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WEIGH IN WEDNESDAY Morning
Wasn't able to get back on the board, much less the computer yesterday. Both kids were using it non-stop. At least when school starts on Monday I'll have the day time to post once again!
Hope you all have a great WIW! I for one am NOT getting near the scales yet. TOM is arriving and besides, I know I haven't lost much, if anything and I def. don't want to be a slave to the scale again, so I'm staying off for a little bit, though I'll probably pick a WIW date for next month.
I am taking MICHAEL, and his friend ALEX aka son #2 to get new glasses today up in Broward. I am also taking my glasses back. Yesterday, I went to VISIONWORKS and asked them to check my perscription. My perscription is WRONG! No wonder I had trouble! I'm not crazy (okay, matter of opinion on who you ask), it's slightly too strong and one area is too high I think they said. Going to take MICHAEL to order his senior pics as well-they were closed when I went on Monday
Lunch at OLE OLE for sure - stop at the HFS up there as well.
Happy to report that I had a great day staying OP yesterday!!!!
Even going out to dinner at Outback. Visionworks is right next to OB and since we hadn't taken anything out for dinner and it was just ELI and I, ELI decided for us to there (like you need to twist MY arm). I got something that I never did before and for those who know me, change is usually NOT in my vocabulary when it comes to restaurants-I always order the same thing and at OB it's either the salmon or prime rib. This time I ordered the shrimp and veggie griller minus the glaze, sub the rice with a plain sweet potato and had the house salad with crumbled blue cheese in place of the dressing, minus the croutons and shredded cheddar. I ate some veggies, about 1/3c of the sweet potato and all but one shrimp, and cleaned my salad bowl. Even managed a glass of water in there
I feel I did quite well, if I do say so myself.
Okay, I just HAVE to ask, in regards to this weeks poll - what's OTHER that those of you who've marked it off? Hand Vac? Who else owns a RAINBOW besides me? Don't you just LOVE that thing, as gross as the water is to look at?
WHO OWNS THE ROOMBA??? I've read such great reviews about it - need to know if you like it!!! They have them at Linen's and Things for $99 and with 20% off, I think it's a great price for someone who needs one - I personally don't need it, though I'd love to have one!
Got 2 DVD's at the library yesterday - one is a French film, the other is THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNERST - anyone see it? I put BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE on hold. I have 15 movies on hold at any given time and just wait for them to trickle in - sure beats paying for them!
Saw 2 articles in WOMAN'S WORLD magazine yesterday, copied both but could only find one of them, darn it, but here's the jest of it:
If you had to pick the most important thing people can do for weight loss, it would be keeping a food record. "This is the one thing that i can say has been proven to work for every single person" And yet 64% of dieters never enven try it.
Even if you've tried coutless diets and never found one that did the trick, journaling can help speed you toward your goals. a number of studies have found that when people didn't write down what they underestiamte their intake by 400-1,053 calories a day. That adds up to at least 1460,000 extra calories a year - the equivalent to 42 pounds.
Of course, it didn't mention not eating enough was just as bad as eating too much, but of coure, I tell you that all the time!
I think tonight I'm going to make dinner. Okay, stop your laughing!
Going to try, just not sure what I want to make yet - maybe my popular quiche? I haven't made that in ages. Want to try the BLINTZ SOUFFLE, it sounds good and easy, so that may be a possibility for tonight. May try to find some eggplant to make the EGGPLANT GRATIN as well.
My GM's funeral is tomorrow afternoon. I thought maybe my GF would just do a graveside service but it's the funeral home at 12:30pm then a procession up to the cemetary which I found out is far away, about 40 minutes or so, then afterwards it seems everyone is suppose to go out for bagels instead of going back to the house - Jews find any reason to eat, but usually we do what's called sitting shiva, but we are so unreligious, we are taking it the easy route. I don't believe any of my cousins (my GM's other grandchildren) will be flying in, only my sister and I are local. They just saw her at the wedding which is more important that attending the funeral which I agree upon. I don't get the newspaper, but I found her obit on line - short and to the point. Was interesting to see that donations in her name were to be made to Catholic Hospice.
I have about an hour before I have to get ready so I need to get in some replies otherwise I won't have the time. I actually was able to do some replies yesterday but it seems I can't find them now, so I have to start anew
JEC, sounds like you had a bummer day the other day - I hope you've recouped! I too can't stand my house to be a mess but it always is. It would be a cold day in **** when my house was totally spotless. Not that I don't like to have a clean and tidy home, I've resigned to this fact at least til both kids leave for college! My house has the definite "lived in" look (lived in by slobs). Glad to hear the girls liked school-hoping mine say the same. So far, MICHAEL is not happy to be having BIO first thing in the morning, which he found out by it being his homeroom. As for those who have the nerve to say anything about anyones weight, including your own-I think people like them are just trying to make themselves feel better and don't think about other people's feelings. Geez, I'd probably say back to them "thank you for noticing and I hope you saying something like that to me makes yourself feel better about your own weight problem!"
TONI, congrats on 2 days OP, for you AND me
Unfortunately, I didn't get the job at the library - it would of been perfect, but I guess I wasn't perfect for the job - it sucks! Unfortunately, I haven't been walking, much less running - basically no exercise this entire summer, and it shows! Now it's because I broke my little toe 6 weeks ago and it's still swollen and a bit sore, but I'm hoping come Monday that I can get back out there, even for a day or two to start-I need to, and more importantly, I want to.
JACKK, CONGRATS to DD and her team!!! How'd you do at the Mexican restaurant? I have to say, I'm not a big chip lover and have no problems eating the salsa at OLE OLE with a fork, though it does probably look like I'm a pig to other dinners as I sit with a whole bowl to myself and scarf it down! Do you buy or make your pita chips? Your parents too were married an eternity. It's so rare these days to see people together so long. My other GM, who was my fav. and passed away before LAUREN was born, she too grieved for many years after my GF died in the 1960's-he went way too soon (died when he was in his 50's). I know I would be the same when it comes to ELI, I just can't and don't want to even think about him not being around. I don't deal with issues like this very good at all, esp. when it's someone you love so deeply. With the carbs, it seems when I worry about only taking in 1-3 of them I don't do as well, face it, carbs, and the good carbs we should be eating, are not only filling on the most part, but slow releasing energy which keeps us full longer. Why not eat them?
BEACH, thanks for your kind words and don't you worry, I won't dwell on this-doing so wouldn't change a thing and only make me miserable, so I wouldn't bother, what's done is done. Who knows, maybe GM will come to me one day and apologize?
COUNTRY, now you KNOW you didn't gain 3 pounds from lasagna! I'm sure it's water, hormones, etc. that has you up 3 and just as flukey as it came on it will come off, so don't fret. Are YOU yourself laying tiles? I hope you and LAWANA do get to do a walk, and possibly a marathon in the future! Your lasagna sounds similiar to one I eat, except I use ricotta and add some spinach in to it.
PANCHO, your breakfast yesterday sounded delish! Filling too. There is NO reason you can't eat those oats and add them to your daily menu. It seems, from the news, that we are all going to be facing higher prices, not only in gas, but everything else. The gas prices here have been going up and up and last time I bought gas it was $1.59 a gallon on average. My electric bill last month as almost $300
I remember in the 70's when we had a gas crisis and had to go to the gas station on a certain day depending on the letters in your licence plate and wait in line for hours - not fun at all! I find, if you are looking for something in particular and are patient enough, you'll eventually find it at a garage sale. My kids even brag to their friends of the things I find them, they're proud, if you can believe it! LOL! I can only imagine you crawling through the doggie door!! Thank goodness you had it to crawl through, but then it makes you wonder, who else can be crawling through there that you don't want to crawl through?
kittyWILLOW, I did post a response to you above with the welcome but maybe you didn't see it as I shortened your name to WILLOW -wasn't about to shorten it to kitty
SEF, I think it's very hard to stay OP when at buffets, one of the reasons I don't like them. It's hard to not only find foods that fit, but to keep tab on the amounts, as well as the way foods are cooked and what's in them. We went to RYANS twice when we were away and I had a tough time at it there. Is there any way to order a plate of food and not the buffet? How was it at the casino?
BOB, did I miss something, you're going to SC? What's it this time? Flying or driving? On BB, did they do HOH last night? Did I miss it? I can't wait til tomorrow, last AMAZING RACE! I see where they posted a thing at the bottom of the screen for the next Survivor, some Pearl Islands, I believe. My cousin is thinking about contacting AR to see if they'd be interested in coming and doing a part in GUAM. He's trying to drum up some stuff, as he works for the Dept. of the Interior in DC.
MONET, when you get like that, food not hitting "the spot" do try to see if you could hit it with some protein. Though, if you are like me and only have ice cream on your mind, it seems nothing else would fit the bill
I believe it as well, opposites do attract and my GP's were def. opposites in my eyes at least. Hope things at work with that girl pan out - *****y Hispanics can be ugly!
ANGE, glad to hear the scare with the baby wasn't anything serious and that she's doing better now. Kids have NO idea what we go through as parents, until they get their own, at least. All the worries! The pot pies are from a company called SHELTONS and I'm SURE you'll be able to find them in DALLAS. When YELLOWROSE comes back on the board (she's getting a new computer) she could tell you where she gets them in DALLAS as I do believe she said she did find them, but if you have a WHOLE FOODS there, they do carry them. You want to make sure you get the ones that say WHOLE WHEAT. I like the chicken over the turkey. They are delish! Speaking of ROSE, she lives in DALLAS 6 months and 6 months in NC where I just saw here and her DH RAY - if ever given the chance to meet her in DALLAS, do so, her and RAY are just priceless!!!!
FRUIT, YOU GO GIRL! Staying OP AND losing 2lbs - awesome job
Keep up the great work!!!
BASHFUL, sounds like you had a hectic day! Do try to plan ahead for days like that, maybe take a small lunch box size cooler with you to make sure you eat - in worst case, take a protein drink with you, something to keep you going and not get you famished. How many carbs are you eating?
QUILTER, awesome loss this week girlfriend, WTG
You are just doing so good, I'm so proud of you!!! I e-mailed the bit about the retired man with the words, I think he'd like reading that.
WOOD, CONGRATS on your loss this week, great job! 36 pounds since May is just wonderful!!! Keep up the great work. Have a great time at the County Fair this weekend!
DAISEY, CONGRATS on this weeks loss. Seems you and many others on the board are in the losers box
I wouldn't count on the pizza, unless SB LEGAL to have you keep eating it and losing, it may not hurt you once in a while, but possibly not do you any good if you make it a habit. But, each person is different and you have to see what works for you. I hope DD's ear gets better, that can be so painful for little ones.
Seems I've caught up and if I missed someone, it's not intentional. Going to go and hop in the shower. It seems it's going to be a gloomy day, it's dark and I hear some distant thunder
Geez, just as I type that, I hear drops starting to fall! Now it's pouring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Will try to check in when I get back later today, until then, have an awesome day!
{{{HUGS}}}
Debbie
Steph
