hmmmmmm would definately be interesting lol. Use the real rum and they probably wouldn't even notice hehehehe.
Just out of curiosity, what is it the pudding has that you are avoiding? Cuz I really think you would need it for thickening. I really wanna know how the carb countdown works, altho at the store that carrys it here only carrys chocolate now.

Have a great day everyone!!! :grouphug:

Hi PIC's!

I just got back from curves. I did the circuit 3 times and worked up a good sweat! I sold another hula hoop today and I have a survey for SBD at 4 so I'm keeping busy!

I hope everyone has a good day!


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Temptations
 

Arggghhhhh :mad: There are temptations :devil: everywhere!

We had four Christmas parties to go to this week. The last one is tonight. I actually did fairly well, but I am sure that I won't lose any weight again.

Being post menopausal *and* post sixty!:p just adds to the challenge, but I will get there eventually.

It looks like you all are hanging in there and staying OP over the holidays. Good for you!:carrot: :carrot: :carrot:

zoey

Gooood evening PIC's!!

Not a very busy board today. I hope you EastCoasters didn't get caught in the nasty storm I'm hearing about.

Val~ You are doing so well!!! I'm wishing I had your zeal. I don't know why I can't find that motivation. I'm trying to talk Lee into seeing the valid reasons for a gym membership, but he's seen me pass on WATP for days at a time. We just don't have the extra $$$ these days, what with the new car payment, and the impending trip to Denver... So I'll keep Beatin' It On Down the Line ;). I guess I just really wanna say GF, that your posts inspire me. ((((((Val)))))) 'til We Meet Again!!!!!

Zoey~ It's good to see you back :) These Holiday gatherings can sure be tough. We have 2 to go to tomorrow night. I have to make my Salmon Puffs tonight and am still going to stick to my challenge of only having 3 TOTAL! For me, it's still the everyday that is hard for me. The special occasions have (so far) been fairly easy to get through.

Good Luck to Everyone!!!! http://www.quiknet.com/dks/!pics/AN1288.gif

Evening PIC's!

I went to the South beach diet survey today and they had us eat linguine with chicken in alfredo sauce. I ate the whole thing. I figure how many calories can it be if it's a frozen diet meal. It threw me off plan though and now I'm hungry with no calories left!

I have to say it was good to eat pasta again. It was whole wheat pasta so I guess thats lower glycemic?

Dee how sweet of you to say :hug: It's REALLY easy for me to go to curves. One opened a block away from me and I took it as a sign!

Zoey I hear you about the temptations! Stay strong!

Have a great night everyone! :carrot:

what are all the pics up to today?

Hi girls....Nothing much up today. I had my nose in a really good book today and I finished it. It was the 5th book in a series,....by Dianna Galbadon. Dh is away working and the boys are busy being boys!!!...ARGH!!! Boy scouts dropped off the chocolate covered toffee popcorn today....GIVE ME STRENGTH!!! mmm that is sooo good but they are xmas gifts!! Food is OP today but sadly no workout. I still did 5 workouts this week, so thats alllll good.

macaroni grill
 

Hi PIC's

I'm in a foul mood. I look forward all week to my cheat meal and it was ruined. My husband wanted to go to macaronii grill so I went to their website, checked the calories and planed on having the plain salmon with asparagus.

When the food came I was eating and noticed it was a bit cold so I looked and the fish was raw in the center. I was so grossed out. I sent it back and when the new piece of fish came it was almost burned on the outside but still raw in the center. I was so fustrated I ended up not eating and got a subway wrap on the way home.

I really look forward to my cheat meal and now I feel so depressed that I didn't get to have anything good tonight :(

Hi everyone. Our storm turned out to be a big nothing. I am working on my Christmas nuts this weekend and have also been writing a weight loss curriculum for work. I've been inspired this weekend and even though Ihave a lot of other stuff do, I better write while the spirit is moving me. My first session has what I call "the five commandments of dieting" LOL. It's catchy so hopefully people will remember them.

Val-I have a question for you. I'm going to do a review of diet plans as part of my curriculum and am classifying diets as either low carb, low glycemic, low fat, or other. To be classified as low carb by me it has to contain less than 60 grams of carbs/day. I'm not sure if I should put The Zone in the low glycemic or the other category. What do you think?

oh oh oh....Petra, are you teaching a course in diet 101 ? Sign me up!!! That sounds fantastic. A while ago I was looking through some cookbooks, and believe it or not.....some recipies were touting that they were low carb and they had over 100 carbs for the one meal!!! definitely a no no...:nono:

Valerie.....Sorry to hear about your dissappointing meal. Doesn't that just suck? Hopefully next weeks 'cheat day' will be so much better!!

Curly....How you doing? You've been very quiet lately. :hug:

Iwmonn....How was the party? salmon puffs? Hope you survived both parties.

Zoey......Glad to hear you're hanging in there!! 4 parties in 1 week? You are the ultimate party girl. ;)

Last night I took the boys to a buffet restaurant since dh was away. I was amazed at how high many of the customers were piling their plates!!! And although some of them were with salad....you can bet that they were'nt low calorie and or healthy!!! I did good with the main course, simple fresh green salad with low cal ranch, steamed green beans/steamed carrots/roast chicken breast without skin, and then since I ate really well,.....I had a pc of carrot cake and a small serving of icecream. Not too bad considering what was available. The cake put me over for the day by 65 calories, so I'm okay with that and back to a good OP day. Later on today after church, we've got a gingerbread decorating party to go to. I've been told to bring some hor'deuve cocktail foods, so who know's what we'll be eating. I'll have something to eat before I go just in case. Talk about strategic planning!!!

Petra I would describe the zone as being a low glycemic, low calorie meal.

Angel eyes I haven't tried a buffet yet. I don't know if I could trust myself at one! Speaking of eating out When I looked up the calories for Macaroni grill I was shocked. All the meals were well over 1000 calories. Even the spagetti and meatballs was 2400 calories! :eek: Add a 800 calorie soup, some bread and possibly a dessert and I can't believe how many calories it would be. I use to eat out all the time and it's no wonder I gained so much weight.

I hope everyone is having a good day! I've been back on plan today :)

UGH! monday again... well at least i only have to work a 1/2 day today Then i have to take my mom to the dr she's having trouble with her knee...

then another 1/2 day on wednesday!! we have our christmas lunch that day... i figure if i leave early i wont be tempted by all the goodies! and i can go workout early!

have a great day everyone!

Weekly Weigh in!
 

Hi PIC's!

I had my weekly weigh in today and I was down 2 more pounds! I also got a new flower! :carrot: I'm so glad because I've been feeling discouraged this last week for some reason.

I saw the woman who signed me up at curves today after many months. She was my inspiration when starting because she was about my size when she started and lost 35 inches. When I saw her today she had gained back 25 pounds. I felt so bad about it. I can't imagine going through all this work to lose weight only to gain it back. It scares me that the same thing might happen to me. I'm so thankful that I have a good support system here!

YEAH!!! Valerie got another flower!!! :carrot: I know what you mean about serving sizes. A good tip is to order your main course but tell the waitress to box up half of what you ordered. I find most restaurant meals very large, no wonder that guy did the movie on SUPER SIZE ME. 2400 calories for spaghetti? mama mia!!!Thats more than enough for a full day.

I took ds to Burger king for lunch today and really enjoyed their grilled chicken salad. Had to read the lite dressing pak though....almost half calories/fat was from it. 120 calories for salad dressing!!! I used about 1/3 of the pack.

I should have weighed in this morning, but the darn scale kept giving me about 5 different readings all varying from -.5to+3.5 pounds. ITS DAYS ARE NUMBERED!!! So I'm choosing tommorow as my weigh in. Can't see that it makes any sense just to pick a number when it was going CRAZY each time I stepped on it !!!

Congrats Valerie. Maybe missing your cheat meal had a pay off. I have a lot of anxiety about how difficult maintenance will be because of all the people I have seen like that and even my own personal experience. I lost 50 lbs at weight watchers and gained 30 of it back. That's why I was reading all those articles on the National Weight Control Registry. If there is anything I can learn now to help me, I want to get myself on the right track so I'm not doing this again in a few years. I'm determined this is going to be the last time. I just started on book on maintenance the other night called Thin for Life. I'm still on the first chapter. I've also read the Eades maintenance book which is pretty good.

Angel-good for you at the BK. I haven't been to a fast food restaurant in nearly a year. I don't trust myself to even walk into one. I think there are many ways in which I am blessed not having children or a husband on this journey. I don't have to worry about what anyone else is going to eat.