Hello,
My back is actling up today, so I'm skipping water aerobics and ging to the chiropractor. I've ben going for 3 weeks now and I cna't tlel if it's helping or not.

I'm taking Selah shopping for her easter dress today. We'll probobly just go to Old Navy. I LOVE having one so close in Atlantic Station now, AND they carry the maternity clothes!! I may just need something new for easter myself! I'd love to find Jake a little shirt and vest to wear. I think they're so cute!! I'll tkae the stroller and check out osme of the other shops there, too.

Travis knocked the wall down last night so that we have a new walkway to the kitchen. It' looks so strange!! It will take some serious getting used to!
next he will work in a built in entertainment center on the other side of the fireplace. For our new MONDO sized TV he got form work. It's weird looking after having nothing but a 13 inch tv for the last 2 years!!

Solly- I did make it to water aerobics yesterday, but I thinkI overdid it yesterday afternoon playing with the kids, picking up laundry baskets and such... I really wanted to go today but I think I'll have to rest for a day. I'll go friday.

Monet- try not to overdo it today!!

Dsquared- You rock!!! You should totally be proud of yourself!!!!!!


TEch- that sounds great. I wish I could walk around like that!!

Gator-

Ok, off to the chiro...

Hi everyone,

Sorry haven't posted. Just have been reading the posts and cleaning my house up. Hubby is coming home from offshore and I have to get all done because he will want my entire attention...lol. Still on track. I have actually lost 3 more lbs in the last 2 days and yes I'm one that gets on it every day....lol. I am sssssssoooo glad to see them fat things leave my body....yyyiiipppeeee. Glad to see everyones doing great. I am just counting down the hours until tomorrow when hubby gets home!!!

WELCOME DSQUARED..this is the greatest board in the world. You will get wonderful support here!!!!!

Solly-Congrats on the lb lose every one lb counts to the total!!!! I LOVE mowing the grass.

Monet-Sending you get well vibes}}}}}}}}

Talitha-Hope you get your back feeling better!!!

Tech-Sending good vibes your way. Have a better day today. Sometimes I think men have a TOM to....hehe

GatorGal-Hi hows the weather there.

KayC-Hope today goes much better for you. When you want something done right you want it done right you did the right thing. People that are getting paid to do the work should do it without haveing to be told twice its your house I say my way or the highway!

Bob-Howdy!!! Getting any sleep yet? Hope you have a great day!!!!

To anyone I missed you all have a wonderful Sugar Buster Day!!!!!



Start weight-275
Goal weight-180
Weight right now-241
total of 34 lbs....yyyyiiiipppppeeeee

Okay...second day in a row I've been at a solid 155. Let's hope tomorrow we see 154!?!?

Well, today, Derek went off on Kyle...not physically, of course, but Kyle had drawn on the couch with marker again and Derek became unhinged. At this moment, Derek's at the doctor with problems he's been having with dizziness and I hope (well, I don't hope, but you know...) that they really examine him for depression/anxiety. I mean, the poor guy has lost his mother and his job all in a 6-month span. Talk about big-ticket items for stress. He says he doesn't think that these things are bothering him that much and that the dizzy spells come on when he's thinking of things like how to design a desk he wants to build for Shelley's room. He thinks they would come on when he's thinking about his step-father robbing him of approximately $125,000. Which is big-ticket item #3 for stress. So, I'm really hoping the doctor gives him something to calm him down. NONE of us, including Derek, deserve to live like this. Poor guy has been through a LOT and he needs some help, as far as I'm concerned. Problem is that his first wife was constantly on anti-depressants and he said he hated her when she was on them....like they made her ice princessey, cold and unfeeling. So...I don't know how he'll take it if the doctor puts him on medication, but I think it's for his own good if she does. He's going to make himself sick.

Other than that, it's such a gorgeous day today...not a cloud in the sky, as Kyle says...so, we're going out to rake out the sand box and clean up the yard a bit. It's still kinda soggy, but it's a job that needs to be done. I'll still have to walk the dog at some point to rinse his feet off in the river, but I might do that later on when Derek gets home. Kyle had 'recess' today with the kids in preschool and he's sorta beat.

Okay...off to finish my lunch. Strawberry/banana smoothie with 1/2 a banana and about 5 frozen strawberries, whey protien, 1% milk and some water. I may have a WW pita bread with it.

Back atcha later!! Kris

Good morning ladies,

Sorry I didn't make it here yesterday. I was doing a bunch of catch up stuff. And trying to do some downloads on my computer. With our phone lines out here, that is a major task. It takes forever. My virus protection that came with the computer has expired, so I wanted to be protected. I also have to find the Ad-Aware that I had on my old computer. Maybe I will get to that today. Dh has been working a bit, says it is still way to muddy to be really doing any digging, but has been hauling gravel. Buddy and I are planning a short walk up the hill this afternoon if it doesn't rain. We are supposed to have rain off and on all week. I want to get out and start raking, but don't dare start yet as it is so wet.

Monet-- I forgot to tell you how much I love the picture of you and Tom. You are a gorgeous woman, and have a very handsome man!!

Solly-- Sounds like you are doing a great job!! One hour and 25 minutes.....WOW!! I am anxious to see where I am at. I am hitting Curves very hard right now, and walking on top of that. Mostly just to let Buddy have his walk. He misses them when we don't go.

Talitha-- Good for you girl.......water aerobics, sounds like a blast!!

Tech-- I hear you. I have wanted to join Curves for quite a while, but wasn't going to drive all the way to Spokane to do it. When they opened one in Deer Park, I was elated!! I love the workout, but mostly love having women in the same place that I am in my life to talk to. They are so much more than just exercise buddies. And like all of you here, they are very supportive!!

Dsquared-- Welcome to the board. You have definitely come to the right place for support, these gals are the best!!

Thunder-- WTG, you are doing a super job!! Congrats on the big loss!!

Solly, Good question. Here’s what I think he is saying in the book.
As I said in one of the earlier posts, Richards is BIG on balance. He calls it homeostasis. He states that most western medicine doctors, who see disease as caused by something that has invaded the body from the outside, never consider that something INSIDE the body can get out of balance, thus triggering something else to get out of balance in response, and so on down the line. Now Richards is really hep on leptin and he says that leptin is the essential hormone that controls energy balance and metabolism in our body. When we have leptin inbalance or leptin communication problems (ie. leptin resistance) our body is no longer in balance, and this causes a lot of health problems. He says that leptin is the prime controller of natural balance. Richards even very boldly states (p. 20) that when our leptin levels are managed properly and we no longer are “leptin resistant” even some autoimmune problems will simply go away!

From what I can tell, our body gets out of balance when our hormonal or regulatory system does not “communicate” well within itself. For example, we can be leptin resistant, or insulin resistant, or estrogen resistant, which is where we have enough of the specific hormone, but our brain and other organs don’t recognize this and keep on acting like there is not enough of the hormone or chemical in question. To be more specific, leptin resistance occurs in overweight people when the brain thinks there is not enough fat in storage (even though there is!!) and continues to fill fat cells with fuel.

Richards devised the 5 rules, which is what he also calls “the Leptin Diet”, to heop us “eat in harmony with leptin.” He believes that if we follow these 5 rules, then our energy level will increase, because leptin is a hormone governing energy expenditure. We will be able to extract more energy from less food because we will be able to get full use out of the food before we are eating something else and making our liver and other organs focus on digestion rather than energy production. If we get big hunger cravings for an extended time before the next meal, then he says the body has entered into “starvation mode” and leptin levels will go down. What we want is for leptin levels to stay up, even if we are eating less food. He also says that sugar and sweet cravings will go away if we are in “leptin balance.” One of the main purposes of the 5 rules is to maximize fat burning times. He has a lot of chapters on various parts of metabolism and how the various organs relate to each other. Richards states that if you follow the 5 rules then you are well on your way to “mastering leptin.” And when you master leptin, you won’t have leptin resistance which contributes to insulin resistance, estrogen resistance, etc. etc. You will be doing what it takes to optimize how your body extracts energy from food, and you will be treating you liver properly.

One of the big things for me is to learn better what real hunger is. I often am very hungry mouth-wise, but not really hungry stomach-wise. Some afternoons I could kill for something to eat, not because I have a growling stomach that feels like it is hitting my backbone, but because my mouth feels empty somehow, and I miss the feeling of how good a candy bar or piece of cake with creamy icing would feel in my mouth.
The Leptin Diet does not have any food lists or menus or suggestions of what to eat. It consists of the 5 Rules and he also says to avoid all soda pop--regardless of how it is sweetened. All high fructose sweetened beverages should also be avoided, as well as MSG because it “is a potent neurotoxin that damages the leptin message in the brain.” The same with sugar or artificial sweeteners; they skew the taste and appetite systems in a was that tends to compromise leptin balance. Richards says nothing about how much fruit to eat, or how much meat, or carbs. He has a ton of scientific stuff to say, and as I mentioned before, it was somewhat daunting to wade through all of it. I think that rule 3--do not eat large meals, is his way of limiting calories.

Solly, I hope this has helped to answer your question. I’d love to have him here to ask him just to answer it easily, but there was no really easy answer in the book except that the 5 rules would help to bring back leptin balance, which is what we need to be able to get back to the way our body used to be before it clung to every pound like a poor miserly man.

My food today:
B. S.B. pancakes with added wheat germ, and topped with 1 tsp. butter, 2 T. SF syrup and some berries and orange segments.
Lunch: 2.5 oz. leftover steak, green beans, ratatouille.
To drink: water.
Dinner: we are taking a client of my DH out for dinner, so I don’t know what I will have.

Got to go and do laundry.

Solly--Yep, the SEC is lookin’ good, baby!! Wouldn’t it be neat to have an all SEC final. George Mason will be tough to beat; they are on a roll. And if we are lucky enough to get to the final, LSU will also be VERY tough. We beat them 2X, but one was when one of their stars was out sick. I HATE to have us play the same team 3 times!!

Good Morning Ladies! Or should I say good Noon. I didn't get up early enough to post so I had to rush and get my son Garrett dressed and then get him to the baby sitters and then had to rush off to work. I am feeling pretty lousy today, possibly because I am having sugar with drawals. I haven't had any chocolate or sugar since yesterday morning. I feel like my head is going to explode. and I am having serious stomach cramps. ugh! but I am working on drinking more water and trying not think about sugar. at least it is nice today and I can partially enjoy the sun.
Techwife: I completely know what you are going through with the depression. My Husbands mother has serious depression with psychotic episodes. it is so hard to deal with because she continually thinks that she is alright and goes off her medication it is sad because now she can't live on her own. If your husband doesn't have as serious depression as that an alternative that my husband has tried is St Johns Wort. last year my husband lost his Job and was really stressed about his mom and my preganancy. It was getting so bad that he was really hard to deal with, he liked being in dark rooms and total silence and would snap at me. I went to a health food store here in town and got him started on pretty high Miligrams of St Johns Wort. he would take one every day and in a couple of weeks he was out of his depression. it doesnt have any bad side effects. I wouldn't just take my word for it though. Research it if you are interested.
Thank you Ladies for the support!
I am very glad to be here.
Talitha: Thank you. You should be proud of your self for even taking care of your self during your pregnancy. it was a rough one for me, although I didn't crave the sweets like I do now. I did have my share of bad eating habits and other things.
Monet--- hope you start feeling better. I know it really sucks going to work sick.
Too Every one else--- Sorry if I didn't mention your name, I want to say that I love reading your posts and knowing more about all of you. you are all great people.

Quick Question though? how do I get a picture on my profile. I can't figure this out?
I wish I could join curves or weight watchers but this little old town doesn't have either of those. luckily my boss approved my idea to put a fitness center into one of my apartment complexes. I thought it would be great for the residents and for my self to have a place to work out. we finally got the Lamar Tread mill and bike in there. now I am just wanting to get a few weights and other things. I haven't gotten a chance to get down there to work out yet, but with the hubby coming home late from work and my son has had a cold I don't seem to find the time. I have talked to my husband though and he wants to come and work out with me. whohoo! I am so happy.
well I guess I will go and get back to work. you all have a wonderful Sugar buster day!

Hey ya'll! It's spring time pollen season in Georgia! Rachel, Buddy and I went for a two mile walk this afternoon and now I can't move my head without my nose running. I've had what seems to be fluid in my ears since Sunday too, so I've been taking the claritin D and hoping it clears out before it starts hurting and getting infected.

The kids and I took a day off yesterday and did dr. appts. all day. We went to the lab for their bloodwork first, then to the allergist for Sean's shot. Then after lunch Sean had a dentist appt, and Rachel saw the orthodontist! It was a full day. We are out for spring break next week too. Craig is not off, so we have more appts. set up then. We're not going on any kind of trip, just relaxing at home!

Salen and Blair (our kittens) are seven months old now and will be getting fixed next week, so we can keep an eye on them. Salem's eyes have not improved much, his inner eyelid is still about half shut, so they are going to see if they can clip it or suture them back or something to improve whatever limited sight he may have. His eyeballs are much smaller than a normal cats should be and his pupils do not seem to react to light, but the thought is that if we can clear that eyelid away it may help, we'll see. He is content anyway and doesn't know that this is not normal! He does pretty good, but occasionally will make a turn too soon into the wall, or run into an open cabinet door. He just keeps going!

Ok, my back is feeling better today so I willb egoing to my water aerobics at 10:30. I didn't do so well with the snacking at teh baby shower I went to last night. I've given up on staying OP with the way this month has been so crazy, but I'm trying to stay somewhat healthy. I'm doign OK, but not great. I'm starving right now, soI thinkI'll go eat a mango and a piece of toast.

I'm so nervous about getting my sales complete by tomorrow night. I think that is why my back has been so bad. Because I'm tense. I know it will happen, I'm just not sure how and the waiting is crazy!!

My house is a disaster and the kids are all over the place. I think I'll go try to clean up a little bit so at least some part of my life isn't out of control!!

28 days to the bahamas and counting.......

Monet- you need to tell me in advance when you are making that for breakfast so I can come crash!!

Good morning ladies.....

Just checking in after my Curves workout. I have the house to myself today as Dh is working up north. I am going to do some prep for dinner tonight and then get out in my yard as soon as it warms up a bit. Supposed to rain tomorrow, so would like to get a few things done. Hope you all have a great day, and I will try and stop in a bit later..........

Hi Ladies,

This is going to be a quickie as I am working on a proposal. It is 73 here today and I can't wait to get outside.

Got to the gym last night for about an hour. I was worn out and could only do 1 set of wts in lieu of 2. My arms were like lead. Don't know if we will make it tonight or not. It is supposed to be nice t his weekend so I plan to get a walk in each day.

Going to Mexican again tonight with DD & a friend. I'm tired of my shell-less taco salad, so I don't know what to get. I would get the fajitas, but they are so expensive. Any suggestions?

Talitha, give your back some rest so you don't make it worse. Keeping my fingers crossed that you make your sales.

Thunder, congrats on your loss. I am a daily weigher too. Enjoy the time with your DH.

Tech, I hope the Dr gives Dereck something. Sometimes we don't realize things are bothering us, but they are. Have a great day.

Teensy, I'm glad you are enjoying Curves. It seems to have gotten you back on track. I have found my old resolve from when I started this WOE and I feel so much better about it now.

Gator, I think Gaotrs have been now picked as the favorite. It ought to be interesting. Unfortunatley, I wil not be able to watch the games Saturday. But I will be pulling for the Gators.

DSquared, Ifyou can get your hubby to work out with you, it will be so much easier. Me and my DH & DD joined the gym. We all go together most nights. Even though we go our separate ways when we get there, it is fun and much more motivation to go. Give it a couple days and the sugar cravings and headaches will go away. Funny how our bodies get addicted to sugar like caffeine.

Monet, glad your art class was fun. Now get some rest during next week and maybe you will feel better.

Thin, sounds like your spring break won't be too relaxing with all those apointments. Hope you can squeeze in some fun time.



bf: 2 hardboiled egs
lunch: chili - peach
dinner: ???

Got to run, have a great day.

Hi all, Happy Thursday. (Date night!) I am just working 5:30 to 9:30 tomorrow night, then 11:00 am to 6:30 pm next Thursday, then 10:00 to 4:00 pm next Saturday. Not bad at all.
I am fixing baked chicken with apricots tonight with jasmine rice which I believe is legal. Made the black bean soup (not the quick version) that I found on the boards last night and added some ham. Very good and recommended.
We are probably going to do some clean up of the yard this weekend and then work on getting my son's graduation invitations out.

Hi Talitha, I like Old Navy too!
They have a cotton, short sleeved, v-neck tshirt that I swear is the most versatile (and washes like iron) garment I've ever bought!

Thunder, I too, am convinced I did the right thing. Today I'm having another wall paperer come give me a bid. They did the wall papering when we built our house and covered the vents and light switches too. I probably should have called them in the first place.

Tech, I think anti depressants definitely have their place. I took them for about a year after my husband had some serious health problems. They really helped me cope.

Welcome Dsquared!

Hi Bob and Monet!

KayeC

KAYEC: Jasmine rice is NOT legal. Its Basmati that is. White Jasmine rice is actually kind of high GI even for white rice.

I know it's not Friday, but this was up our alley...

In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth and populated the Earth with broccoli, cauliflower and spinach, green and yellow and red vegetables of all kinds, so Man and Woman would live long and healthy lives.


Then using God's great gifts, Satan created Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream and Krispy Creme Donuts. And Satan said, "You want chocolate with that?" And Man said, "Yes!" and Woman said, "and as long as you're at it, add some sprinkles." And they gained 10 pounds And Satan smiled.


And God created the healthful yogurt that Woman might keep the figure that Man found so fair. And Satan brought forth white flour from the wheat, and sugar from the cane and combined them. And Woman went from size 6 to size 14.


So God said, "Try my fresh green salad." And Satan presented Thousand-Island Dressing, buttery croutons and garlic toast on the side. And Man and Woman unfastened their belts following the repast.


God then said, "I have sent you heart healthy vegetables and olive oil in which to cook them." And Satan brought forth deep fried fish and chicken-fried steak so big it needed its own platter. And Man gained more weight and his cholesterol went through the roof.


God then created a light, fluffy white cake, named it "Angel Food Cake," and said, "It is good." Satan then created chocolate cake and named it "Devil's Food."


God then brought forth running shoes so that His children might lose those extra pounds. And Satan gave cable TV with a remote control so Man would not have to toil changing the channels. And Man and Woman laughed and cried before the flickering blue light and gained pounds.


Then God brought forth the potato, naturally low in fat and brimming with nutrition. And Satan peeled off the healthful skin and sliced the starchy center into chips and deep-fried them. And Man gained pounds.


God then gave lean beef so that Man might consume fewer calories and still satisfy his appetite. And Satan created McDonald's and its 99-cent double cheeseburger. Then said, "You want fries with that?" And Man replied, "Yes! And super size them!" And Satan said, "It is good." And Man went into cardiac arrest.


God sighed and created quadruple bypass surgery.


Then Satan created HMOs.