Talkative Tuesday
 

I might as well get us started! Happy Tuesday, ladies! Even though it's as rainy as could be here in Boston, I hope it's still going to be a great May 2.

I haven't posted on a daily in awhile, but my diet's going well -- I'm up to 65 pounds lost since January! I've been reading weird articles about exercising, though, relating to muscle gained and fat lost, etc. If anyone has any info on how to maintain lean muscle while losing fat, I'd be interested to hear about it.

Today's my busy day at work AND I have to travel to report on a meeting, then RUN to the office. Not sure how I'll get everything done, but in case I don't get back here, have a lovely day!

Hi, SunLit, thanks for starting us up. We're going to have another sunny day here, but rain is due for later in the week. I have my W & M this morning at Curves, then I want to clean the house before leaving for work. I have to take the girls to their swimming lessons this evening, so I'll be getting home late. I'm glad I pre-made all those meals yesterday so I can just reheat something fast.

Good Morning Sunlit and Cottage!

Both of you are doing awesome on weight loss! :bravo:

Yesterday was my first day back on phase 1.

Today is Bible STudy FEllowship so I need to get ready and get the girls up and ready. We'll be home this afternoon and I hope the sun will be shining.

Sunlit, thanks for starting us up. How weird? Exercise builds muscles and ditches fat. I'm sure the chicks in the Exercise Forum can help.

Cottage, isn't it great to have meals prepared ahead? I must do more of that.

Debbie, I hope you have a good Phase I day again.

I can't talk much this morning because I have one heck of a sore throat and cough. Wouldn't you know it! I go three years without a cold and then get one three days before I am to leave for a trip West to see my DD whom I've not seen since 2003!

Enough crabbing. It's a lovely warmish day and Hersh and I coffeed on the deck. The wild plum is in bloom on the edge of the meadow and the scent is just wonderful. :)

Yesterday I took my special dog food in to Morna's and hand fed some to the fuzzy princess. ("Lucy" as a dog's name means "Spoiled Princess"!) I just hope she will eat for Morna because, if her milk dries up, we will be into bottle feeding seven puppies, a fulltime job.

This morning I need to wash my front porch because the guys will put out my wicker furniture while I am away. There are also three bushes needing planting, two Rugosa roses and a holly bush. It sure felt good to get all those daylilies replanted yesterday.

Hey! Nearly 8! I'd better get going while my coffee is working.

I'm Baaaack - Not that anyone knew I was gone :D I've been knocked off my beach towel by a nasty bout of food poisining but I think I'm on the mend now. Still nursing some gatorade today, but I'll be back OP tomorrow. The only upside is that I lost a few pounds - really hope they stay off! I'm so close to my goal. My DD's bday is May 30th and I really wanted to meet goal by then, it's looking like I just may do it :crossed: I've missed a lot here and hope I can just jump back on in.

Congrats on the puppies Ruth & Lucy!
Sunlit - hope your day isn't too crazy for you.
Cottage - good job on cooking ahead! That's one of the things that keeps me most on track....when I can do it, that is.
Barb - have a great day!

Ruth, If I were you, I would be over there cuddling puppies all day!!! Hehe. You are probably used to it, though! Are these pure poodle pups? We have a friend who "breeds" Labradoodles--for her enjoyment, really. They are sweet pups. We love our little mutt though. Maybe someday we will get him a playmate.

I am down 2 lbs since last tuesday--I started Ph1 yesterday so I am not sure that it isn't water weight from yesterday, but I am going to say that is May loss since I didn't record it until May. :0 Five lbs more until I am back to my November weight, and I think I can kick at least that off during Phase1. I went to a "salad supper" last night at church...there were so many desserts! Someone commented that my plate was "very green"! I enjoyed lots of yummy types of lettuce, broccoli and green bean salads, and one of these salads had toasted slivered almonds on it and they were heavenly! I ate a lot of that one!

Anyway, I should probably think about doing some work this morning...although not until I fix my coffee and start downing it!

Happy a.m...have a great, fit, OP day!

Jessie

Good morning everyone. It's sunny here in central New York. Amazing!! It's a day to work outside and, like you Ruth, I'm thinking I need to clean those porches. Although I heard it's suppose to be 52 and rainy all weekend.

Well my scale moved that 1 lb. I guess that's a start. I am determined to keep at this phase 1 for 3 weeks. If I don't lose I don't know what I'll do. I have a couple of questions if anyone can answer them.

- Phase 1 recipes, how do I know how much is a portion. i.e., ricotta custard which is 1 c ricotta and 1/2 egg substitute. Can I eat all of it during the day? It's all on the unlimited list.

-black bean brownies. How do I count them?

Lastly, for now, how do I get my sticker to post and then, how do I move the slide. I can't find any instructions.

Morning, gals! I made it to the gym for a good workout of stationary bike and weight machines last night. It felt so good to get back there. This morning I had to drop the car at the dealer since the brakes are grinding. Unfortunately the mechanic said that the rotors on the Focus are designed to wear out when the pads where out so I expect it will be expensive. They'll call me this morning to let me know. We are in for some rain and storms this morning but they aren't here yet so I decided to walk home from the car dealer. It's a 35 minute brisk walk and felt good although I hate crossing so many busy streets. It seems like everything here is a 6 lane road or an Expressway.

I'm WFH today and have a busy day planned. Hopefully the storms won't interfere. Right now they look bad north of here so it may all pass us by.

smoke - Your ticker is posting just fine. To change it, you just adjust the number for current weight. You can always do a preview to make sure it looks right first.

Good Morning Ladies

Used my new DVD/VCR combo player,yesterday and got my 45 min of power walking done.I'm very pleased with it. My old one was to expensive to repair. Gee!! they don't make thing to last like they did years ago.

Bought a new large journal,not going to be used to add more food in it. I now have space to journal of how I feel,and what foods trigger me to eat more.I read on several weight loss sites how successful weight loss people,have journals not only for food, water and exercise but to post their feeling & behavior to certain events that happened in there lives[like Leo having cancer]and how to deal with them,along with finding what foods trigger uncontrol eating.

I hadn't the chance to read other posts from yesterday or today,but I will be back later to read them. Congrats to all the losers and hugs to all the others, Heres to next week.

Hugs :) BB

Morning all!
Like the rest of the northeast, its an overcast blah day here in NY's Capital District, although it is supposed to get into the upper 60s. I have a few things I want to go out and buy today. Since wine is such a healthy thing, and is allowed on the diet, I've been attempting to get into the reds. (I already refined my whites' taste.) So I think I'm going to go buy another type of red for my nightly glass. Also, one of my fav bands has a new cd out so naturally I have to go buy that.
I really hope the sun makes an appearance. I really was hoping to go for a nice walk today, but the clouds and chilliness really make me want to curl up into bed. Really makes me kick myself for moving here. I miss the sun and sand.


Jessie- Good luck today! You seem really motivated. Send some of that motivation my way! :)

IM up ,, Im up.!!!! the only way to hang with you guys is to be up with the chickens,, or be like Ruth and Shatzi,, they go wake the Chickens up...I can see them on there perch now..LOL

All is good here , I am studying for my Finals in Billing and Coding.. the test is at 4 pm today,,so I still have plenty of time to study... I just hate tests! i get to stressed out.. my neck and shoulders are so tense.. Take Care Everyone..

Congrats on the 65 pounds, SunLit! :hat: How are you *feeling*? You'll find tons of knowledgeable people in the Exercise forum who can tell you about muscle vs. fat. It's really interesting stuff! The one thing I know is to make sure you get enough protein and that you have to do strength training (weight lifting) to build muscle in addition to your cardio workouts. It's great that you're paying attention to that!

Ooh, pre-made meals, Cottage? Very smart! :idea:

Debbie, lots of encouragement to have a great, clean, OP P1! :cheer:

Ruth! :hug: Good for you on working on those daylillies. Feel better, hon...it's awful feeling sick on a plane. Enjoy the visit with DD...sounds fabulous! :sunny: I'll be sending lots of prayers and {{{{{{{{{{{{EAT, Lucy!}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} vibes Lucy's way! :crossed:

Kelly! You poor dear! :( I'm so glad you're on the mend. Food poisoning isn't a fun method, but it sure does take the pounds off! ;) I had Salmonella for a month when I was 13 and I lost more than 40 pounds! :yikes:

Me:
Okay, I'm trying to not be afraid to post in the daily by replying to just the first couple people. :lol: We'll see how well that works. Usually I look at three pages of posts and just think :faint:!

I'm off to the wonderful city north of me where there's a Target! :hyper: Have to get a planter for the patio and perhaps a couple other things here and there. Also have to stop by the pet store and get dog food and hay for the bunnies. Denali seems to be doing much better and we are not very sure that he is a spayed she. Long story...but after 5 years, it's pretty hard to change your pronouns! :lol3:

I have therapy, a meeting with my psychi, and then tonight we hope to go to Lowe's to order all the stuff we need to put in our new shower/bathtub. I sure hope we get it in soon...the bathroom is open to the attic and walls right now, and so far I've found a huge yellow jacket, a big black beetle, and a big carpenter ant in the bathroom. I'm afraid of what I'll find next! :eek:

Have a great day, chickies! :sunny:

CRAP!!!! I had this huge post and it went into cyberspace!!!!! :tantrum:

:wave: Sun,Cottage, Debbie, BB

Ruth, I hope this just a small cold...but nuthin can keep you down! Energizer Bunny lady! no bunny smilie so this'll haveta do :turkey:

BG: I love tarshay's HAVE FUN

Smokepole: there are limits on dairy.. check the list here http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=58183
The Bean Brownies I recall folks cutting the pan into 16 pieces and up to 2 being a serving.

Barb: good way to get in exercise! And those Texas hwys sure can get the cardio up :fr: I use to walk the Sam Houston Tollway :Yikes:

Crocky: Good luck on yer exam!

Kelly: Welcome back hon , glad you are better!

Jessie: YAY fer Green Plates!

Ok, somebody asked fer a Schatzi story the other day..so I posted what happened to me on Sunday on another forum... here goes:

We decided on strip steaks on the grill tonight which meant I had to go to the store...I tried to help a little person ... a dwarf lady who is only 6 or so inches shorter than me get some beans from a shelf..Now normally fer me its a 1 to 2 shelf climb ..... but the beans she wanted was on the top-top shelf sooo after calling and waiting fer someone taller I said the heck with it and went to the cooking aisle and got a ladle (this is what us short people do ) .... Dooo Dee dooo: I come back, hop up 2 shelves and proceed to push a can for her to catch with my ladle... Doo Dee Dooo ... We Are doin FINE... She wants something some Goya thingie thats a scoootch to my left... Doobie Doooo I shimmy my feet pushin whatever is in the way ...(shes catching it -- WE ARE GOLDEN!!!! GO TEAM) doopie dooo: I take my ladle and score her coconut milk crap ---Looop ! SHE catches it and then juuuust one more thing... instead of moving I reeeaaach over with my ladle.. and Schatzi and shelf comes tumblin down on Poor Dwarf lady.. :Well, here we were in the middle of these cans - just rollin and laughin! the two of talked like we knew eachother forever --she was badgerin me so much I said OK DwarfLady ya get these beans or my Ladle which do you want?? .. I hope I see her again - I can't remember the last time I laughed that hard. We picked up the stuff and reset the shelf in it's clampy thingie--only one side came unhinged .. I can't say we put it back in all the right places... A tall kid heard the ruckus and came over..apparently when I went to the courtesy desk to ask for help, he went to the wrong aisle.. He had the hard time keepin a straight face..:D

Morning all! I have hit the Day 3 "ick." I feel like my insides are bursting with energy but on the other hand, I just want to go back to bed even though I got a ton of sleep last night. No ketosis feeling yet, but still a little icky today.

I still have not gotten on the scale, although I had to tear myself away from it today. I had a staring contest with it and eventually let it win. Had a good work out last night. Ran 3 miles, but since I hadn't really worked out in about a month, my hips are hurting today. Otherwise, I just have minimal soreness from weights and ab work, which is a good thing. We REALLY have our first sand volleyball match tonight, and it's 79 and sunny today! I'm so excited!

I'm SO READY to get out of here! The woman who worked here before me (and has made my job a living ****) is the one replacing me until the end of the school year, so she's demanding all kinds of things from me. My boss (who 99% of the time sides with her) told her "Lisa will get done what she can get done." Thank God! About time he sided with me.

Well, lots of work to do and tons of drama here today so I'd better get back to work. My "a" key is sticking so I need to pop it off and try to figure out what's going on with it. Hope you all are well. Stay OP today!

Lisa

Lisa- Did you finally get a new job?? I have been gone for a few months...I guess I need a catch up lesson!!

Shotzi: Thanks for the info. I printed that out. Ricotta is under cheese, with no limits, I hope. I went to fit day to start keeping track of my food/nutritional intake. I'm curious to see what I'm doing. Anyone else tried this?

Yep, Fitday helps alot for me, when I get into a slump, and not sure why..

Hi all!!
Well the ticker is down some.... I just need extra support to drag myself through this....I haven't really started p2 yet kind of p1.5 I want to get this weight off and feel that if I go to much into p2 I will mess up....any idea???

Waiting 1 more week to get my garden started... I tried to grow some things from seed and they all died except my red peppers (so far)...geez that irks me.....

have a great day!!!

where are the puppy pictures?

crock! your pics look great!!!!!

Thanks mo berry... I took a big step to that,, I just dont do pictures.. but I need to get over that as well...as for P2.. just take it easy.. introduce one or two new things a week, if you see a weight stall evaluate what you added , then work from there.. I kinda end up doing 5 days p1.5 then the weekends are for pasta, and no bake cookies if I so desire,, odd how are plans actually end up.. but I keep it busy enough not to get bored, I get bored just way to quick,, with anything I do...Take Care.. and Good luck on moving to p2

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Happy Tuesday! HOpe you are all doing well. I'm just doing a quick drive through today. I just got done from my run and need to get ready for work.
Congrats on the losers! You are all inspiration

Kyemom - Sure did! Starting Saturday, I will be Store Director of Hollywood Video. It sounds like they want to move me up pretty quickly, too, which is an awesome thing. I AM SO EXCITED!!! :D

I'm feeling fine, Laurie. I do plan to check out the Exercise forum. I had just been reading a bit last night and found some articles that said gaining muscle is impossible on a reduced-calorie diet, so a dieter would have to eat more on days they planned to weight-lift, etc., etc. But that just seemed odd to me and I was concerned I'm just losing muscle, not fat.

I do pair plenty of strength training with my cardio workouts, so I think I'm okay for the most part. I eat lots of protein and I feel pretty energetic. Thanks for the advice!

Pictures are a hard thing.. you look great!:hug:
I seem to use 1 day on the weekend to eat or drink things I should not.. ...my weight is staying still right now.which I don't like, so I have to buckle down..last night I had whole wheat pasta w/meat sauce ...I was really full afterwards....I think I would like it better with icbinb spray and garlic...today is p1 all the way....because I am having sugar cravings....:drool:
:D
I might need some sf jello if a cup of coffee w/splenda dosn't work....:blah:

Hey everyone,

This will probably be my last post before leaving for Hawaii!!! I'm so excited and am so proud of myself for having lost 26 pounds this year! I can say for the first time that I'm not at all embaressed to be seen in a bikini... saw a picture of myself from the boat party this past weekend and although I don't have a perfect body I like it curvy and a little soft. I still have 10 more that I could lose, but no pressure.

Thanks everyone for the support you've given me here... I'm amazed with how much confidence I have, although it helps to have my BF constantly telling me how hot he thinks I am ; )

Be back in a on the 11th... My goal for this trip is to jog 30 mins every morning eat tons of fresh fruits and veggies, and try to maintain.

Hope everyone has a great day! Can you tell I'm excited?

Sarah, I'm so excited for you! Have a wonderful trip!
My DH and I were there a couple of years ago and it is just beautiful. Just be careful if you decide to body surf, you need to hold on to that bikini!!

Afternoon all;
Congrats to all the LOSERS & Willpower to you (those who are struggling).
As my window story goes on: Finally got ahold of the General Manager today and IF, now IF, no rain on Friday he will be here himself reinstalling my windows. That will take our time frame to two weeks since first installed. I have taken pictures, video and kept a call log and notes, just in case. Made copies of my checks too. Keep fingers cross they get fixed.
Well off to do some research on a book called "You, the owners manual" Saw a special last night and he was on Oprah yesterday, interesting.
Chat to y'all tomorrow.
Chipper

I just realized I hadn't posted today.

Things are going well. I had a rough morning (I didn't get home from the baseball game until 11), but the sun is out and I'm feeling good :carrot:

I am happy to report I stayed OP last night at the game (I might have over indulged a little--I know I had more than one serving of nuts--). DBF and I brought our own food and drinks (yes it felt a little strange eating carrots and ranch dressing at a Cubs games, but I i refuse to pay those ballpark prices!!)

DBF has decided not to start SBD right now. He has a lot going on (read: stress) in his life right now, and doesn't feel he can stick with it. I told him I'll support him whatever he does. He said maybe he'll start after the move in the fall. He doesn't realize it, but he is kinda on SBD...since I do all the cooking :D

Well, I'm off to another staff meeting.

Have a good rest of the day chickies :hug:

It's finally raining here! :carrot: Never thought I would be excited about that but we are so dry here it is getting scarey!

I'm still on the beach and OP! I was going to weigh in this morning but I drank a quart of water before I remembered to weigh. Oh well. I did have a little 8 year old visitor last night who had nightmares so I didn't sleep very well. :(

Have a good evening chicks!

ok I don't know this one, what is OP??? Please...

TY

On phase

I've also heard 'on program'

Hey everyone, haven't been on the site for a while-computer difficulties!

I jumped on the scale today- 3 lbs down! Yay! I'm sooo happy! I got in an awesome workout today. I usually just run on the treadmill but I tried to elliptical today and it was awesome!

I had a couple of treats this weekend, but I am back OP today until my birthday. I want cake on my birthday :) Have a good day everyon!

'ello everyone, today was a good day. I stayed OP, excersized and was not even starving. :)

I love fitday too, it keeps me from picking throughout the day knowing that I have to write it all down and be accountable.

Tomorrow=day 4! So far I Don't feel bad or anything, which is pretty nice...Ya see, I'm going to be featured in this article in a magazine and they need a headshot and I need it within' one or two months so I'd like to lose about between 10-20 lbs before then, it's my first mag feature! I wanna look good.. :D

Here's to tomorrow being as good as today! :carrot:

Alicia