who pre-SBD didn't believe that one could eat a grapefruit without brown sugar piled on it, has already snarked one. My nearly 2 yr old PICKY eater is hovering around me shouting "I do, I do". I need my grapefruits-Mine, mine, mine, mine!!!!!!!! Jeez I think this no juice thing is starting to get to us...

Morning all...this is a quick one...gotta take df to work so he can drive the delivery truck. Then off to curves, so maybe I will have some fun story to share wth you

Still here, Just lurking, Not much that I have or want to report,, Just not in a posting mood I guess, soooo still checking in daily, May not post,, Take Care All, oh,, I am staying OP.. and the No Bake Cookies turned out GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!.. I will be posting the recipe soon,,,, Later Girls

GeekHave you tried adding anything to your cottage cheese like cinnamon and splenda?

SnowSki Hi, nice to meet you!

futurecfo Woohoo on the 3.5#'s!!!!

That is so funny batmom about your grapefruit theives!

Hi Crock!

Good morning!

A quick check in from school today- needed to see what everyone has been up to. Now that I am back at work, there isn't much time to post. I have been trying to stay away from the computer in the mornings at home as it always seems to put me a good ten minutes behind!

Laurie So glad to see you back! Sorry to hear you are still in so much pain.

Down a pound for this week's WI although I have no idea how!! Apparently I was retaining some serious water last week. I cannot believe that March is almost over!! I don't see myself losing 4 pounds this week to make my March goals. Need to make consistent changes, not just these spurts and then going off!!

Gotta jet- I hope to check back in later!!

Morning, everyone! I just wish I had time to post to everyone but work is busy. Last night I made the Beef Vegetable soup recipe that is in the South Beach cookbook. It wasn't bad. I added mushrooms and carrots (carrots make it phase 2 though) and I used one can of beef broth instead of some of the water. I really like the spinach, tomatoes and cabbage in it but it seemed to lack something. I might go back to one of my older recipes and see about combining the two. Maybe it just needed more beef broth?

Tonight is Sloppy Joes with whole wheat hamburger buns, deviled eggs and fruit. Fast and easy.

My son and I came up with an interesting way to serve a hotdog last night. I don't keep hotdog buns around since I rarely eat them but he didn't like the soup so I fixed him one. I sliced it up and put it on a whole wheat hamburger bun. Added mustard, Heinz One Carb ketchup and pickle relish. He loved it! And dessert was another one of the smoothies he invented. Really good!

Well feeling a little better today after being able to sleep in my bed and not the hospitals. Now dh is home with it. He doesn't have asthma, so he should be better than me. Anyway, still coughing hurts the ribs. Haven't had a cigarette since Monday morning. I want one, but, every time I try to inhale it makes me start coughing real bad and hurts/burns to much. Even had hubby get me some lights, nope that didn't work either. I guess that's the good thing coming out of this flu.
Well, off to my couch again.

Moring everyone.....I'm back from my workout at Curves. I left just in time to miss the tongue lady. Barb (the mgr) was giving me a hard time because I had a squirrel chasing me. I went to leave & he tried coming in, so I went back in & closed the door. Then I asked Barb for help closing the door, (which at this time she threatedn if I let him in, I have to get him out!) well when I went back out he's chasing me again. I'm out there "shooing" him & shaking my keys & he's still follwing me - odd little guy. So I had 2 workouts...Curves and being chased by a squirrel.
I'm off from work today (hurray!) gotta hand out my AVON books, mail some stuff out and grocery shop (didn't I just go the other night?!)
Laurie - The cake decorating sounds like so much fun. I making my sister's wedding cake & I've picked up a couple of books by Dede Wilson.
Ruthie - Hope your shoulders/arms feel better ASAP.
Geekchic - hello!
Cottage - I agree, when I add grain, I don't lose!
Jana - Enjoy your workout!
Schatzi - I was sick yesterday too....feeling a lot better today.
BB - Enjoy your time!
Pearsy - loved the pics from yesterday of the boys
Muffin - Hope you feel better
Showskimom - Welcome!
Futurecfo - hope your foul mood has past.
Batmom - Can I have a grapefruit? They are one of my favs!
Crock - No Bake cookies....interesting, I can't wait to see the recipe
Kiko - Congrats on being 1 down!
Barb -sounds like Brian is a great cook like his mom!
Chipper - hope you feel better soon!
Gotta go....lots to do as ....Phoebe (silly kitten) just crawled into my HUGE purse & fell off the top of the couch.....everything inside of my purse is all over the place - gotta see if she's ok....silly girl!

Good afternoon girlies...
So I ran last night and drank a ton of water. DId not eat very OP though...there is always one of my three habits that just doesn't get done...Today will be a non OP day as well. I have a big family dinner tonight. I am vowing to make it to yoga no excuses though and ofcourse get in my water!

beachgal - cake is my weakness let me know if you find the frosting secret...

ruth - i can just see you hauling that wood...we got a flat tire the other day in the snow at like 2 a.m. my husband said he got a workout from that. Sometimes the best workouts come from a little manual labor.

schatzi - tell me how that movie is, it wona ton of awards but I am not much of an action flick girl...

pear - just think it is almost summer and then you will be off to play in the sun!

skowskimom - WELCOME, nice to meet you too

batmomm - I am also of the kind that pours sugar on grapefruit lol, you stick to your guard!

mccrockett - no bake cookies? on SB yes plleeeeaaaasssseee post that recipe.

kiko - I understand what you mean about making consistent changes, I feel like a yoyo lately with my habits...

barb - i love the hotdog idea...my mom used to grill then then slice them down the middle longwise and put them on a hoagie bun...yours sounds much healthier though.

chipper - I hope you feel better!

soon - you should start a book of curves adventures to make women laugh...

Well there is work to be done and food to make...Have a great day!

Well I did it...went to the gym yesterday, stepped on the scale and much to my surprise I only gained 4lbs back from indulging all weekend! So that made my night. I did some cardio for about 30 minutes and then did some weight training for another half hour. Then I went home, did some crunches on my exercise ball in front of the TV - to watch American Idol, and then did some free weights. So I'm feeling pretty good. I just love the fact that when I'm on this diet, my stomach is never upset with me. Apparently carbs are hard for me to digest. All weekend long when I was being naughty I had a stomach ache.

Anyhow, sorry I don't have time to post to everyone, although from reading through the posts it sounds like a lot of beachies are losing weight!

I've changed my ticker to reflect my 4lb increase, which I'm hoping will be gone by the end of this week since I'm back on P1 - I know, I know, wishful thinking right?

Here's to an OP day everyone!!

Nicole

Afternoon, chickies. Hope everyone is having a lovely day! I'm eating my veggies and hummus, trying to check the boards and see how everyone is. We lucked out with the blizzard yesterday. Radio says we only got 5.5 inches. Could have been a lot worse! And the roads are fine. It's supposed to be 41 today or something, but it's cold. My rings are sliding around on my fingers. BRRRRR!

Busy day today. I had totally forgotten that I'm off Friday to get stuff done for the wedding, so I've been flying around like a mad woman, trying to get caught up. Of course, as soon as I sit down with a salad, veggies, and hummus, everyone needs me to do things for them. Would it be wrong to say DO IT YOURSELF!!!! and chalk it up to PMS even though my period ended yesterday? (BTW, Schnatzo, I LOVED the snork today. How appropriate. That's been me for the last week.)

After work, I teach piano, have to FINALLY get my dress and pray to God that it fits, race home, wolf down a portobello burger (mmmmmm) and then go to the Y to run. WAHOO! I GET TO RUN! Probably will lift weights too, depending on how long I run. I think DH is going to try to run with me, but he hasn't gone running before so he may not run the entire time I do. Regardless, I get to run! Maybe I can drop another pound before this wedding since I know I'm going to gain weight this weekend. (Stupid rehearsal dinner and wedding dinner.)

Anywho, hope you all are fine and dandy. I have a phone interview with Chico's that I'm trying not to get too excited about next Tuesday. If I could work anywhere, that would be the place. Wish me luck, kids. This place will make a woman crazy.

Lisa

Good afternoon chickies.....Wednesday mornings are too busy for me to post, but Wednesday afternoons are lazy days!

Food thought for the day: I really love edamame. In salads, sandwiches, etc. These little green things are great. I finally found a legume I didn't want to fling as far from me as possible.

Exercise thought for the day: Stairmasters are stupid.

beachgal -- Sorry you're still hurting! But the cake class sounds fun!

weezle -- I like those portobella burgers, too. There's another similar kind, a "veggie medley" burger that's even better. I can't remember the brand, but it's in a blue box.

dare2love -- the most activity I do during American Idol is tap my foot!

Stephie -- hope you got to yoga. I considered a step class today, but just worked out on my own.

soon -- A squirrel? Really?

Chipper -- feel better soon!

Barb -- I've been thinking about sloppy joes ever since you posted your recipe. I might try it out with ground turkey some time soon.

kiko, muffin, mscrock -- hope you're having great days.

geekchic -- I too find cottage cheese to be an appalling substance.

showskimom -- jump right in and welcome!

batmomm -- I have a hankering for grapefruit now. My 18-month-old niece likes it, too, but she prefers mandarin oranges.

futurecfo -- your menu looks pretty good. Is it enough calories?

Everyone, enjoy your Wednesday!

You know, I don't know. I think so...I usually eat protein with dinner too, but I took the salmon out of the oven and it just looked gross...I mean, not really, but I all of the sudden wasn't in the mood.

Good afternoon ladies!
I've been really busy today so unfortunately I won't be able to post to everyone individually. I'm hoping tommorrow will be a little more "laid back"! Good to hear that everyone's doing so well and staying OP! I REALLY need TOM is giving me pure Take care girls! Tara

The days I work I can't get to the computer till later and then I wonder if anyone reads this anyway. Work was crazy and I didn't get lunch today, but I also didn't go OP even though I was stressed and starving( lethal combo) . I love my job but sometimes it can just take it out of me,especially the cute babies. I am trying to get my H2O in, cause I was too busy to drink either.
Anyway, enough about my day, its good to hear most people sticking to plan. My DH is trying to do SBD with me and he was complaining of weakness, tired and he even sais he didn't eat one veggie today, just protein Duh, this isn't Atkins I said . Got him some yummy chili with lots of tomatoes and peppers, so hopefully he'll feel better.
Greekchic- I hear pumpernickel is good also too.
Have a great evening!