Hi everyone....

My agave came today, but the cap was broken....nothing spilled, but I am not comfortable using a product that the cap has been broken off. I went to my Endo. today and my A1C was 11.2, not good at all!!!! She increased my nph, but ugh.....very frustrating. I know SB will help with the blood sugar levels!! 2 more days until vacation!!!! I need it!! Have a great night!!

Hello everybody! Hope a good day was had by all.

BKFAST: a smoked sausage link
SNACK: a few grapes and canteloupe
LUNCH: roasted chicken breast w/green beans & cabbage
SUPPER: 1 cup of Progresso Carb Monitor Chicken Cheese Enchalada soup
with a grilled cheese/bacon sandwich and a diet dr pepper.

It's raining here and is supposed to continue through the night. Rain is my fav type of weather.

Talk to y'all later!

Rosieinsa

Get the surgery! I had a hammer toe taken care of years ago and was only off my feet for three days, then I was driving. Minor discomfort and waayyyy better then the pain from the hammer toe and it was done in the office. I get the vanity thing though!

Okay, some menus. Please peruse and let me know what I'm doing wrong. I put the times only in first menu as I eat same about same time of day on weekdays and want to show that I do space my eating like book suggests.

Today:
B. (9 am) 1/2 c. shredded wheat
3/4 c. 1% milk
15 blueberries and 4 strawberries
1 coffee with 1/2 & 1/2 and splenda

S. (11 AM) Atkins shake (I don't stall on these)


L. ( 1 PM) Roast beef and swiss on a ww tortilla w/mustard
16 oz. H20

S. (3 PM) sm cup SF applesauce

4:30 Sm Starbucks latte with SF syrup
16 oz. H20

D. (7 PM)

1/2 c. ww cous cous
8 oz. roast chicken no skin
1 lg tomato
1 tbsp olive oil
16 oz. H20

S. 2 sl swiss cheese

Yesterday:
B. Shredded wheat and 1 % milk with blueberries
coffee with 1/2 & 1/2 and splenda

S. Pear-16 oz. H20

L. 1 c. romaine w/roasted chicken, no skin. 3 tbsp vinegarette dressing (homemade), 1 tbsp shredded chedar, 5 kalmata olives
16 oz. H20

D. 1/2 c. ww cous cous
6 oz. mahi mahi
1 tbsp olive oil
1 med tomato
3 lg broc spears
16 oz. H20

S. 2 sl. swiss cheese
Arizona diet iced tea


Other days are variations of, but lunch is usually a salad or wrap with chicken, tuna, turkey or rst beef. I do better if I have a snack before lunch and one after than having a larger lunch. Dinner I usually have ww cous cous or brown rice. as a grain. If I have a sweet potato I make sure I didn't have another really starchy item that day. I could eat more greens.
Most days I am at 1500-1600 cals but when I use the olive oil to cook with that bumps it up.

BOB- I hope your funk lifts soon. I miss you on the boards. I hope all is well. Remember we are here.

Good Morning,

Finally I am off today. I can breath. I am going to the gym at 9, and I have a Jafra party to attend tonight at 630. Thats all I have to do. PHew. I have laundry and cleaning like crazy to catch up on.

I did a good cardio/strength class last night, thats always fun. I am sore today because I pushed myself and added more weight.

Bob-Im sorry to hear about your funk, just take it one day at a time. We are all thinking about ya!

Beth-Congrats on the new car. What did you get? Im going to Chuck-e cheese tomorrow with the kids. My plan is the over priced salad bar. I love their pizza though.

Stilltryin-Congrats on the 2 pound..Go you. I haven't tried those products, but Im curious to find out how they are. Please let us know.!

Tech-WOw good luck to Derek with the Boston job. I live just outside of Boston. Its a good place to be. And don't give up on your etsay stuff..it will pick up eventually.

Msrubi-your menus look good, and your water intake is also good. I hate to say this cause it drives me crazy too. It may just be a slow process. I get struck for weeks at a time. Drives me nuts. It will come off to don't fret and just stick with it!

Mercee, Chrgrl, mom, sparkle, toni and anyone else I missed-Hope you have a good day!!!

Well I hope the Walden Farms stuff comes today! I really am missing my salads (im not a oil/vinegar dressing person...) So I am anxious!

Rosieinsa-I looked up a hammer tow...OUCH! That looks PAINFUL! I have a bunion on my left foot and man if your hammer toe is anything like the pain of a bunion I would be running to the Dr. I dont have insurance to cover mine yet, not until summer...so I will be getting mine fixed ASAP...I would do the same if I were you.

Hi Ladies Bunco was fun, but eating was not good. I think Toni & I need to sit down together and get our heads on straight. We are getting a big ice strom here. Hope it turns to rain soon.

Bob, what's got you in a funk? Hope you are doing better.

Toni, we are getting a big ice storm as we speak. Hope it misses you.

Rosiensa, I have severl ahmmer toes and 2 are getting worse and worse. Have you ever tried those ortho things you can order out of foot catalogs? I keep thinking I will and wondered if they worked. My podiatrist said not to waste my money, but then he wants my money. I hav already had Morton's Neuroma's cut out of each foot so I don't want to do any more surgery. Plus the insurance crap.

Still trying, I have tried 1 of the WF dressings and agree, it is light water. It wasn't awlful, but not good.

Beth, wow, what a Valentines's gift. What kind is it?

Sparkle, you love the rain? Guess it beats snow. Give me a beautiful sunny day any day.

Mom, have a great vacation.

Gym, enjoy your day off.

Tech, sending prayers for you that things turn around soon. You have such a great attitude. Keep the faith.

Msrubi, try cutting your starhes to 1 a day for a while and see if that helps.

Monet, Sleeping in today?

Chrgrl, have a great day.

Better run. Have a great day.

weighed this morning, only have to lose 7 more lbs by March 11 and I will have lost 75 total in one year!!!!! I can do it, I wasn't doing very good, especially on the weekends, but I'm gonna cut that out so I can get this 7 lbs off.

Pouring down rain here, went out for chicken and broccoli at the chinese joint for lunch (not a buffett), no rice or eggroll, just some nasty iced tea. I'll water water next time. Then went next door to Cato's but didn't buy anything. Then swam back to work, ha ha.

Daughter and I are going to Sam's after work, talk to y'all later!

START: 275 (March 2007)
CURRENT: 207
SHORT TERM GOAL: 200 (by March 11, 2008)

Woo Hoo!!

Another 2 lbs. as of this morning. Maybe it is water, maybe my body needed to readapt as I have so abused it with diets over the years. Whatever, that's 3-1/2 since Sunday.

Solly, I thought about the starches too. I will try limiting and see what happens.

Rose: Nothing works for the hammer toe except removing it (the joint). You will have a floppy toe but it will feel so much better. Unless you can wear open sandals all the time.

Hi ladies!!

I got really busy and forgot to post.

Toni and Solly - I am sure you two will be back OP soon.
Msrubi - Great job on your loss.
Sparkle- congrats on losing so much weight. I am sure you can get those 7lbs.off. I am trying for 25lbs by June and by the end of the summer to be under 200lbs. I started losing in July 2007.
Rosie - I hope hope you are out of pain soon.

Gym and chrgrl and anyone else i missed have a great and wonderful rest of the day.

msrubi, i was gonna say that i thought your menu looked fine, but you probably don't need anyone telling you that now....congrats on the weight loss!

ugh, today i decided to drink some coffee at work and spent the rest of the day feeling nauseated and gross. now i remember why i don't drink coffee! i had planned to do a hard workout when i got home, but instead i just walked on the treadmill for 40 minutes, because i didn't think i could handle anything strenuous. weigh-in is tomorrow, so we'll see how it turns out!

Hello everyone. I'm snowed, sleeted, and rained in today and again Steve couldn't go to work. We sure haven't had a winter like this in a very long time and I'm awfully sick of it. I need sunshine. Eating is still bad.

Solly- Something has got to click and help us. WAAAAAA !!!!! I just can't seem to eat right and it makes me crazy. Guess you've got this rotten weather too.

Bob- Sounds like you've got the winter blues too. We'll have to ride it out.

msrubi- Only think that struck me was maybe some more veggies and a couple more fruits. Congrads on losing....

sparkle- You're doing wonderful. You can do those 7 lbs.

Stilltryin- Did you get your dressings today?

Gym- Sounds like you're so busy. Take some time for you....

Mom- Are you returning your agave? I hope so. Then you can get a new one.

tech- Your hat is darling.

Mercee- Hope your toe is calmed down. Ouch.

Monet- Where are you?

Well off I go to make burritos for dinner. Have a great evening.

chrgrl- Howdy to you. Sorry you don't feel well.