This is the
SUGAR BUSTERS WEEKLY SUPPORT BOARD where all of you who are following this WOE, or are thinking about doing so, are welcome to come join in and be a part of our wonderful group.

Other than finding support and friendship on this board, we also try to do something during the the week to add a little difference to our board.

MONDAY-MOTIVIATIONAL MONDAY
TUESDAY-TUESDAYS TIPS & FACTS & CHAT AT 9:15PM EST
WEDNESDAY-WEIGH-IN WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY-TASTY THURSDAY (RECIPE DAY)
FRIDAY-FRIDAY FUNNIES


Please take some time to check out our extensive recipe boards. Our RECIPE BOARDS can be located at the link below:

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Look for our QUARTERLY RECIPE BOARDS to post your favorite recipes and to see the most recently posted recipes. Recipes from the quarterly boards will be archived in proper categories at some point.


We have SEVEN INFORMATIVE BOARDS!!!! Please take a few minutes to visit them! New information is continually being posted, so please make sure you visit them often!!! The boards are listed below as well as the link that will take you to the boards:

THE RECOMMENDED READING BOARD
THE TOOLS & TIPS BOARD
THE FOOD INFORMATION BOARD
MOTIVATIONAL & INSPIRING THOUGHTS BOARD
MY FAVORITE SB LEGAL FOODS
SB 2002 BIO BOARD
SB 2001/2002 PHOTO ALBUM BOARD

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We also have a SB WEEKLY EXERCISE BOARD that you can log your daily/weekly exercises on which is located on our weekly support board:

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/show...0172post510172

Then there's our latest addition to the SB BOARDS which is called OFF THE EATEN PATH This board is for everything NOT related to SB. You can use this board to post questions or comments on just about anything (okay, within reason). A book you recommend, a cleaning tip, a great website deal, etc. etc. Here's the link:

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WELCOME!

GOOD MONDAY MORNING EVERYONE!

Will post my usual morning post sometime later, but wanted to make sure I got our
MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY done early in the morning, so here's my contribution for MM, there's 2 of them to read today-both very good, but I just LOVE the first one!




IN CONTROL

There is someone who controls your every move. There is someone who decides whether you will succeed or fail, whether you will persist or give up.

There is someone who tells you when to get up in the morning, what to eat and what to wear. There is someone who determines what career you'll follow, who your friends will be, and what you'll do with your time.

That person is you. The control you have over your own thoughts and actions can be one of your most valuable assets.

The way you've controlled yourself in the past has brought you to where you are this moment. More importantly, the way you control yourself now, and in the days to come, can take you any place you wish to go.

With all your many commitments, pressures and obligations, it's easy to forget that you're in control of what you think, what you say, what you do. By consciously exercising that control you can surely and steadily move positively forward, no matter what the outside circumstances may be.

Whatever you decide to do, to experience, to become, is within your reach when you point yourself consistently in that direction. Use the control you have to make the very most of the person you are.

-- Ralph Marston
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POSITIVE & PRODUCTIVE

Anger is not a good reason to make the situation worse. Frustration is not a good reason to be destructive.

Sure, it's easy to react negatively to a negative situation. But what does that accomplish? Lashing out in anger will hurt everyone involved, including you. That's not what you want.

Instead, take the energy of your frustration, the passion of your anger, and turn it in a positive, productive direction. The most valuable and meaningful accomplishments are those that succeed at turning negative circumstances into positive opportunities.

What makes you angry, or frustrated, or discouraged? Whatever it is, don't let your negative emotions create even more negative results.

Look past your anger, past your frustration and discouragement, to discover how you can truly make it better. There is always a way.

-- Ralph Marston
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Have a wonderful day, and a fabulous week!!!!!

Debbie
194/1??/129
SB since 3/22/00

Morning all . . . It is quiet here right now as the kids as still sleeping. I am watching the Superbowl highlights on the t.v. as I type this. What a game - I kept flicking back and forth and was surprised at how close of a game it had become. Not that I understood much of it, but fortunately it turned out well for NE and my husband is wearing a smile from ear to ear. Of course, I'm thinking "great, now we can all rest and actually have our weekends back", only to learn that NASCAR starting next weekend.

Well, eating went much, much better yesterday and I feel better. I stayed totally OP throughout the day and even went roller blading for about an hour and one-half. Ryan's friend's birthday party was at the roller skating rink and I decided to take advantage of the opportunity. The party was for 3 hours, so I figured I was on the rink for at least a total of and hour and one-half. Boy, did my legs ache after that! I have my "menu" planned for the day and am after reading's DEB's MM - am looking forward to "controlling" my eating throughout the week. I realize that I have committed to this WOE for life, and that binges like the other night are bound to happen - it is only human. I just want to make sure that it doesn't get out of control for days on end. Today my menu is: B - 1/2 grapefruit, coffee, and carrots and celery. Snack will be a yogurt - L - salad with cheese and bacon bits in a 1/2 pita pocket and dinner will be WW pasta.

BOB - Hope that you are feeling better. I rented Open Range and enjoyed it also. Hoping to get Radio next weekend - the store was out of it when we went on Saturday.

Okay - gotta hit the shower. Will try to check in later . . .

Good Morning!

Its gray and yucky here in Hotlanta. The rain rolled in late, but at least we had a nice weekend! I was suffering extreme DMS so I did not get out and walk like I wanted to. I hope to hop on the treadmill for a few this morning.

I am off to a doctor's appointment in a little while. I am anxious to see what his scale says, and what the lab results are.

Eating has been ok, according to Atkins standards.

I hope everyone has a great day!

SUZY: Sorry about Nascar! That is a bummer! But you know the guys...they have sports spaced now so there is always something! I am very thankful my husband is not much of a sports fan....

Good morning everyone,
Quite the football game last night! ANd I atcually won the football pool!
YIPPEE! Not sure what to do with my windfall yet. May hang on to it for emergencies. I was the food committee yesterday, but I ate very little of the "bad" food, just s few chips w/ onion dip. We even had my sisters and their kids over to hang out and watch the game.
breakfast was my usual bacon, egg and cheese on WW toast. And I have my gym clothes in the car for after work. The scale seems to be reacting favorably to my decreased portions and increased cardio activity, so I'll keep doing what I've been doing. I'm also going on Friday afternoon to donate platelets(instead of whole blood). The blood services organization claims they need platelets even more than whole blood right now.
Hope that everyone is doing well, and I hope to get to replies later. I did go through all the posts last night, but don't have time to get to everyone right now.
Take care and have an OP day,
Barbara

Good Monday Morning Everyone

Hoping to try-try again and be back to normal this week with being on the board as I should be. Seems when I think I'll be able to, something always happens and it pisses the crap out of me!

I wish I could share how exciting and productive my time has been, but I can't. Life has been boring, unexciting and plain ol aggravating! I'd MUCH rather be on the computer enjoying myself by reading the boards and replying but instead I find my days *****ing, moaning and ready to break that gawd damn thing! Being that we have regular dial-up service, that we have a crap load of stuff on this computer slowing it down even more AND the fact that it runs slower than molasses, anything I seem to do on here takes so long, and THEN, when it comes to losing info on it, well, that's just icing on the cake!

Anyhow, enough of my *****ing, it sure doesn't make me feel better, nor does it make the situation any different than it is, just gotta try to look at the bright side of it. My son IS going to college, that I even HAVE a computer is good and that I have ALL OF YOU as friends to keep in touch with - I should look at all the good behind all the drugery

I am trying to be productive today. I REALLY need to get in the kitchen and at least get that room cleaned up - the house is once again the all familiar disaster. Gosh, I had such a nice month of clean home. Everything has been neglected and I really hate it. Before it gets much worse, and oh, it can, I need to tackle what I can and try to turn this around, so as soon as I post this, it's off to the kitchen I go, and hopefully from there on, in to the dining room, which has now become not only ELI'S office, but my packing and shipping area for Ebay - a total mess! Boxes, packing peanuts, items, etc. all lying here and there - I knew there was a reason that I stopped doing Ebay long ago and I'm looking at one of them! BUT, in lew of that, I have to say I've sold some things and though I wish it were everything, it's going to help me back-pay some of the storage fees I've had to pay for keeping all this crap. Just very hard to find the time to list anything much.

Haven't been able to go back through the boards of last week where I left off, sorry, you all know that's a very big task that wouldn't be easy to tackle for me, but hey, I'm here and hopefully I'll have a better week and be able to start anew.

Besides doing chores in the house today I do have to go to the bank and PO and then p/u the kids at school and take MICHAEL for his YALE interview at 4:00pm. I'll probably stick around that area until after the traffic dies down, go to my parents house which is very close to his interview.

Did anyone else stay up to watch Survivor? Not sure how I'm liking it, or going to, maybe it was because I was so tired. I didn't see the half time show today, but heard the buzz about JJ's boob falling out - some say planned, but if so, why? And if not, what was JT trying to actually pull off? Heard there was a streaker running across the field, if good looking, I'd of definitely be interested in seeing THAT part!

SUZY, can't believe you rollerblade - I can't even skate or the old-time 44 wheels. I'd love to be able to rollerblade, but alas, I'd definintely be kissing the pavement, or worse. You have the right attitude about binges and them being bound to happen. If you look at it as such, and not as a total failure, I think you'll have better success at this WOE. Wish I could heed my own advice!

MONET, we had a sucky weekend here in FL and now it's better, so I wonder if you are getting what we had Good luck at the Dr.'s - hope the scale is singing you praises!!! Let us know!

WOOD, congrats on your windfall - mind if I ask how much? Is this a work related pool? If you mentioned it earlier, sorry, as you know, I've been a little lax when it comes to the boards lately

Okay, time to tackle the kitchen, will check in later.

Have a wonderful week!!!!

{{HUGS}}}

Debbie

Im feeling sooo guilty right now and i wasnt "that" bad. I was starving this morning and had a sweet tooth. I made some Hodges Mill buckwheat pancakes w/ smuckers all fruit. The problem is the smallest directions says it makes 6-8 pancakes and i only got 5. ( they must expect them to be the size of a quarter!!! ) And i ate 3 of them!!! I know its not all that bad so why do i feel so guilty? I did pretty good yesterday i think...B-bowl of uncle sams (1 cup just like i was suppose to) L- bowl of lentils, S-apple sauce, D_legal chicken salad (homemade) on a bed of lettace with tomatoes and 4 triscuts. The scales just arent being nice this week, i guess thats why i feel guilt today. Maybe ill try that brand new never before been used pilates ball today...lol...maybe

Hi everyone,
Been feeling really punky this past week and did not get on the board at all. Did lurk. Still have that lower abd. pain and am going back to the doctor for it. I was hoping it would go away by itself. Remember, I was the one that said that the place I least like to be (in that e-mail going around) is at the doctor's. I have a dentist appt for my yearly teeth cleaning today, and then I hope to get into the doctors.

Jack-K, I've been thinking about you a lot!!! And praying for safe and completely successful surgery for you. Health problems are a b***h aren't they!

Gotta go to the dentist now. Will try to check in later.

Pancho
I have seen that birthday issue a lot with married folks. One spouse (usually the wife) is used to really celebrating birthdays and the other isn't. So the wife makes a big deal out of hubby's b-day and gets hurt when the husband does not recuperate. Me and my DH BOTH don't care about our birthday so there's no problem LOL But you'd think the dense hubby would get a clue when the wife makes a big deal about his birthday right?
My girlfriend has the reverse problem. Her DH has a party for her then she doesn't for him. Know what he does now? Throws his own party every year!


Monet
Hope the doctor gives you the OK to come back to SB!
I've been doing everything totally legal for 2 whole weeks now, no cheats, and walking my butt off and scales not moving for me either Gotta keep on keeping on though!
You crack me up "Hotlanta. LOL I must be in Connecti-cold cause we've had a foot of frozen snow on the the ground for weeks and I'm fortunate enough not to have landed on my butt from the inches of ice covering my driveway! It has not been above 20 for weeks and it is getting annoying!

Anyone watch Sex in the city last night? I was so happy she didn't care that Big called.
I never liked him. Looks like they are trying to give everyone a happy ending before they close the show.

Watched The League of Incredible Gentlemen last night. Was ok. I loved all the gadgets and Sean Connery is always fun to listen to.
My DH is not much of a sports watcher. He went down to the Knights of Columbus to watch the SB with some friends but he's more into fishing or playing golf then football and baseball. Tank gawd for that because growing up in a house with 4 brothers and a father who did nothing but watch FB and BB was not fun.

We spent the morning moving 2 of our red-eared sliders over to my moms house. She's going to keep them over her place for a while. We moved the other 2 upstairs to my sons room. My DH was complaining about the noise from the filters so much it was driving me nuts, so this is much better.

Morning everyone!

It's icky here too--a cold rain. I'm about 100 miles from Monet so for the most part we have the same weather. Hopefully this week will be a little better than last. The legislature goes into session tomorrow and I've got to be down there all day, so maybe not.

Trish and Pancho--Sorry I missed your birthdays! I'm wishing you both a belated happy birthday! I hope this year is the best ever for you and that all your dreams come true!

Jackie--You are on my special prayer list this week!!!!! Since you are going to have to do this, I hope you are asking the Doc for some perky new ones! I don't know aout you but mine have never been what you'd call perky. I think you might as well get something good out if it!!!

Cheryl--I LOVE Sex and the City! I started watching it because I was appalled by it and then I got hooked. I think the show is as good as it has ever been and am sorry to know that there are only three more episodes. The only good thing is that when Sex ends that the Sopranos begin and that is my all time fav TV show (having grown up in a family of Eye-talian descent I recognize ALL the family patterns and interactions--um, family like blook relatives, not like "da famly.")

Gator--sorry to hear you are not feeling well. Hope you are better soon!

Vmoore--banish that guilt--you've been fine girlfriend!

Deb--It's February! It's a month where everything seems like a huge chore and you begin to think that winter is never going to end! Hang in there and you'll be fine--besides you should see my house! Sorry I missed your call on Saturday!

Woodfrogs--Congrats on winning the football pool! Sounds like you have your day planned very well--go for it!

Monet--I hope you get good news from the Doc today. It's a wonderful thing not to have DMS every month!!!!! Sometimes the trojans come from Pop-up ads as well as emails. My browser got hijacked by Searchit.com a few weeks ago, but it turned out to be an easy one to get rid of--I just went to add/remove programs then flushed out the recycle bin when I was through--so far so good. I downloaded a free program called AdAware to cleanse the trojans and spyware that are a casualty of surfing these days. I try to scan at least once a week for this crap. Good luck getting rid of yours.

Suzy--I guess your legs do ache from the rollerblading! But what great exercise, you should feel good about it despite the pain!

BOB--My McAfee just quarentined the MyDoom virus in an email I got this morning--that's the best money I spend every year! Thanks for telling everying about BM on QVC on Wed. Gals this is the BEST stuff!

Time to get to work! I hope everyone has a good OP day today. I just ate a plum for b-fast and will have some yogurt in a minute. Then probably tuna salad for lunch and Belle is excited because we have steak for dinner!

Susan

It's Monday and the weather here in Augusta is cold and foggy too.....the girls are at school and the wee babe is asleep...I had an OP breakfast...proatmeal(oatmeal and protein powder with skim milk and a tsp. of all-fruit jam)...snack was a half of a whole grain sandwich with turkey and lean ham and lowfat swiss. I was able to sneak in a fast uphill walk on my treadmill but now the baby is waking......

Please do me a favor!I am doing so wimpy on my water consumption! Yesterday I tried a new thing...drank 4 ounces every hour for 11 hours.....still only 44 ounces, which is better than the 12 I only drank the day before but I need more!!!! Can anyone remind me how important water is to fat metabolizing???? And talk to me like a kindergartener here!!! Today I am trying to drink 8 ounces each hour or hour and 1/2. Please ask me from time to time if I drank my water and I'll have to report! THANKS!!!!!

Going to organize for a litle and cook dinner for my family and share some with my friend that I keep the kids for. Then it's off to pick up the 2 y.o. and then back out in a little while to pick up my girls from school...busy mom day!!!!! But I love it!!!!! DH is at fireschool this week so I may not find time to be on here much. BYE!!!

Oh, just found out that we are going to the beach for Easter!!! So I have a new 10-week inspiration goal!!!!!!

I hope to eat OP and exercise 5 days a week!!!!!! Oh, and drink water!!!!!!

Okay, so I get a few dishes washed and the phone rings! An hour later I'm back to the dishes but an hour behind...

MOORE, don't feel guilt over anything, esp. something as small as that. This is a life change and you have your future ahead of you, and as SUZY mentioned above, you're going to have some falls here and there, what's more important to learn is how to control this and not let it lead in to a major binge, a downfall, and the like. If you are able to have a cheat once in a while, being a planned one or even not, and then jump right back in the saddle and be good, you'll be learning a more valuable lesson than the person who never cheats. I didn't cheat for 2 years, nada - and when I did, it was something I couldn't stop doing. I can't "eat just one" or stop at one time-I look like the Tazmanian devil going through my kitchen once I start - I still need to learn things and as I have always told everyone on this board, you have to think of this as a learning experience and that you're learning something new each and every day, whether it be about this WOE, foods, or even you as a person

GATOR, feel better!

CHERYL, what the heck are 2 of our red-eared sliders over to my moms house????


FILLISE, ummm, remember, I'm in Miami - down here we'd like nothing more than our winter to never end! Okay, I have slobs for children, if your house looked like mine I'd have to ask if you had my kids move in on the sly - I guess you could blame a mess on Ms. Belle

FIT, water IS important but unfortunately, I'm one who doesn't drink enough as well Do you like tea? You could drink decaf tea if you can't do the water. Is it you don't like it or you just don't remember to drink it? Not drinking enough water not only makes your weight loss stall, but it makes you sluggish AND isn't good for your over-all body functions. I'm the worst and I know it - you'd think I'd change, but I don't - some days are better than others. What beach are you going to?

Okay, back to the kitchen, going to tackle cleaning the floor - oh, what fun

{{{HUGS}}}

Debbie

Good Monday Morning.

Weekend was good. DH won $525.00 at the superbowl parties. DH wants to knowhow much she gets. He immediately turned over the $25 to other DD who was with us. I think I got left out.

Eating was not good, but that's ok. Sat we took family to a wonderful steak house. I ate the potatoe (just in case I never get another one). and appetizers at the partylast night. Back on track today and I figure I won't eat much the rest of the week anyway.

Oh, do you think I can ask for an IV with splenda in lieu of sugar water? What do they give diabetics after surgery? I am planning on ordering a diabetic menu. Of course you ususally don't get what you order until the day you leave.

Teensy, sorry I failed to wish you a Happy Birthday. Hope you had a great day!

Suzy, what great exercise you got yesterday. Mistakes happen, and the keys is to put it behind you and go on not to let it turn into a super binge.

Monet, hope the Dr's visit is good today.

Woodfrogs, congrats on winning the pool yesterday. Glad the scale is being kind to you.

Deb, sounds like you are taking the MM to heart and turning your dispair into positve things. JJ was planned. They said she had a surprise for the show and I guess that was it. They weren't real either. It sure doesn't take long for the house to go to pot. I cleaned Sat and mine needs it again. Yuk! Enjoyed talking with you Sat. Goodluck to Michael on his interviews. My DD has a friend who goes to Washington U. Hope you got those forms filled out.

Vmoore, don't worrya bout the pancakes. Over eating leagl stuff is better than illegalstuff. Sometimes our bodies crave carbs and good is better than bad. Pancakes are hard to have 1 or 2.

Gator, yes health problems are a b**ch. Hope they figure out what's wrong today and it's nothing serious.

Cheryl, I hope to catch S&TC tonight. I never liked Big either. I Liked Aiden much better. Don't like the Russian either.

Fillise, back to the grind tomorrow? Oh well, what can you do. Yes I will get perky. May be a tad smaller (B cup) but perky. perky is good and a flat tummy is even better. Think I'llask him to pierce my new belly button when he makes it.

Goin4fit, try using a straw in your water. I have to have ice and a lemon too. I have trouble during the weekend,but the weekdays I do good. What great motivation you have now. I love the beach.

I probably won't be on here much this week. Trying to get 2 months of work done in 3 days plus all the dr appts I have tomorrow and Wed.

Didn't have time to read last weekend's post, sorry.

Have a great day.

Jackie.

Deb...I do like the water...I just don't remember to drink it and when I do I just feel sooo full and then I think, ugggg, I still have such-n-such ounces to go.....during the summer or workouts it's a different story tho...it comes much easier! I LOVE tea which is one of my downfalls...sweet southern regular tea.....I used to drink a pitcher a day...very sweet and drink real Dr. Peppers each day...now I am down to about 2 small glasses of tea with Splenda and a touch of sugar and maybe 1 diet Dr. Pepper a day or every two days(almost gag now on a real Dr. Pepper!)...progress, I guess! I will get better as time goes on! We are going to St. Simons Island beach...our favorite.

Another question for anyone...found this 70% dark choc(Lindt) up at our fresh market yesterday...much cheaper than online...$1.99 and it has 10 squares to it...it says a serving is 2/5 of a bar and that's 11 grams of sugar.....now...HOW much should I eat???? And how is this legal????? Thanks!!!!!!