I bought one of those sugar free coffee mixes.. said 30 calories 2 carbs on front.. what they don't tell you is that you have to use 4 teaspoons for one mug.. thats 120 calories!

Hey There PIC's,

LOL What a bunch of losers Everybody is doing so well. I'm hoping I didn't sabaoge myself too bad Saturday. I feel like I'm 10 lbs more. I know tom is (should be) just around the corner, but honestly, that really has not seemed to be a big factor in my fluctuations since I started this.
I go to weigh in tonight so we'll see what happens. In any case I WILL update that ticker this week. No excuses.

Petra~ LOL I think I'm gonna go get a good strong chain and have Lee lock up the candy. Usually that's not my trigger, but I got him a huge bag of mini things (thinking if I did have one, it would easily be portion controlled) HAH!!!!! It's easier to have none than to try to limit myself to ONE. My mind tells me 1 is ok, but it means 1 of EACH kind.... grrrrrrrrr. Lee has started to harp on me and it just makes me so angry. It's like my dad used to do, ever since I can remember...... It just makes me want to tell him F.O., I'm not 7 yrs old and I can make my own choices and if you don't love me fat than don't bother to love me at all ............. YIKES where did that come from? Anyways, I do know I CAN make my own choices and getting angry and saying rude things and stuffing the bad stuff into my mouth for spite will do nothing for me.... but make me more depressed.... So~ back to what I started to say LOL, I'm gonna have him hideand/or lock up the goodies again. (I've kept out of them now for 2 days this time)

Val~ Wow Woman, your ticker is looking mighty svelt Hey, I'm with everyone else that you need to report that Bally's rep to Discovery. You should never be made to feel guilty for using an offer they are putting out there. Yes, he's just trying to make a living too- but that's not an ethical, nor is it a compassionate way to do it.

AngelEyes~ I sure hope your feeling better by now. I'll bet you'll have those 2# gone in no time wonce you're up and back at full speed.

Curley~ Guess what?? LOL I just tried the EggBeaters yesterday. They really are pretty good huh? A little tomato, and a little cheese and a slice of crumbled turkey bacon... yummmmmm

Zoey~ Are you finding the Sonoma plan fairly easy for you to follow? It seems to be working for you I"m missing Turtle too... and Lisa WY and MOM and jennie..... heck all those other PIC'S we havn't seen in a while. I sure hope they're all doing well in this new year!

L2L~ C'mon GF!!! You got it goin' on! Remember, regular posting helps Good Job!

BeatlesFan~ LOL suck it up and enjoy that algebra class Sometimes I'd give my right arm to be back in school again... remember when- mom&dad paid the bills, cooked the meals, got the roof over our heads.... all we had to do was go to school and hang out afterwards *sigh*... heheheeh whatawalk down memory lane

Ciao Girls! I'll ttyl

GDay - just a quick fly by from me as I am on a work and study schedule that is keeping me hoppin' these days.

Sounds like you are all doing well and sticking with it and it is good to see everyone posting regularly... although it appears that we have lost some of our "regulars" from last year.

Mom, Lisa, Jennie, Turtle, Deerod, and MoonRay - if you are reading these we are thinking about you and hope that you are doing well !!

Okay time for dinner and then back to the books... if I study for a few more hours then I can reward myself and watch the Biggest Loser

TTFN

Hi Everyone!

I got some bad news today at the doctor. Some of you know I've been having back problems for a while and I've just been putting up with it and pushing through my exercises.

Today I went to a new doctor/chiropractor team and saw my xrays. My lower back area is seriously crooked. My spine looked like a curve to the left with my vertabre almost in a zig zag pattern. He also said a nerve is being pinched on my right side and that is causing all the pain. The doctor said it looked like I had a serious trama to my back that might have happened as far back as childhood. He has me coming in everyday for adjustments and the worst part is he said I can't exercise for at least a week!

I have been going for 2 years to another chiropractor where they use a machine to tap your spine into alignment. They also NEVER took Xrays of me so they didn't even know the problem.

The new chiropractor did an adjustment with me on my side half hanging off the table while he was holding me. Then he kind of dropped me while pushing on my spine. I felt something click and move. I am really sore now. I just feel so fustrated that I wasted so much time with this other place that didnt' help me at all.

I'm really worried that w/o exercising I'm going to stop loosing weight over even gain some


Wednesday, January 18, 2006


B: Zone Bar (210)
L: 1/2 cup eggbeater, 1 slice rye, 1 slice LF cheese (170)
S: carb Solutions shake (100)
S: No Pudge sundae cone (110)
S: 2 slices low carb bread, 2 slices NF cheese (160)
D: BBQ chicken & cauliflower (190)
S: 1 cup LF yogurt & strawberries (190)
S: 3 slices NF cheese on low carb bread, strawberries (210)

calories 1401
Exercise 45 mintues curves

Bummer Valerie! I hope that the new guy is able to help you. What about walking? Did he rule that out too? If you can get out and walk that should help. It is a form of exercise.

zoey

yikes that is bad news Val.. maybe u could try some seated exercises using a small weight ( like 1-2 lbs) Have u thought about seeing a spine specialist? I had a pinched nerve and 3 bum discs and they fixed me right up... I would suggest rather than a general orthopedic dr.. u search for one who only does spine work.. if u were closer to DC i could reccomend a great dr...

everyone told me "dont let them operate on your spine" but all i knew is i wanted it FIXED! for good... and it was a really rough 5 months but now i am pain free..

I know I may be the minority opinion here about the exercise thing but I think people get overly fixated on it. Yes, exercise is part of the equation but I honestly believe what you eat is about 80% of the equation, exercise is a small piece of the puzzle. The trainer at the gym and I have had several discussions about this and she actually agrees with me on this. This is actually part of the reason I can't get motivated to exercise more--I don't see that it makes a big difference. I might go from losing 1 lb a week to losing 1.5 lbs per week WOOPEE! That isn't enough to make me sweat my butt off in the gym 5 days a week when I'm not loving it. Exercise is part of a healthy life style and has numerous benefits to your health that go far beyond weight loss. I think it is better to focus on those rather than on what it will do for you in terms of losing weight. I think you will be shocked that it really won't do much to your weight loss.

Curly this doctor said I wasn't a candidate for surgery yesterday. I'm not sure why. I'm going to have to ask him today. I am so not looking forward to my treatment today.

To tell the truth I don't even really feel like exercising, even walking is painful to me now after my treatment yesterday.

Petra thanks for your comments. They made me feel a bit better about not exercising. It's funny how much I've changed from being a slug and hating exercising to being almost adicted to it and needing it everyday.

I think I will take the doctors advice and skip the exercise at least for today.

hmmm i think i would still look for an orthopedic spine dr... and get a 2nd opinion.. when my back started hurting here is my family dr's suggestion & medical advice " If your back hurts as bad as u say it does.. you are very lucky to be walking around" hmmm and i paid $150.00 for that advice????

at the time my medical insurance was the best in the state.. so i said to myself... i dont have to take that crap.....

And went in search of another dr..

Hey girls!!

Thanks for the happy vibes sent my way after my dentist appt. Mouth is still tender but I'm getting there. I had a great day yesterday ...staying OP!!! and that certainly helped getting me back to where I needed to be with a better mindset. I tell ya, it doesn't take much sometimes to 'talk' yourself in a negative funk but the baby steps idea really works!! And today is a much better day, sun is shining and temp is going upwards to 60F !!! woohooo

Curly....Thanks for the pm about the crispbread. Still can't find it in my area, but I may look into ordering it.

Valerie.....ohhh, you're back sure sounds painful!!! Listen to the dr.s and take some well deserved rest from excercising!!! You are doing so well food wise, that a few days off won't set you back.

TLB......Good job on hunkering down and getting that study'ng done!! Did you watch the biggest loser? I'm glad the team won that did, I always thought they would do better. Can you imagine a $50,000 wedding???

Iwmonn..... I feel your pain with the snacks GF!!! Last few days I've been struggling and what does dh bring home from his trip?....dark chocolate caramel nut clusters from Henry and David!!!! Dh would KILL me if I happen to buy some cigarettes and just leave them on the counter!!! And I can't really hide them as he loves them icy cold .....THEY'RE IN THE FRIDGE!!! gggrrrr, I hid them anyways under some spinach...haha...see if he can find them NOW!!! Love you're idea about the combination lock!!!

Hi PIC's

Just checking in before my chiropractor appointment. I'm a little nervous about going

Today was the first day I woke up without exercising. I'm having my eggbeaters lunch right now *yum*

Curly, TLB, Petra, Dee, Gwena, Angel Eyes, Zoey, Charlie & everyone else have a great day!

how was ur visit to the back twister val?

Hi Gals !!

Just home from work.. another late evening and now the studying begins..ARGG

Angel - yes I did get to watch the Biggest Loser and was happy that the red team won .. I thought they deserved it more.

Petra and Curly - what can you tell me about L-Carnitine. The reason I ask is that last week when I went vitamin shopping I picked some up, but they only had a small bottle left..no biggie I thought I will get some more when I run out. So today I went to a different vitamin store and when I asked where it was kept I was told that it can not be legally distributed in Canada ?!?!? I am assuming that since the both of you take it there are no medical issues that I should be aware of - that is assuming I can get it at the first store again

Hey PIC's,

Well, I was another pound up. So here's my take this time. I'm over-analyzing, over-working, over-eating, over-relaxing...... What do I plan to do about this? Remember KISS.... Keep It Simple, Stupid... duuuhhhh. I said I was going to give WW a fair shake, and since I joined I've sat here and thought I could tweak this plan to fit what I wanted to eat- So just for today I'm going to follow my plan. Watch only my points. I"m not going to stress on the calories, carbs, protein, etc... I'm going to do the WW program. We'll see what happens, and then just for tomorrow I'm going to aim for the same thing.

I'm going to add to that, without complicating things- honesty. Honesty to myself. (To you, to Lee, to my group Leader. Who am I fooling?!?!?!?! ) I have a measuring cup and a food scale on my counter now. I used it today. Nothing went into my mouth that didn't go in my journal today.

So that's my story, and I'm stickin to it...........just for today I can't tell the future but tomorrow I'm gonna try to do the same thing. I look at each and every one of your posts and see so much success. I know it's hard fought, but you ladies all ROCK!!! I'm happy to call PIC my home here on 3fc, and I hope to be a loser right along with all of you.

Thanks for listening to my confessions LOL..

Val~ I hope your back is feeling better after your 2nd adjustment. I'm a little concerned that you had so much pain after the first. I agree with Curly that you need another opinion. Make an appt with and ortho specialist. Your Dr. should not mind, actually should encourage it and have no problems with loaning out your x-rays too. GL GF! You'll do fine

AngelEyes~ LOL the lock was an idea from a book Petra was reading, and I loved it too. It actually hasn't been necessary in the last several days now. (thank goodness I came back to my senses.) Thanks for the lil pep talk. Glad to know I'm not alone

TLB~ I'm glad the Red team won too... they were so cute lol. Both teams did awesome tho!!! I wonder if they would ever offer two weeks at the ranch for just us regular people?

B- Coffee-sf creamer 1
S- apple & 1 oz string cheese 4
L- 4 oz smoked turkey 4
L- 1 C NF yogurt 3
S- 1/2 C trail mix 2
S- 4 WW Ritz 1
D- 3.5 oz pork chop 5
D- 1 C Pasta/cabbage sauteed 5
D- 2 C Broccoli 0
D- 1 Tblsp Earth Balance 2

27 points total.


Goodnight all

Hi Everyone!

Curly I had a good appointment today. It didn't seem like he did as much today. Maybe because I was complaining and asking for pain meds which he didn't give me! I asked if I could exercise on an eliptical or treadmill and he said that was fine. It's just curves that he doesnt' want me to go to for a week. I can do anything low impact like walking or swimming which is great news for me!

Dee good job on your eating today! I understand what you're saying about things being complicated. Just stick to weight watchers and see if that works for you!

Thursday, January 19, 2006

B: PB & J sandwich (280)
L: ½ cup eggbeater, 1 slice LF cheese, 1 slice rye (170)
S: Carb Solutions shake (110)
S: 2 slices low carb bread, 2 slices LF cheese (170)
D: Chicken Salad with grapes, almonds & celery, 1 slice rye (300)
D: romaine salad (60)
S: Ketojuice smoothie (100)
S: 3 slices NF cheese on low carb bread (160)

Calories 1436
Exercise 45 mintues cardio Bally's