Hey Gang !

Don't you wish you could sometimes stop time so that you could get caught up on all the things you have to do.. Argg.. one day it will all come together.

I seem to be totally off track on the whole eating thing. I haven't been eating overly terrible, but somedays I hardly eating anything and other days I am eating things I really shouldn't be eating. I am still struggling with what program to follow. I know I do better if it is more structured.. but then I get those feelings like I am depriving myself and then I think about "bad" foods all day long. :?: Hubby thinks I should go get my blood checked as I seem to be able to put on weight very easily. Oh there is something to be said about people who are comfortable with the skin they are in.. I wish mine came with a receipt so that I could return it :lol:

Okay enough of that !!

Curly - hope you have a wonderful time on your date. I am sure you will awesome in your little black dress and he will be starry eyed.

Petra ~ I am glad that you made it to your class without your pager and phone going off.

Lisa ~ good to "see" you. Sounds like you are keeping as busy as ever. Happy Belated Birthday !!

Jennie ~ you go girl... I give you so much credit for running. I tried but these feet of mine are not meant for running.

Hotcup ~ where are ya girl ?!?! Hope all is well with you.

Mom ~ those muffins sound yummy. How is phase 2 going ??

Well that's all of us. Hope you all had a good hump day.. the weekend will be here before we know it.

Take care and TTYS :D

Good Day All:

I need help :?: I am just going with the flow here and trying to keep myself in check, but I feel like my tires are spinning in mud with time management. We are on mandatory overtime which are 50+ hour weeks.

I get up at 3:00 a.m. so I can wakeup and exercise (Richard Simmons), and then I do Pilates when I get home to stretch (because I have a cubicle job).

When is it appropriate to eat before and after exercise. Is there a time limit. I can't seem to time it so I don't get gut rot (I eat like an apple or an orange 10 to 15 mins before exercise in a.m.) then I eat breakfast at 8 a.m. at work usually a nutrition bar or oatmeal. What are the correct things to eat before exercising and how long should I wait before I exercise. I am missing the boat and need some help, :^:

I hope all is well...and where is turtle...I hope she is okay. When people are MIA I get worried.

TTYS!
Love & Hugs,
L2L

I am home from work for the rest of the week!!! I have to take the baby to the doctor for her 2 year check and shots. :( She is so good with the shots and recovers before we leave the room but it gets harder and harder the older they get until they are teen then the probably did something to deserve it. :lol: Tomorrow I am supposed to finally get the fridge fixed.

Lookin - You are doing so great!!! Wow getting up at 3 am to exercise. :queen: As far as eating I think you need to eat protein at least after the workout (I try to do it within an hour after) and the fruit before sounds good but I am not an expert. The most important thing is how do you feel? If you are feeling good I say you are doing it right for you. :D

Tea - I know it's hard. Thinking about pizza is probably going to drive me to a visit with Petra. :crazy: Sometimes you have to give into the cravings just a little. If you want ice cream have one bite just to satisfy. This works for alot of women I know. South Beach has been good for me as far as the cravings. The pizza is all habit not because I feel I need it. Phase II of the diet is going well. I have added back apple and a ww muffin and that makes me feel like I have more options.

Petra - I decided that my depression is caused by TOM because it happened again this month. I should not watch TV, think about my kids, talk to my family or just about anything else 'cause I just want to cry. However I am just weepy not overwhelmed or anything. I don't feel like I am really depressed just crying alot over whatever event sets me off. Then I get on with my day and I am fine. You are doing very well with your exercise. ;) I hope you enjoy your time off.

Jennie - That is a great achievement about the park. Keep it up and that 10k will be easy for you by the fall. :cool:

Lisa - Welcome back!!!

Curly - Your job sounds very stressful. I really hate rude people. Be nice to me and I will be nice to you!! I always try to remember that it is usually not the person I am talking to that is at fault so treat them the way I would want to be treated. I hope your date went well. Post, Post, Post!!!!! :lol:

lol Swooon.... job what job? I am walking around with lil hearts flutterin around my head........ roflmao... i am so head over heels in love i dont even know where i am lol...... yesss the lil black dress went over real well!!!
wooooooooo hoooo!

I take it the date went well. ;)

I had yet another long, torturesome day at work. Now I'm being tortured by a yellow lab. :lol: I don't have to be in until 10 tomorrow so I'm thinking I might go exercise in the am before work. I'm not a morning person so this could be interesting.

Curly-I had something you would enjoy for dinner. I had steamed blue crabs. We had them in our grocery store for some strange reason so I thought I'd have them just for a change of pace. A lot of work for a little bit of meat.

I might have mentioned there's a music festival in town. I have tickets to the Christian concert tomorrow night-Zoegirl. I have second row seats. Should be good.

TTYL

lol" Petra had to laff when i saw your post... i live in st mary's county in MD u know this is "crab heaven" think i have been pickin crabs since i was like 5 ... theres a secret to it!

when u slide that top shell off and then have just the white undershell snap it into 2 halves and using a sharp small knife cut the 2 sides in half horizontally then u can take ur knife and just slide the meat out of the small sections..

for the claws take your knife and cut thru the spot where the two pinchers actualy meet.. the claw meat should come out in one nice big chunk




dont know if that makes sense.. its hard to explain in words..

crab cakes yummmmmmmm u know my mom uses tuna and makes it using the crab cake receipe on the old bay box

went to take my mom home from work last nite and my car was dead! :( i am hoping its the battery

and sure thanked the "big guy" for not lettin it die on the beltway yesterday morning!!

for u guys that arent familiar with the "beltway" its a big circle around washington dc that goes thru maryland and va.. its @ 6 lanes and mostly a big parking lot lol moves at a snails pace!!

when i was sitin in traffic.. i thought how do pepole do this everyday????

OMG OMG just back from my daily (addicted) jump on the scale.......... happy dance :cheer: 248

Hi Everyone,
Qucik moringin check. I got up a little early today so I can be online a bit....
I went to a piltates class at my gym which to me isn't really pilates more just a body sculpting and toneing class. It very hard but I just don't see any of the pilates components I'm used to. It one of those feels so good to hurt so bad kind of classes I bet I'll be sore today. After, I went to my sisters for a cook out dinner and I did really well, I had one chicken sausage, with out the bun, 2 ears of corn grilled, and tomato salad. When I got home and added up my points I still had some left over. Yeah, the old me would have had like 3 hot dogs or something.

L2L- I ussually eat either a yogurt or an apple about 15-30 minutes before I excersise then after I ussually wait a little because I have to shower ect... then have the rest of my meal so if its lunch, I'll eat a salad or what ever and if its breakfast, I ussually eat either go lean crunch which is a soyprotein cereal or a luna bar or something. I try and get at least some protein because I feel the carbs get burned up really fast after a work out. But that is just what I found to work, I'm not sure if its apropriate.

Curly, I lived in Baltimore for 5 years and never got the hang of eating crabs. Ussually I just opted for the crab cakes, less work.

Petra, have fun at the concert.

TEB, WW lets you have just about anything its just you get to choose, like tons of fruit, or one bite of ice cream so it kind of trains you to make better choices but nothing is off limits totally. You might want to look into it if you are scared of the threat of tabo foods.

Mom, I always hated when my son had to get shots, I hope he doesn't need them this time, he is goingn to be 5 hmmm... I better call and schedule that apnt.

Turtle, I miss you hope you come back girl.

Have a good one eveybody,
Jennie

Howdy Everyone!!!
Our weather is changing and fall is in the air. THey are saying we could get snow in the mountains this weekend!!! Temps not over 60 tomorrow. Eat your heart out. LOL

I took M for her 5 year old shots on Monday. I didn't think I was behind. I never got a schedule from the doctor because her bio mom started the shots. She ended up getting 4 of them. Nurse was amazed she didn't even flinch when they gave them to her. My little girl is so brave. We had kindergarten registration yesterday. My baby is going to kindergarten a week from Monday. WHere is my baby??? I am happy for her but sad at the same time. Dave was laughing at me because I carefully read the handbook twice. Didn't want any surprises. LOL No tank tops in kindergarten. LOL

I bought the WATP, 1 mile Power Walk and did it last night. It is ok but I like my Richard videos better. They are more challenging and the music is way better. Probably won't buy another one but I am looking on ebay and amazon for some more Richard. M and I rode our bikes to the closest park last night and we played on the equipment. We had a good time. She wanted to skip swim lessons. I am going to sign her up next month but on Saturday. We can't do 2 days a week with school. She will have homework even in kindergarten and they are learning Latin too. WHo is going to help me do her homework. LOL

Weigh in is tomorrow morning. I am ify about it. I am hoping I lost but not 100% sure. SInce last weeks gain, which was well deserved, I have had a hard time getting my exercise in. I am hoping to lose what I gained and wished it was some more but I doubt it. I vow next week to exercise more!! I have no problem with getting my foods in or drinking the water. I have noticed when I don't drink as much water in a day my body craves it and I can feel it. I have cut out all pop in my diet and can't remember when I had one. I drink a 1/2 cup of coffee some morning but mostly only drink water.

When my sister used to travel for work she went up into New England and wanted to try crabs. She called me from the resturant. She had her adult daughter with her and they were laughing so hard I couldn't understand a word. People were staring at them. My sister was placing crabs all over the table while my niece went to get the camera. They were having the crabs talk and gave them names etc. While they never could get the hang of it they surely entertained everyone around them. My crab cake story...dh and I went to Steamboat Springs, CO when we were dating to spend a weekend. We were walking downtown and decided on a snack. Dh wanted crap cakes. WE order what we thought was crab cakes.....you would figure for $12.00 there would be more than 1. LOL but it was a CAKE on a huge plate with green stuff and one little ole cake. Tasted great but not $12.00 worth. Anytime we see them on a menu we always laugh about how tiny it was. LOL We are so easily amused.

I have been Iming Turtle on AOL the last few morning but she hasn't responded. She has her settings on away and I am not on much during the day. I will keep trying. Sometimes we all just need a break and hopefully she will be back soon.

Petra: I love Zoeygirl. They are great. Have fun!!!

Jennie: M and Dave bought me an exercise ball for my bday. I haven't really seriously tried it out yet but I am working on it. I also got 2 sets of hand weights. I did use them last night for WATP.

Curly: it is great to be in love. LOL I still love Dave as much as I did when we met. Psst..don't tell him that though. LOL

Mom: hormones suck. LOL Best thing to do when you feel that way is to exercise. Not that I have TOM but I still think it is in me because I can get weepy and such every month too. Go to the doc and see if you can get hormones or something to help.

TEB: I always think this weight loss is more mental than physical. We have to be in the right mind set or we sabatoge ourselves. I forgot are you doing WW? If you are read back through your books. I am on week 14 and had to do that this week to get my butt back in gear. Although it is a life style change I think we all want to go back to our old habits at times. I always go to this site called www.wwfamilyforum.com I think that is the link, it has sucess stories of people who lost over 100lbs on WW. It is so motivating. My motto is IF they can do it..so can I.

Well, I need to get my butt in gear and to work. I am now running late this morning. LOL

LIsa
Wyoming

Good to see people posting again. I got a nice surprise on the scale this morning too/ 2 more lbs. YEAH! I also got to the gym this morning. Those doggies don't let me sleep in, LOL

GMorning Ladies and TGIF !!

Tried to post last night but the site was down for maintenance :( Glad to see that you are all doing well and congrats to those that have posted losses over the last few days !!

This weekend is definately going to be "ME" time. I need to get myself back on track and stop feeling down on myself. Lisa, I so agree with you that weight loss is a mental effort, now I just need to re-find my focus.

Curly, so happy that your date went well. Hopefully you get to see one another again soon.

Thanks to you all :listen:, you always provide me with so much to think about.

Have a great Friday and talk to you over the weekend.

TLB :D

Howdy All,
I talked to Turtle last night on instant message. She sends her love but just isn't feeling it right now. I told her to take her tiime but come back soon!! Curly and TEB please send me a private message with your email address. I can't figure out how to do the private message thing. LOL

M and I went on a nice bike ride last night but I don't think a bike ride is enough exercise. M is getting better about riding faster and really doing well on her new bike. Our weather turned cold this weekend. Not going to be above 60 today so biking is out. I did buy on amazon yesterday 5 new to me Richard exercise videos. I will need them this winter.

Well I have WI this moring..not looking forward to it. Not sure if I loss or not..it will be a toss up.

Lisa
Wyoming

Morning PICs

Lisa - thanks for the update on Turtle, I am glad that she is doing okay. I have sent you a PM.

Good luck with the WI :crossed:

Not much planned for today, although I may go to the mall to see what kind of sales are on. Could use a few new pairs of pants for work, although I hate shopping.

Other than that just a quiet day at home. All of my school stuff arrived yesterday, so that was a wake up call that it all starts again soon and I better relax while I have the time.

Okay gals, have a great day and I will TTYS

Teri

Well the baby did not have to have shots after all she was totally current! No more shots until she is 5. I weighed at curves and I am done 1 pound. I think it would have been more but TOM decided to visit me early this month. I bought a Bobli ww pizza crust yesterday and I am going to make me and dd a pizza for lunch (south beach legal of course). Very exciting. I finally got my fridge fixed. That's a relief. No more carting stuff from the garage to the kitchen.

Lisa - I am glad you got to talk to Turtle. I have been thinking about her everyday. She is not responding to pm's so I am glad you got her on im. I hope you have a great weigh day. :goodscale

Tea - Did you say you hating shopping?:shrug: What??:listen: I think I need professional help. Although I always buy for everyone else never myself. I can't believe it is already time for you to go back to school. Was'nt it yesterday that you got out for the summer?

Petra - 2 more pounds!!! Yeah!! :dancer:

Jennie - Your son is going to need shots for school. :cry: I think it is probably harder on us then it is on them.

Curly - You did it!!! You broke 250!!!! :woo: I know you really wanted that. Excellent job. I am glad you had such a great date. :love:

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. TTYL

thanks so much momx3.. i guess now ill have to make my next goal 225... I am so super charged now.. I know i can do this! And everything else is comming along very well also..

i was down soooo low (emotionally) before this year that i thought i would never be happy again... and thats all i am gonna say before i jinx myself !

Howdy All,
Got a few minutes before I start cleaning my house. If you see a flare..it is me in M's room!!!!

I went to WI and I was shocked!!!! I loss 4.2lbs which tells me last weeks gain was fluke. I didn't do that bad OP but I did't exercise like I was. I will start exercising again more this week. My goal is still ahead to be in onederland by Halloween!! I KNOW I can do it!!

Well..back to cleaning or a nap actually sounds better. LOL
Lisa
Wyoming

wow :cheer: way to go!

heres a little picker upper: i bought this lil cute sun dress at the begining of the summer from old navy... and it was tight and went to wear it to a wedding yesterday (i ate plain turkey, some brocoli, and tomatoes) and ITS TOOO BIG!!! and its a 20 wooooooooo !


OMG.. i dont know if its the slim mints with the Lcarintine or being back on BC, or the double workouts but i am at 246 today and thats with 2 big whole wheat waffles in my tummy!!!

Good Morning Partners

Just poured myself a nice :coffee:, the sun is shining and it is a beautiful morning.

No big plans for me today, although I may try to get my painting projects, that I started awhile back, finished and then I am off to the folks for Sunday dinner.

Curly ~ what a great feeling that must have been. You are doing so well... congrats ! :cp:

Lisa ~ :bravo: 4.2 in a week is awesome !!

Mom ~ yes, the time has flown by. My first class is on Sept 10th; however, the format is different this year, I just go to class on weekends (not all of them) and those are tutorials, so I have to do most of the work at home on my own.

Well chickadees, hope you all have a wonderful day. Ciao for now !

Sorry I didn't get a chance to post earlier. I had company this weekend. My friend was here for the concert and stayed until today. He tends to sort of overstay his welcome a little. He's the one who cleans out the refrigerator if you remember from earlier. The concert was really good.

Congrats to Lisa and Curly on their losses. I'm also relieved to hear that Turtle is doing okay. Hope she comes back when she is feeling better.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend. It is wicked hot here.

Hi Everyone, went to my WI and am only down .4 but its my TOM early so I can't be that mad about it.
I am extremely emotional right now and in such a bad mood, I have to make sure I don't sabatoge my self. It seems like everything happens at once. I have to get so much stuff done for my business and am feeling totally overwhelemed, I have less than 2 weeks until my tradeshow I do and I have almost nothing done. Then, I found out my parents sold their house, my house is not finished yet, but we will all have to move in Septemeber. This is what is really sad, I knew they were selling they need to but I was born in this house, they have lived here for 35 years and its the only place I have know as home. Its a good thing they got a good price but its making me feel like I just want to cry to think some one else will have my home. Plus I'm totally stressed out about the promotion I am trying to get at my job. Ahh...everything at once. At least its not bad things, its just busy things. I'm sure things could be worse.
Hope everyone had a good weekend. And they weren't to hot it is so hot here I can't even work out because I think I'll pass out.
ttys
Jennie

i know its hard... just keep reminding yourself that a house is just wood and materials the memories are in ur heart... and no one can take those away!

Howdy Everyone!!

Jennie: Don't stress about the move. I know it is hard when your parents sell the family home..you feel like you can't go home again.but it is the people inside that mean more! And think of all the AP's you will get moving!!

Petra: Male friend. LOL Hope it was at least fun. LOL

Hope everyone has a great day and will check in later.
Lisa
Wyoming

name: Shanna
location: Woonsocket, Rhode Island
age: 24
sex: female
marital status: married
highest weight: 188
current weight (last weigh in): 175
goal weight: 130
current clothing size: 10
goal clothing size: 4-6
kids: Three teenagers - one child zachary turned 7 months today
pets: I breed flemish giant rabbits, also I have sugar gliders, reptiles, 2 pet rats, blue and gold macaw, african grey, german shepherd, shih-tzu, 2 cats, 2 salt water reef tanks
diet (currently on or planning to start): 3 hour diet plus his exercise program

Wow, quiet day here. Welcome Zachsmom. Looks like you have a whole zoo at your house.

Are you ready for some football? E-A-G-L-E-S

lol i thought since it was like 95 in my livingroom this would b the perfect day to paint the walls!! lol I got the walls painted and a sauna as well!

looks beautiful.. its the the color melted chocolate ice cream.. and will have accents of burgundy & oatmeal colors

thanks for the welcome...........

Yep I am still alive if anyone was wondering!!

Welcome Zacksmom!!

Well all is good here lost 4 more pds last week! 1 more pd and I will have lost 60 pds!! Woohoo!! I went my DH family reunion Sunday and I loved everyone coming and telling me how good I looked!! It for sure made my day!!

Have a great week everyone!! TTYL!

sunshine that's great news.

Awesome sunshine! and welcome zacks mom!!

wishing everyone a happy tuesday... tho im sad cuz i have to go back to work today... bet my desk is loaded!!

i could really enjoy not working! lol well except on payday hahaha!

I got pretty frustrated with the whole diet thing yesterday and wanted to go off and just count calories again but I did'nt. I am getting frustrated with the lack of choices. I wanted to have a salad yesterday but they did not know what they put in their dressing that they make. Also I was'nt seeing much movement in the scale but that was because of TOM who is still lingering. Sorry so :blah: :blah: .

Zacksmom - Welcome to the group. This is the best group of women on this site.

Everyone seems to be doing so well. Maybe that's why everything has been so slow lately. Keep up the good work PIC's. :ebike: :wl: :tread: :goodscale

thanks for the welcome.........

Helloooooo there.....

Gosh it sure has been awhile. Sorry I was MIA for what seems forEVER!!! Summertime certainly was a busy one for me and the boys. Yesterday was the first day of school for my middle schooler, and my youngest has already been back to school for 3 weeks now. Unfortunately I had some tragic news a few weeks ago, my sister who was only 10 yrs olders than me; passed away. She had lived such a hard and different life and it was quite the wakeup call to start living for me. THAT, and I must say, the break has done me the world of good,....I am now more focused than ever but in a very relaxed determined way....(if that makes sense) I know now that the time for "me" is now and to go about what I need to do. I can't really explain it, but all of a sudden things just started to CLICK!! I've lurked and read all the posts and I'm so proud of you all!!! Everyone is doing so well. Its soooo good to be back!!! ( and in control) :cb: :cb:

Hi to Zacksmom :wave: , nice to meet you. This is such a great bunch of women...and yes....we all get along!!!

Hi Gang - just a quick fly thru to say :wave:

I have been trying to keep up to date on the thread, but just haven't found two minutes to rub together the past few days.

Hope you are all doing well !!

Take care and TTYS

TLB

How 'bout a Turtle fly by?
 

Just wanted you all to know I've basically kept up with the boards/threads. I just haven't felt like posting. Not much productive to say. I've just been trying to keep my head above the "depression waters" and function on without missing too much work. This requires a lot of turtle naps, which cuts into my computer time. I've missed interacting with you all and I'm pleased to see you all doing so well. I hope to be back in full force soon. I've missed you all and send good luck vibes your way. Mary P in WV AKA Java Turtle

PS Thank you all for the warm wishes and concern. You're all a great bunch.

Feels like old home week here on the PIC thread :) Nice to see hear from some people who have been MIA for awhile.

Angel-sorry to hear about your sister. Tragedies like that really do remind us how short life is and that we really can't put off our goals.

Turtle-if you need some medical attention, please get it. No shame in that. There is no point in suffering when you don't have to.

Mom-maybe you should check out the recipe section on the southbeach forum and see if anything there inspires you or look through your Dana Carpender book. I actually bought some South Beach cereal bars at the grocery store yesterday. They have 9 net carbs each but I figured they would be good for travelling or when I am on call. In terms of salad dressings, your best choices when you are out are bleu cheese, ranch, or a vinegrette. You usually can't go wrong with one of those.

Curly-tomorrow is my last day of work for this week. I'm looking forward to a few days of R&R. I need to clean up some of the clutter around my house. Also taking Buddy for his yearly check up and a few other little errands.

Have a good night everyone. Talk to you later.

Turtle tracking
 

Here I am again. This must be a good sign, no? One more day of the heavier dose of medicine and then I taper down to nothing. There's nothing standing between me and my weight loss but air and opportunity. I need a new plan. I can plan like a champion, but the doing it, is key. I flirted with the idea of trying South Beach, but I'm thinking it may be too complicated for me. I've read almost the entire book, but well, I just don't know. I'm thinking exercise is going to be the key and easing back in is so slow. But if I hit it too hard, well, I'll burn out. One of my officers offered to start walking a half an hour with me at night. Take it, it's a hand up, Mary. Take it. Yes, :yes: it might be good to be back. I've missed you all. I truly value this thread and all who post here. Mary P AKA/Java Turtle

Hey Turtle good to see u back!!! missed ya much!

how bout tryin a simplified south beach? just say no bread, no pasta, no potatoes, no rice and cut back on the sugar ??

thats how i started this journey... by simply eating low glycemic foods...

u can have meats, fat free cheeses, whole wheat bread and pitas.. and low sugar fruits... plus now they have the south beach frozen meals in the grocery stores..

Thanks Curly.
 

I may try that. I saw some of those South Beach meals in the store (I tried the wraps, I didn't like them) but I may try some of the frozen dinners. I did notice they were very expensive, (way more than HC or WW) but for someone that doesn't cook (like me) it may be a smart option. Thanks for the encouragement. That plan you outlined, sounds like WW's Core. This is a dumb question, but by sugar, you mean sweets or is it deeper than that? And by high sugar fruits, oranges, bananas? It can get overwhelming, if I let it.

i usually have a sandwich in one of those whole wheat pita pockets, i have had the wraps but i think i like the pitas better.. i also take the pitas and lay them flat and put on pizza sauce and pizza toppings and FF cheese and make little pizzas for my lunch... yeah u wouldnt believe how much sugar is in fruit...

ok here are the fruits to avoid: high sugar

watermelon, any canned fruit,fruit juice, pineaplpe, raisins,

foods to avoid:

bread, cereal... special K isnt too bad, Rice, pasta, pastry, bagels, PRETZELS, honey,jam, rice cakes,

beets, carrots, corn, white potatoes, yams,


that still leaves a lot that u can eat..

i usually have nuts or FF mozerella sticks for a snack

TURTLE!!! YEAH!!! I am so glad to see you here. I have been thinking about you and praying for you everyday. You know you can do your own kind of diet. Just try to eat 5 small healthy meals a day. Lots of fruits, veggies, chicken and fish, that kind of thing. That is how I lost my first 34 pounds. You have to find something that works for you. Do whatever fits your lifestyle. Did I tell you I am so happy to see you!! :grouphug:

Petra - I have been using the southbeach forum for recipes. I think I was just having a bad day. I did'nt slip though so thats good. Thanks. :D

Angel - Good to see you back.

Curly - You are doing so good on the weight loss. Pretty soon we won't be able to find you when you turn sideways. :lol:


It is my dd 16th birthday today. WHAT?! How did that happen? :( So anyway super busy today so this is my flyby. TTYL