I've had too much to eat today(again!)- don't want to talk about it. I'm in a really foul mood due to our President! Yes, I know they're are Bush supporters on this board, but oh,well. I have always voted Republican, but this next time you better believe I will be voting Democrat. I'm disgusted with Bush and where he stands on our health issues. The one that just took the cake is that he turned down a National Proclamation for CHD Awareness Day, making February 14th a NATIONAL Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day. We had almost 10,000 signatures and personal stories! All he had to do was sign the paper, how long does that take?! I sure hope he never has a granchild born with CHD, then he would look at it with a whole different perspective. There are more children born with CHD's than all 5 major types of cancer combined, and still there is not enough awareness out there. There is very little funding provided for research. And AHA doesn't help. Only 1 to 2% of their profits actually go into CHD research or funds. But of course, this time of year they have no problem plastering pics of kids all over their advertising. I am absolutely disgusted with this. I've tried to contact newspapers, stations, radio, talk shows and I never get a response. Alright, I'm off my soapbox and fixing to vent my frustrations at something else(like cleaning).
Deb
We have 3 red eared slider turtles and 1 map turtle. I sent the 2 big ones to live with my mom for a while LOL
JackieO
I saw Six feet under when it first came on but never got into it. I love the Soprano's and hope this season is a good one!
MonetDefiantly a crappy day for you yesterday hope today was better? Congratulations to Ruth Wow!
Well you have been having problems for a long time at least you have a doctor who is actually trying to help. You are on the right road to finding out what the problem is at least!
Went to my mom's this afternoon. My brother requested her chocolate chip cookies. I went over to hang out and help with the baby because he was so pooped. He drives a tow truck 5 nights a week and takes care of their 8 month old during the day while his wife works. I try to help out when he's tired but I only have one good hand so I can't do a lot. Mostly I play with her while he naps on the couch.
I ate before going over because cookies are a weakness of mine, specially my moms. I only ate 5 and they are not very big so for me I did good!
I've been meaning to ask this question. I know Seminola flour from Durum wheat is legal but I noticed that most of them say "enriched macaroni product" are those legal?
Deb this is our 2 big sliders that I moved to my moms house.
Hi yall! The two little ones just left and my girls are coloring nicely so thought I'd say hey......had a good power pump class at the gym this morning and then walked on the treadmill for 20 mins after while the kids were still in daycare(2 hour limit)
I had a yummy lunch but don't know if it was legal....southwest chargrilled chic salad from Chick-Fil-A...I was soooo craving Mexican and this hit the spot....it will make two meals for me too...just used a touch of dressing and was a bad girl and ate the tortilla strips
I drank 24 ounces of water during my workout and 16 more in the form of diet lemonade...now I hope to drink 16-24 more in limeade with Splenda tonight...YEA!!!! I am doing it!!!!
Gator and Deb: Don't worry about the colonoscopy...my DH is an RN in the Endoscopy unit and your "ticket to go home" will be passing that gas!!!! It's a good thing!!!
Monet: Meant to tell you yesterday you are in my prayers!
Julia: I am going to St. Simons Island beach(near Brunswick, Ga...great family place)...do you live near there? Did you drink your water today too????
Pancho: Have you popped in a Slim in 6 yet?? Have you ever visited the Beachbody site...they have a good motivational Slim in 6 board with lots of before and after pics!
Gotta scoot get some dinner on the table...Have a good night! Hi to everyone else!
Hi - I'm home from school and procrastinating about cleaning this pig pen. My DH has been doing some desperately needed "stuff" around the house today, so he hasn't had time to pick it up either. Oh well - I don't recall anyone ever saying they wished they had spent more time cleaning their house!
School was good - I am having such a blast! I feel like a little kid with a new toy! I have met some great people and have even been asked if I want to hang out with some of the pro photographers when they do their next gig. Which is wonderful me b/c I'm one of those who really benefits from "hands-on". I told them to let me know when their next function was and if I could fit it into the "schedule", I would be there!
Eating has been very legal today and once I get off my butt and vaccuum, I'll be starting dinner - which will be the fajitas I mentioned this morning.
CHRISD - I get my ww wraps at my local supermarket. I think that they are made from Thomas' (like the english muffins), but I'll double check when I make dinner and let you know.
FILLESE & CHERYLCO and any other HBO fans - I too watched S&C and enjoyed every minute of it. I liked Carrie with Aiden, but I kind of like the Russian too. I just love that show and know that I will miss it when it is gone. However, I have to honestly say that there isn't a show on HBO that I don't like. I'm looking forward to Sopranos and Six Feet, but have heard that they will be putting out a new show too - one that I think everyone on this board will love. It is based on a book called "Good in Bed" (not what you think) by Jennifer Weiner. It is about a "big" girl and her difficulties with being overweight. She eventually realizes that in the scope of life "size" isn't everything and actually finds love where she least expects it. It was an awesome book, an easy read and I definetly recommend it to everyone. Rumor has it that HBO bought the rights to the book and are planning to make a series out of it. I forget who they have in mind to star in it - but I can't wait. Perhaps this new show will take the slot of S&C?
JACKK - Sorry that your blood pressure is high - please take some deep breaths and hang in there . . .
PANCHO - Sorry about your tooth - 23 years old b/4 first cavity? I envy you!
GOINGFIT - You are doing great! Keep up the good work - water, water, water (just reminding you
JACKIE0 - Let your student know that stenographers can make some really good money. I know b/c I work with them all the time in the law office and at Court.
HEARTMOM - Sorry about your day. It is so hard when you work so hard towards a goal and then there is a letdown. Keep trying . . . someone "high up" will listen . . . when this election or another one.
Okay - gotta clean b/4 the gains starts hollering about dinner!
HEART- I totally agree with you, there is no reason not to do this to bring awareness to this disease. One thing for you to consider is...most of the time the president is not handed a single subject to aprove or disaprove. Most times it is a package deal of 5 or 6 things. So he may not of disaproved of the awareness day but to something else in the "package". I learned this in a political class. So hang in there and dont give up. These packages always go back in front of the president.
The little girl who was abducted was on BEE RIDGE which is a very busy street, and where she was is out close to the interstate, but is also the vicinity where she lived. She had been to a sleep over and was walking home. The mother of the house where she was saw her walking thru the neighborhood and instead of making her get in the car and taking her home, went home and called the girls parents. By the time the StepFather got there, she was gone. No clues....NADA!!! The film came from the car wash when they opened on Monday morning. They evidently review the tapes from the weekend and that's when they found this. The picture looks clear enough to detect who this guy is, but they aren't saying anything. I'll keep y'all posted when we find out things, but then y'all will probably hear it before me...out TV station sucks here in Sarasota! The paper too!
I gave DEBBIE THE SCARE OF HER LIFE THIS MORNING!!! My boss decided to let me know that I didn't have enough time
to be completely paid for the time off to go to Missy's. I called Deb and told her and she paniced...which I totally understand...that's a long way to have to go by herself! We talked it out and came up with questions for my boss which I presented to her and we came up with me probably not being paid for about only 4 hrs...the way she talked to me, I thought she meant the whole time....SO...we settled that, I called Deb back and we got our traveling time settled.. I was going to take off a half day on Thursday, but by the time she gets here, it will be around 4pm so we'll leave after that....WHEW!!!!
I've got to go fix dinner, so I'll be back later...for replies
BOB
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Fruitloupe: My goodness, your folks are going above and beyond by having the group over for lunch the Monday we are there. They must think a great deal of you to do something so nice. Tell them thanks in advance for the thoughts.
Went into town this morning and had my hair done again. She did an exellent job!! I really like the way it turned out. It doesn't just have lots of strips of lightened hair, it all blends in together and looks great!! Or so I think, he he.
Went to Costco and got loaded up on vegetables. I hate going to the store and paying 1.99 for one head of romaine lettuce when I can get 7 at Costco for 2.79!! They were all out of frozen fruit though. I did get a case of oranges though. Dh and I have one everyday as a snack. Waited all winter for the navels to get here. Don't care for the valencia's. They are not as sweet and have the seeds. Yuck.
Deb-- Leaving the house before 5 am?? That is like 2 am for me! What will you do with all your free time?? As for your cooking, I think you are probably a great cook. And I have heard it said that everything taste better when someone else cooks it!!
Suzy-- Hello to you and hope that you enjoy the warmth!! Love chicken fajitas!!
Gator-- I liked what you had to say to Monet. I am already tired of hearing about JJ. It's like they have to grind everything into the ground before they move on to the next story.
Pancho-- Here is the recipe for the enchilada sauce.
1/4 c ground red chili powder (this can be found in the ethnic food section of your grocery store. I use the New Mexico kind that my Aunt sends me.)
1/2 c WW flour
1/2 c oil
1/2 t garlic powder
1 t salt
5 c water
Brown flour in oil, add chili and other spices. Add water slowly. Simmer until sauce thickens a bit.
As for the enchilada's themselves, I just brown the ground beef, fill a ww tortilla with about 2 oz, sprinkle cheese over meat, roll up and lay in a pan. Once the pan is filled, I pour the enchilada sauce over them and top with cheese. Bake until hot. Can be topped with lettuce, sour cream, olives or any other toppings of choice. This makes more sauce than I use for a batch of 8 enchilada's.
Jack-k-- Is it possible that your blood pressure is high due to your anxiety over the surgery?? I am sure that has alot to do with it. I know it is easier said than done, but do try and relax a bit. Prayers still coming your way! The support of a spouse can mean all the difference in the world. I am so glad that he has been a strong supportive shoulder for you. Bless him!!
Chrisd-- Wooo Hooo!! Fantastic job. It does make you feel good doesn't it??
JackieO-- First thing in the morning here is like noon for the rest of you!! I get on here some days, but it is usually at night and you all are in bed. 6 days of exercise is fantastic!! You are going to be melting away before our eyes, Congrats!! I miss all the hoopla over the SB. When we had the tavern it was a big deal, and we always had a big bash. I watched both my boys play in HS, and that helped in understanding the game. And it is alot more fun, when you know the players!!
Wood-- I used to weigh every day (and it drove me crazy!) until Deb posted the challenge to only weigh on Wednesday. Since then, I only weigh on Wed and don't seem to be as anal about it any more. I am sure you will soon see a loss, your foods sure look good.
Keng--Big hello to you!!
Heart-- Hang in there, I know how frustrated you must be. I guess some people just can't comprehend the agony of having a child with CHD until it happens to them. Keep trying to get through to them and don't give up. I think we need people like you to keep at it so that the rest of us can get ourselves educated about it. Does that make sense??
Cheryl-- Cool turtles!!
Goin4-- Hello to you today!!
BOB-- I saw a snipit of that on the news. I am sure the parents are just frantic. My prayers are with them. Please let us know if you find out anything.
Well gang thats it for me for now. See ya all later!!
This will prob. be a quick post; I have to make dinner and my class is tonight. I have only read 3 of the 4 chapters I should've read.
I am trying to find a place for us to stay in Colorado next weekend to play in the snow. Telluride is not very accommodating to babies, and don't really want her there, so we will probably stay in Durango instead.
I got to the gym and got a good workout in.
Jack-K: Sorry you are so stressed; I am sure my blood pressure would be sky high too. Continuing to pray for you.
chrisd: Good job on exercising and eating. There is a restaurant at Rawhide (western town), but it is a steakhouse, not mexican. They are located much farther north than Thunderbird, but are on Scottsdale Road.
JackieO: You crack me up. I want to do a bootcamp too, but it is not early enough. They have a great bootcamp here, and I hope to try it someday. I have not yet done the Winsor pilates, but hope to at least learn the moves in the next few weeks.
Ken: Gotta love those long naps.
cheryl: I just bought semolina pasta, and it reads....100% semolina wheat pasta; where does it say enriched???
goin4fit: Way to get that water down and exercise in!!! I saw the support board on the beachbody board and it looks like a great motivational site. I have yet to do the tapes, because I want to wait until I can put a real true effort into it and I just can't do that right now.
Lane has been a grump all day...gotta go; she's screaming for something.
DEB: Yes - my dad lives about 3 blocks away in the same neighborhood! At first they were planning a SB legal meal and I told them to can that idea! We were planning on 1 SB meal and the rest was going to be cajun, fattening, etc.!
LYN: My parents love to party - you know - the apple doesn't fall far from the tree here! They love to entertain people at their house and get to know all about everyone! I'm sure they will have some drinks too! So, be ready to par tay when you go there!
JACK-K: Girl...best of luck to you on Thursday! I'll be praying for you! Get that blood pressure down and relax! Take a bubble bath tonight in the dark! Keep us posted on everything! I love you!!!
BOB: I just saw that on the news about that little girl....how horrible!
Deb! Whey!!! You had me going for a minute. Had me thinking that I missed a day of work! The thought no, surely they would have called to see why I hadn't showed up!! LOL
Suzy Thanks for setting things straight I was really nervous about it being Wed. without my knowledge! LOL
Jack-k Prayers are being lifted up for you girl. Hang in there & KNOW that the Lord is in CONTROL even when we feel that things are out of control. HE will be there with you as well as all our prayers!
JackieO Hummm, your ideas of things to bring sound really good! Can't wait to meet you.
Fruit, How very sweet of your parents to want to feed us & entertain us on Monday! But then that IS Cajun hospitality isn't it?
BOB, Soooo glad you were able to get that straight about the pay & you have a green light to GO! Can't wait to meet you AT LAST!
Lyn, Hope Ray is doing well. Girl, I have failed completely on the loss as well, so don't give it another thought. We'll have a good time anyway!
Today is Tuesday Tips right?? Right Deb?? Here's a tip I got in my email today I thought I'd share with everyone. Comes from SB diet, but still pertains to us... or most of it does anyway.
Breakfast On the Go
Do you have trouble finding the time to cook breakfast? Are you guilty of sometimes skipping this first meal of the day? If you answered yes to either of these questions, you're in danger of sabotaging your diet. Skipping breakfast can cause dangerous cravings to return and can encourage you to overeat throughout the day. Don't fall into this trap just because you can't spare five minutes to grab something quick from the refrigerator.
For those mornings when you just don't feel like cooking, try keeping the following on hand:
* Deviled or hard-boiled eggs
* Celery sticks with natural peanut butter (trans-fat free)
* Single serving nonfat or 1 percent cottage cheese cups
* Precooked turkey bacon
* Precut vegetables in plastic sandwich bags
* Individual, low-fat cheese slices or low-fat cheese sticks
* Sliced turkey or other low-fat meat
* Tomato or vegetable juice cocktail in single-serving cans
* Ready-made hummus
* Plain fat-free yogurt
* Low-fat plain yogurt
* Nonfat artificially sweetened yogurt—limit to 4 ounces daily
* Whole-wheat bread or whole-wheat English muffins
* Berries (prepared the night before)
* Sugar-free bran muffins (without raisins)—choose a small muffin and check the ingredient label for the fat content.
BOB! Get your arse over here! I'll pay you for what you miss girlfriend - cause you know on my big teachers salary I'm so rich! HAHA! That's a JOKE! I would not let you miss this even if I have to call your boss myself! Glad it all worked out! Y'all have to get here by at least 4:30 on Friday - so no venturing off too much on the way here! We have a parade to go to that night!! woohoo!
MELF: When are you planning on coming - Friday or Saturday?
LYN, TRISH, SHIRLEY & ASHLEY: Same to you - what day are y'all planning on coming?
Just a quickie to let ya'll know I'm reading all the post and praying for those who are having a hard time right now. Jackie-K and Monet((((((((hugzzz)))))) hang in there.
I just woke up few mins ago and realized that I fell asleep when I put Jess to sleep 3 1/2 hours ago...lol. My kitchen is still not cleaned so I need to take care of that after this quick stop.
Teensybean : How did the General Tso's chicken went last week? I love it and if you don't mind, can you tell me how you make it? Thanks.
Melf : Thanks for the breakfast tips.
Cheryl : I know what enriched pasta you are talking about. I see them all the time in store. The only non-enriched one I found was by Davinci (organic) and under health food section in Publix and soooo expensive. I will post a question below about that.
Monet : {{{hugs}}} I am so sorry that the lab results didn't come back well. Just by reading your posts about all you results, I felt your frustrations. Gosh, I hope you get a break soon. I will keep you in my prayers.
fitmommy : No, no, didn't do too well on my water intake! Now, I just woke up from my 3 plus hr nap so I didn't get to drink water the last few hrs I must be really tired. I live in Fayetteville, GA now. Last year was the first year dh and I took our beach vacation and we went to Panama City, FL. We were deciding between Panama City and St Simon Island but we decided to go tot he first one first. Maybe this year we will go to St Simon island. Many friends like it there. It is about 5 hrs drive for us, I think. Can't wait for my beach vacation this year. DD has a blast last year since that was her first time at the beach.
Pancho : What brand of pasta did you get that doesn't enriched with anything? As I mentioned below, I only found Davinci organic pasta which is without anything "enriched" and it costs a lot. It would be great to have other options. Thanks.
More question on Cheryl enriched 100% pure durum wheat semolina. I see them almost on all the pasta in the Publix. The ingredients are 100% pure durum wheat semolina enriched with niacin, ferrous sulfate (iron), thiamine, mononitrate, roboflavin, folic acid. I see them all the time on many brands. I used to buy one from Davinci that only have 100% pure durum wheat semolina with nothing enriched and it costs slightly less than $3.00. I was doing research on glycemic index a while back and came across "spaghetti enriched with protein" has the lowest glycemic index of...I think 28 or 38 (don't have time to do the search now) compared to 100% pure durum wheat semolina or ww pasta. My question is : What is protein enriched? Is it the "enriched" pasta Cherylco asked about or is there another type? I know enriched is no-no on SB wonder about this one.
Thanks. Got to go now. Be back tomorrow. Night all.
Morning everyone - hope all is well. The sun is shining here and it is about 33 degrees. Not bad - but there are reports of a lot of black ice on the roads and several, several accidents. Not good. WIW was okay - 121 - up a pound from last week, but I really think it is fluid retention from TOM - which will be here in a few days. At least, that's what I'm trying to convince myself . . . . I'm actually not too worried. I may not be losing in pounds, but I must be losing in inches because my pants are starting to hang off me. My husband, lovely man that he is, commented yesterday that "your butt is like really disappearing" - now how romantic is that!!! And my mother commented on my face being thin the other day at church. So, the scale may not be reading a weight loss, but my body seems to be and that is A.O.K. with me!
Once I figure out how to change the size of my digital pictures, I will try and change my Avatar to a self-portriat - just so you can place a face with the name! And DEB - I haven't forgotten about sending you pictures of my painting. Perhaps this weekend . . .
I must be really tired. I live in Fayetteville, GA now. Last year was the first year dh and I took our beach vacation and we went to Panama City, FL. We were deciding between Panama City and St Simon Island but we decided to go tot he first one first. Maybe this year we will go to St Simon island. Many friends like it there. It is about 5 hrs drive for us, I think. Can't wait for my beach vacation this year. DD has a blast last year since that was her first time at the beach.
. I'm actually not too worried. I may not be losing in pounds, but I must be losing in inches because my pants are starting to hang off me. My husband, lovely man that he is, commented yesterday that "your butt is like really disappearing" - now how romantic is that!!! And my mother commented on my face being thin the other day at church. So, the scale may not be reading a weight loss, but my body seems to be and that is A.O.K. with me! 
