Sugarbusters Weekly Support Board 12/4 to 12/10
 

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We try to have different themes for different days of the week.

MONDAY: MMM, or Metal Monster Monday, is when we weigh in, and post our progress. This is voluntary.

TUESDAY: Is tip day- we try to share a tip, or two to help each other.

WEDNESDAY: Is Wonderful Wednesday. On Wednesdays, we share something wonderful about our selves, or our lives.

THURSDAY: Is Thirst Day! A reminder to drink your water! Its a good day to share a recipe too! :)

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THE FOOD INFORMATION BOARD
MOTIVATIONAL & INSPIRING THOUGHTS BOARD
MY FAVORITE SB LEGAL FOODS


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Where is everyone!:shrug: I may not be on much this week. We have Nutcracker rehearsals today and tomorrow then performances Wed-Sat!!

My parents are coming into town on Friday to go to a performance. Then, I am going to get back to eating and exercising on plan!:running:

Hey, guys. Well, I had 1 illegal meal on Saturday. It was a double cheeseburger and large order of steak fries from the truckstop. But I really was strict with my eating otherwise. I even exercised every day. I weighed myself yesterday and it was at 163 which it was the day before. Well, yesterday I just wasn't hungry. All I ate was 2 chicken breasts and a SF ice cream bar for the day. I get up this morning and weigh and I'm up a pound. Go figure. 164 is still below my ticker weight but I saw 163 for 2 days in a row. I am a little puffy in the face today so it's probably just a little fluid. I think it was a delayed reaction to the cheeseburger and fries from Saturday night,lol. I'm going to see what I weigh tomorrow morning and reset my ticker. Is anyone else going to post on the exercise board this week? Come on ladies...even if it's only 15-20 minutes. Jackie- that's awesome. You may have been retaining more fluid than you thought. I always know when I retain, it shows up in my face the most. Which I hate because my eyes get all swollen and puffy and little. The crease in my lids just disappear. I also feel it doing my workouts. I can do the same workout but say I'm swollen a couple pounds the next day..it takes more out of me to move that extra weight. Alright, here's my menu:

BF: protein shake
Snack: 14 almonds
Lunch: big salad with veggies, a chicken breast, and salsa ranch dressing.
Dessert: lite yogurt
Afternoon snack: 14 almonds
Supper: cheeseburger on lite wheat bun, side salad

I estimated my calories to be around the 1300-1400 calorie range.
Alright, we're shorthanded and it's getting busy...check back later.

Good morning!
I know I haven't posted here the last 6 months or so but I'm really trying again & thought I'd check in with my old SB buddies. I've not been eating well all these months & I have gradually regained all my 60 lbs that I had worked so hard to lose. My scale is broken & I have no idea what I weigh right now. I'm going by the fit of my clothes & feel like I have dropped a few lbs over the last week or so since I'm back on track. The hardest part was to get the mindset that I COULD do this & that I WANTED to do it. Having passed that hurddle, I'm really trying to eat right but do not have the energy to exercise yet. I'll work on that. Hope to check in again later.

Heart, sounds like you're doing great with maintaining your weight. That's great!

Thanks Monet, I'll surely try my best.

Do you think that some of the MIA's are due to power outages associated with the big snow/ice storms?:snow4:

I'm here, but not for long. It was crazy yesterday and will be that way for awhile. I am off Thursday & Friday. DH & I are going shopping (for me) and other things I need to finish. Friday we are going to Versailles Ky to the Woodford Reserve Distillery and having a nice lunch. They have these fancy lunches every now and then. It should be fun.

Got to the gym last night and should get there tonight. Hopefully we can get up early Thurs & Fri and go too. Sunday we are going to an Italian rest for my DD birthday so I know that will be off plan. If one day is my only slip, that would be great.

Thin, good luck with your performance. I know you will do great.

Melf, So glad to see you back. Hop you stay with us now. It is all a mind game, when you come to that realization and get yourself in the right mind frame, you can do this. Good luck.

Monet, have you ever made Deb's cheesecake (assuming that is the one you made) ahead of time and froze it? I thought of doing it for Christmas, but would like to get it done a week early.

Heart, why are burgers and fries our biggest enemy. That is my temptation too. Since doing WW, we have been eating potatoes (measured and counted) and fries too. It has helped. One day off is not bad. You had a great week, you can do it again.

Last night for dinner we had a new recipe which was great and legal. Got it from Krafts foods. Pork chop and pear sauce. You browned the chops in a little ovv, took them out and put 2 T of balsmic vinegar and rosemary and onions and garlic in the skillet for 3 minutes. Put the chops back and added 2 T of b vinegar, can of pears with juice ( lite juice) and simmered them. They were so tender and a different meal for a change.

Tonight I am having some type of chicken in a foil packet. Let you know how that turns out.

I heard from Missy and her DH's cousin was killed in Iraq. He is having a hard time and could use lots of prayers for him and his family.

Got to go, hope to check in tomorrow, but may not have time. If not see you Monday.

Hey, guys. I changed my ticker. 20 #'s till my goal weight. I do feel better now, not for sure if it's because of the weight loss or if it's because I feel motivated. Maybe both. Here's my menu for the day:

Pre-bf: grapefruit
BF(was running late): 2 boiled eggs and sliced turkey
Lunch: Big tuna salad with veggies, salsa ranch dressing. Crave Control yogurt for dessert
Snack: tangerine
Supper: probably 2 bowls of chili with beans and light sour cream

I WANT TO SEE THOSE 150's!!! Okay, I feel better now. Patience is not a virtue of mine. I know that slow and steady is the way to go. A couple pounds a week would be good. Oh yea, my DH brought home my ultimate fave last night(Peanut M&M's) and I wasn't even tempted...he ate them,lol. The board always slows down this time of year and then it will pick back up next month. I always get tickled about Walmart. They set up this big thing in the center full of baking stuff and whatever related to the holidays. Come the first of January they will take it all down to put up health and diet foods,lol. Alright, I have a customer...

Just a quickie with no replies...will do them tomorrow.

First day on the job. I watched about three hours of videos, and got to do one haircut. I got a $5 tip, so that's a good sign...a nice older man that came in with his wife, daugther and grandson. But, I had a great time, anyhow. all the girls are about 15 years younger than I am (at least!!), but I think I'll fit in fine.

My Sabres game is on in a minute, so I gotta run! Will be back tomorrow...don't go back to work till Friday. I LIKE this schedule!! Something to do, make a couple bucks, without it taking over my life!! What could be more perfect?!

Another good day with my eating. Still not drinking enough but did better with that too. I'm off to bed.

Solly, thanks for the vote of confidence. I really do lack in that area, but I am thinking more positive these days about eating right & the reasons behind it.

I've never been one to plan a menu ahead of time, at least not more than for the next meal. When I'm home alone I often don't know what the next meal should be so I quess that's not always a good idea.

Yesterday I had a delish low carb microwave muffin that I found a recipe for which consisted of 1 egg, 1/4 c. almond meal/flour & 1 Tbsp SF syrup, 1 tbsp butter & 1/4 tsp baking powder.

Lunch was a sandwich.

Last night I cooked venisen & pork together in a gravy, brown rice & some speckeled butter beans DH grew in the garden. It was really yummy.

I had oatmeal for breakfast today & 2 cups decaf coffee.

Not sure what lunch will be, but I think I'm doing ok & it's been 1 week since I'm back on track. I need to find a scale pretty soon so I can have some idea of what I weigh, but I do know my clothes is not nearly as tight as it had been!~

Just a quick check in...I just got back from coffee/breakfast with some of my friends around town...just in time for lunch :fr:

Melf: I've never been much of a menu planner, either. In my case, I just try and have tons of legal pantry items around to work (canned black beans or cannellini beans, WW pastas, brown rice, etc) with and plenty of fresh produce to have with it and frozen meat in the freezer. Having plenty of apples or pears or other snack-type fruit around is always a plus. Its GREAT to have you back, by the way!! Do we need to nail your feet to the wagon? ;)

Monet: Good luck on James' new job prospect. I dont' know who to be happier for, him or YOU! :lol: Your cheesecake sounds WONDERFUL!!

Bob: 800 emails is a LOT!! Did you get any actual work done today? :lol: Any of the productive type, that is?

Laurie: You seem to have really dug your heels in!! Keep up the good work!!

Solly: Be careful that the Italian restaurant doesn't trigger a holiday-wide slip up. You're right, one night of carb heaven is okay as long as it sticks to that one night. What happens in the Italian restaurant STAYS in the Italian restaurant... ;)

Anyhow...I have to go clean up the house and have some lunch...will talk to you guys later on...

Kris

No time to chat, just wanted to say hi and have a great week and weekend.


Monet, congrats to James

Tech, hope the job is working out.

Heart, ;dance: great job, keep on going. I want to see the 150's too.

Bob, that's a lot of emails. Get some rest.

Got to run.

UGH!!! Last night I was suppossed to make the chili. Well, Robby got off early and he made it...with deer sausage! Deer sausage and me do not get along because of the high sodium content. I was expecting to see a loss this AM and instead a 2 pound gain showed up. That really put me in a bad mood. This is the best I've been in a long time. I'm eating legal, watching my starches, watching the calories, drinking tons of water, and this is my 10th straight day of exercise. And I gain. Yes, I know it's fluid and not actual fat but it still takes time to lose and sets me back. I know it will pass but I'm just aggravated at the moment. Today was my 1/2 day since I work 1/2 day on Saturday. So I cleaned up, made tonight's supper, did some laundry, and did the 4 mile WATP tape before coming in to work. Now I feel like crashing. Here's my menu for the day. I've increased my protein because it helps get rid of fluid.

BF: protein shake made with water
Snack: boiled egg
Lunch: I made an open-faced turkey burger(no cheese or mayo) using 1 sl Nature's Own Double Fiber Wheat bread, onion, and tomato. Had a cucumber and vinegar on the side.
Snack: will be 2 boiled egg whites and a slice of turkey
Supper: pork roast, green beans, and squash

The scale better be a little kinder tomorrow or it's getting the sledge hammer.

Hello everyone. Welcome back to me! :)

Just wanted to check in and say "hi."

Eating has been good and I have not been counting calories or anything. Just trying to stay very aware of being hungry or satisfied. I probably am on "maintenance" for when I lose down to my goal. I am thinking of getting more strict calorie wise after we get back from our trip to Williamsburg for Christmas. I have some food plans that I wrote up about a year ago that have up to 30 gms. fiber, no sugars, lower fats and plenty of protein at about 1300 kilocalories per day. When things are more "normal" after the holiday season I'm thinking of starting on that. I don't want to sabotage myself with our weird schedule and meals right now. However, I am sticking to whole grains and no sugar so am happy about that.

I'm pleased to see everyone doing OK. Melf, welcome back. Nice to see you here.

Tonight we are having WW spaghetti with homemade tomato sauce and salad. Yum. Have a good evening and happy sugarbusting.

Just a drive by. So sorry I've not been on. I'm doing so lousy since Thanksgiving and feeling so crappy because of it. Even my house is out of control. Everything goes haywire when I'm not in control of my eating. I'll try to post more and get back on plan. Hugs all.....:stress: :elf:

Hey everyone. I'm in a little better spirits today. The scale was back down,lol. 162...so the fluid and finally a pound down. So it's taken me 4 days to officially lose a pound. That kinda sucks. I'm used to losing it faster. Maybe I've just reached that point where it will be slow. Long as it is steady I won't complain too much. Yesterday, I drank so much water my eyeballs were floating. You guys know that I normally drink a ton of water anyway. I did my workout this morning. I have to go in early the next 2 days. I plan on getting up before 5 tomorrow to do a 30 minute. But I may skip Saturday. MONET- The WATP tapes burn more calories than just getting out there and walking because your using more muscles. Tomorrow I'm going to use her 2 mile deluxe. It's a little dated but it uses the WATP moves plus aerobics. Alright, here's my menu for the day:

BF-was a protein shake
Snack: 2 boiled egg whites and a slice of turkey
Lunch: I have a big salad made with LS tuna, a little cheese, a whole boiled egg, and veggies. I put vinegar on it because I'm trying to skip the salty dressing. But if it tastes like doodie, then I'll add some dressing.
Snack: 8 almonds and yogurt
Supper: I'm not sure. They're eating leftovers. I think I will eat a scrambled egg and mayo sandwich

I've been trying to type this for 2 hours! Guess I better go.

Hi everyone. It's cold here in Cajun Country today. The wind cuts right through you. We're taking the grandsons to see Santa at DH's work place about 5pm. They do that each year & take pictures, give them cookies & milk, a little gift & last year they gave us an 8X10 picture of the 3 of them taken with Santa. I hate to get out in the cold, but don't want to dissappoint them either soooo....

I went with DD to her doctor visit this am to get the stitches out & get her work release. The pathology report said NO CANCER this time. We're sooo relieved. She had the right thyroid removed Feb 2005 & it was Papillary Carcinoma. At that time she also had several small nodules in the left. By this summer they were growing & found to be larger than they wanted, so she had the left thyroid done last Monday.

We stopped at Chick Fillet after the appt to get her some breakfast but I refused anything. I had a 1-carb muffin for breakfast, low carb soup & a wrap for lunch with turkey/cheese. 1 satsuma & a cup of red raspberry tea since then. I was wanting something to snack on & I found that DH had a couple of oatmeal snack cakes left in a box on the cabinet. I reached in the box, pulled one out slowly then looked at the info on the box & found that it was 370 calories & 30 gms of sugar. I almost dropped my teeth, put it back in the box & fixed a my cup of tea. I am so proud of me!

Hi Gator!! Hi BOB, Toni, Monet, Solly, Heart & Techwife!! Stay warm everyone! It's suppose to be 26 here in the morning. BURRRR!!

Hey Friends...

Hope all of you are doing well....I haven't been around in a while and I miss y'all! Terry has been playing on the computer lots which is unusual so I don't have as much time in the evenings!

My eating has been terrible....I just can't help myself. I'm hoping to wake up one day and say - OK - this is the day!!!

Terry's cousin was killed in Iraq Monday (NARDA, MELF, and SOLLY already know this - thanks again for all of the prayers.) It's really sad because he was a single father of a 4 year old beautiful little boy. We are waiting on the body now - the funeral should be next week.

MELF: SO good to see you back on the board!

Well, I'm off to wake up Alexis! TGIF!

Missy

Hello from Nutcracker world!! I am still hanging in there. Two nights of rehearsal and two performances under our belts now and two more to go. I woke up this morning with very puffy eyes, probably due to tiredness! At least tomorrow's Saturday and we do not have to get up as early. YEA!! My parents are coming into town to stay with us for the weekend and will be attending tonight's performance. I have been OK so far as far as nerves go, but find myself getting anxious about tonight because I have so many coming to see Rachel and me! Rachel has been doing beautifully and the director has a snow machine so it actually "snows" onstage while they are dancing. It is awesome! I am going to see if I can let Sean try out his photography skills tonight and get some pics for me to post. He will have to make due without a flash, so we'll see how it goes!

Missy, good to hear from you too.

Thin, enjoy your Nutcracker run while it lasts! Our kids grow up tooooo fast.

I'm afraid I had some cookies with the grandsons last night when we went to see Santa, but cut back to a very skimpy supper to make up for it. Also cutting back today because we have a Pastor's Appreciation Banquet tonight & DH's company Christmas buffet tomorrow night & I sure want to be able to partake there because it's catered & always sooooo good. I will however try to strict myself where ever possible.

Well it's not much today but I have a friend that died earlier this week whose grandson & son were in Iraq so they held the wake till this evening & funeral tomorrow am. So I may not be able to check in much the next few days.

Stay warm everyone! it's still just 40 degrees here at noon & expecting about 24 in the am. Yikes!!! That is cold for this area & then when you mix it with the gulf humidty it just cuts to the bone.
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I'm going to try this...These are pix from the Nutcracker. Rachel is the dancer with the crown on your left. I am the one in the white blouse.

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Thin: What a beautiful ballerina you have!!

Just a quick check in. I LOVE MY JOB!! Never since I've been a hairdresser have I been so stoked about cutting hair! They have a really nice system going adn all the stylists I've met so far are great to work with. I go in today at 3pm and I am all dressed and pretty much ready to go. Kind of pacing to get out of here. I'm going to go early to go to the beauty supply and buy a new pair of scissors. :D

Will chat again tomorrow!!

Kris

Tech-Thanks! Of course, I think she is beautiful too!!

Bob- We just got in from our final performance..Whew! We are ordering a dvd so I'll see if my tech savy son can do something with it. Maybe upload it to google video or something!? He wants to get into video editing, here's his big chance!!

Off to bed now~:wave:

Didn't do too bad last night for the Christmas party. Served once, small plate, no desserts. I have GOT to find a scale to get a weight soon. I'm pretty sure I will see a loss.

We're off to see a play in Lafayette. See ya'll later. :wave: