I am just getting a chance to post. Fridays are busy busy busy.

Kempy, Your recipe sounds good. I will have to try that one too. I love trying new recipes out.

Tonya, a challenge sounds great. I plan to get back to it on Sunday so I will try to get down to 135 by the end of August. I have no idea what kind of damage I have done this week so I will just try to hit 135. :lol:

CG, I couldnt do lowcarb either. I love bread and pasta and eat them every day. hehe

GEM, Have fun at your parties this week. Good Luck.

Sandy, You have fun at your parties this weekend too. I want to see you back here Monday and maybe you will join me and Tonya for a challenge? They are fun to do and they help keep us focused.

Noelle, Where are ya girl??

Pee break is over....BACK TO WORK FOR ME!!!

cool beans Angie, maybe that will get me back in gear :D

I took my kids to McDonald's to eat and play around in playplace cause they were getting bored and antsy at my work... well I was doing well, stuck to the salad I usually get, then I got a kiddie cone, and then my son didn't finish his fries.. and boom, I started picking at them .. Looks like I can squeeze a small dinner in and still be ok.. wish me luck.

Good Luck! Tonya!

I am feeling much better today! Headache has subsided!

I have been dieting for nearly two years, but doing the SBD has made and contributed in a much rapid pace to my weight loss, for sure!

I wore a bra today, I could not close the clasp too! It is a little snug , but last month, I could not even pull it over my shoulders!

!Happy Dance!

I am about to eat some eggs and squid for breakfast over a bed of greens!

I am drinking Barley tea now!

Have a great weekend!

I am going to see "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" with a friend and her fiancee this weekend!

There after, to dinner. Aisan cusin, so I have to steer clear of any rice, and just eat low-carbs!

Tough! And of course I can not order dessert!

oh man, lol.. for me to eat chinese and not order rice would be like the apocalypse :p
:lol:

have fun!

Hey everyone. Just got back from lunch at my son's school--it was his last day and all parents were invited. It was a nice send-off, a few tears flowed but mostly from the adults--the kids didn't really care or didn't realize they weren't coming back. I got some pictures of his classmates and teachers so I'll keep them in his photo album. I brought my own subway sandwich so I was just fine. Even said no to the giant sheet cake they were slicing up so yay me! I've been doing great actually foodwise + exercise for the past few days, but of course here comes the weekend. Rick is taking our boy camping this weekend so I'll have ME time :dancer: . Gosh, it's so dang hot here, 90 degrees and humid--feels like Louisiana :lol: .

Kempy thanks for the recipe~maybe I'll try it this weekend?

Angie I didn't catch that show you were talking about, of course I live nowhere near those millionaire neighborhoods, but I did live just on the outskirts. In fact, one of the streets on the slopes of diamond head is called "Noela" st, which is my name in Hawaiian :D. I wish I lived there... but yeah, I have to agree that this place is pretty beautiful to live in.

CG I'm glad to hear you willing to try 'different' cuisine. Hmm, ika for breakfast? Sounds good to me! Of course I couldn't stay from carbs--I need my sushi at least once weekly. Have a good night out.

Summer, good luck and have fun at your parties!

Tonya, what is that you do that you can bring your kiddies to work with you? I would go nuts too--I bring my son into my office with me sometimes and all he does is bug me to play "nickjr." or "cartoon neckwork" :lol: . We have an admissions day holiday coming up on 8/15--so I'm taking a long weekend off to Maui again.

Oh yeah, did I tell you guys that I'm going to Maui next week Friday too? So 2 trips to Maui in August. Hopefully I can maintain and not gain. I've been fluctuating like crazy 5 lbs up and down for the past 3 mos now? It's nuts. I need to buckle down BEFORE the fall holidays so I can enjoy them then and not worry about putting even more weight on then. I'll get it one day, I will!

Well, hope all of you have a great weekend....and all of you other lurkers (Jen and Sandy) pop in and say hi.

Talk w/ya gals later.

Ha! I beat everyone on today :lol: . It's 3:29 a.m. here, HI time. I woke up because we're having some booming thunder and lightening--it's so loud. My first thought was to nudge my hubby and have him go check on our boy, then I realize they weren't even here. They're out camping! So here I am, worrying. I'm on the dry, western part of the island and I can only imagine what the weather's like up on the north side...anywho, just thought I'd pop in quickly and say hi :wave: . Well, I should turn this off in case the power surges. See y'all later. Have a great day!

Oh!

The rainy season just ended here! Yikes, time for 38 degree weather! I am sure your boys are having a blast!

: )

Hello Everyone!

This recipe I made tonight on the SBD was just awesome, I even took a picture!

: )

Saturday Night here 11:30 PM!

Congratulations to all of you who are doing so good!! I am so impressed with all of you!! I have had enough junk food I think. I am going to start again in the morning and I vow to hit at least 135 before I even consider letting any junk in my mouth. I had better look at my actions seriously now or I will be back to 206 and starting over a third time. YIKES!!

It is so hot today. I did my 3 miles this morning and then this afternoon I went to the library with Brittany so that was another 1 1/2 mile so not too bad from a woman who is so swollen and bloated that she hurts. :lol:

Tommorrow I want a swift kick in the ***. If I mention anything non dietary that I have put in my mouth than kick me. Ok? :lol:

Have a great weekend everyone!!

Hurray! I found you guys!
 

Boy am I relieved. It has taken me quite a while to find the thread. I thought it would be all gone. I can't find my old journal. I'm on vacation for 2 weeks, and everything changes. You are probably beginning to figure out that I am not comfortable with change. I read that our old journals will be gone soon. I wish I knew that. A journal is a precious thing...something that you might want to refer back to...and to have it deleted is pretty awful. I thought about you ladies while I was away. You wouldn't believe how I ate and drank. Talk about indulgence. We had a great time in Cape Cod. My daughter made lots of friends, so she was totally entertained. I was able to read two novels. The beach was perfect. My husband and I just returned from our 3 day trip to Mohegan Sun to celebrate our 10th anniversary. It was wonderful...we rekindled our relationship. I haven't stepped on the scale yet. I know that I gained because my clothes are snug. Oh well, I'm ready to start thinking about getting healthy again. I'm just so glad that our thread still exists. I was really in a panic. Now that I am finally home, I will go back and read the recent entries, and try to catch up with all of you. I really missed you. I wish I could have taken you all with me. Summer ;)

:wave: Welcome back Summer! Hey, vacations are a time for indulgence, especially if they include a 10th anniversary. Congratulations! :balloons: :lucky: :flow2: . I know what you mean about changes. We're so used to the old style journals that it's been hard to get used to the new. I created a new one and maybe only journaled twice. It's just different and well, I'm a little hard-headed when it comes to changes like that. Anyway, glad you and the family had a great time at the Cape. Great to have you back.

We are having the absolute most worst weather this year. We have 94% humidity and our temps are around 88 degrees with no tradewinds and there's been lightning and thunder all day. DH and DS are still out camping. They called this morning to say that they managed to stay dry and were having a grand old time watching all the free nature light shows. There's no sun but it's warm so they're still swimming and rafting...I went shopping all day myself. I was so pooped this afternoon since I woke up at 3:30 a.m. and didn't go back to bed. I did sneak in an afternoon nap so I'm feeling pretty refreshed right now. If there's no lightning tomorrow, it's a morning walk for me.

Angie, great job on your walks woman! Good luck with the rest of your weight loss too. I have confidence that you will do exactly what you set out to do :goodvibes: . I'll start polishing up my doc martens in preparation for some swift kicks in the arse :lol: .

CG I had nigiri sushi for dinner yesterday. I'm sure I ate enough rice for the both of us :^: . I just love it.

Well, I hear a ruckus upstairs, I better go see what's up. Have a great evening everyone.

Good Morning!!! I am so ready to get back OP. At least until I get hungry. :lol: Nope, I am going to do it now. I just posted my fat picks on the 4 week challenge thread for Di. So seeing those again gave me a good boost to start today on the right foot. Me and Jay just did a 3 mile walk and the minute we got home it started to rain out. Now I would have enjoyed the rain while I was walking since it is so muggy out anyways. haha

Summer, glad you are back safe and sound. Sounds like you had a fun time. Dont worry about the scales we can start fresh and move forward

Noelle, sorry it is so crappy there too. That is basically what our weather has been for a week. YUCK!!!

Hi ladies, quick check in on my part, in a hurry.. hehe :)

have a great day!

angie, I am an idiot this weekend, it's been way bad. I am ready to clean up my s*** too :lol:

we can do it!

talk to you all tomorow!

Noelle, thanks for the congratulations and welcome back.

I had a fabulous time on vacation. I feel pretty guilty about the weight gain...four pounds...plus the six pounds I gained in June brings me up to a whopping ten pound weight gain since June. I am trying to put the guilt behind me because it is counter-productive. When I am on vacation, I refuse to deny myself. I eat and drink whatever I want...self-indulgence is what vacation is all about for me. I enjoyed every minute of my vacation, and it only comes once a year. I have the rest of the year to get my act together and lose weight. I guess it is a good thing that we can't afford to travel more than once a year. I would probably be even bigger!!!:lol:

I have to tell you all again how relieved I was to find this thread. I totally panicked when I had to sign up all over again from scratch as if I had never subscribed to 3fatchicks. Luckily you are all still here. I'm gonna really need you while I struggle to gain back control over my eating and exercising. I hope that I can be a source of strength and support for all of you as well. I will surely try.;)

Summer:flow2:

I have been good today. I have the lobsters cooking right now for supper. YEAH ME!!!!

We have been having problems with Cappie lately and I cant figure it out. What would you guys do? We adopted him in January. We were told that the people who owned him had to give him up because he couldnt be in a fence or chained. He kept escaping. I have a huge fenced in yard and I dont keep my dogs outside at all other than to play and do their business so I didnt see a problem with it. Okay we brought him home and he is a big lovebug but he is pigheaded and doesnt like to do as told. Well, he has growled at me if I try to get him to do something he doesnt want to do so I wouldnt make him do it but I would put him in a sit or daown after he calmed down to keep the upper hand.(amazingly enough he will do sit and down when told but that is it.)

Today Jay was playing with the dogs and Cappie jumped at him and tried to bite(he didnt get the skin) we let it slide figuring maybe he got to excited during play so when we went to go out to work we put them in the field to play and Cappie didnt want to go out so Jay tried to nudge him and Cappie turned around and started to snarl and growl at him. Jay said he was not going to give his ground and go to the field until I came up and said foe Cappie to get in the field. We never push the issue or have never hit any of our dogs so I am stumped as to why he is pushing Jay so bad. I am seriously considering giving him up but it breaks my heart because all I wanted to do was save a dog and give them the best life I can. I am not sure he could be trained because he is so pigheaded and I KNOW the way my trainer had me teach Rebel wouldnt work. I would get bit I am sure. He has no ounce of submission in him. I really dont know what to do.

Yay Angie for staying on track today. It's almost lunchtime here but we may go out to the mall again. I made some muffins for breakfast w/some fresh peaches and chocolate chips...not too good of a low-fat choice, but they were very good. I'll do better tomorrow. It's still muggy here but at least the sun is shining today. As far as Cappie goes, maybe you should find an animal behavorist in your area. Some of the regular dog training courses wouldn't work with our dog since he was aggressive and using the choke chain on him only made him more aggressive. we used an animal behaviorist who employed 'gentle' techniques (it sounds corny, but it worked) and he's been much easier to manage. Hope you can find a solution to the problem, it would be sad to have to give up a beautiful dog like him.

Well, we're taking off for the day. I'll check back later.

Angie, I'm so sorry that you are having trouble with Cappie. We have had trouble with our dog, Duffy, who we adopted from a shelter in April. We also have a fenced in yard, and Duffy has dug his way out three times. Now we have to tie him on a line, but we have the line hooked up to the clothesline so that he has room to run. When we went on vacation, he "marked his territory" all over my friend's house. She had to go out and buy him a crate to keep him when they left the house. I vowed that I would never crate a dog, but he actually likes it. Now I won't have to come home to accidents on the kitchen floor anymore. I haven't had a problem with aggression though. If I did, I would definitely seek help from a behaviorist like Noelle suggested. I would probably check with my vet for a recommendation. He/she might have some ideas for you to try before you spend money consulting someone else. You can also check out the website for the American Kennel Club. They have a lot of info. Good luck to you. I really hope that you can solve this problem and keep Cappie. Summer :flow2:

Well! Hello everyone!

NOELLE please do not tempt with with sushi! Eeek! I went to this Asian Fusion eatery yesterday, Oh, gosh so, tempting!

Tai Grab
Spring Rolls (Fresh)
Sashimi which I ate!

Oolong Cha to no end, and Jasmine tea!

GAS....

Ok, I am on the SBD, right, so I cut carbs, watch fat intake, etc.

I bought a pack of ground beef lean and regular mixed! Still a little too fatty for me though! Since living abroad and on the island, I have not induldged in meat red meat often!

KOBE beef is so $$$$$$$$$

Anyway,

I grilled one onion, one whole garlic thin greenbean, turmeric, cardamon,ciltanto.

Another both the BEEF!
I mixed all together making Hamburg patties!

Lasted for four meals (just two of us)!

However, GAS, GAS,GAS!

We went to the movies the to see "Big Fat Greek Wedding" and my fiancee was like OMG, do you hear the rumbles???

Ladies, any ideas???

Grumble, Grumble!

I am down a cup size, and band size thus far, doing my daily walks with my partner fiancee, and playing with them in the park!

I am there with you. The humidity is high here, not sunny but the walk made me drip with sweat! I am lucky I brought my Hankie!

Does anyone here like Saba?

:wave: Hey there friends, I'm crawling out of this hole of self destruction and coming back to get support and offer it. I wish I had time to go back and read all I have missed but I am going to appologize and hope that you all understand that I will just start a new today. I did go back a few and read about Angie's troubles with Cappi.....guess I would take Noelles advice and consult either a VET or a Trainer. Good luck with him.

All in all I have not done too bad, I stepped on the scale this a.m and was not as shocked as I thought I would have to be. I am thinking this time I will use the calorie/fat method. I was doing the WW points, but I am going to be using the fitday site to track my food and stuff and it uses calories/fat, so I think I will do that. Easier maybe? We will see.

Angie: thanks for the PM, it ment a lot to me. I told you I would be back, so here I am. I hope you are doing well again. I'm sure I will catch up here in a bit. Wow last night was so muggy even Alexis was up like 4 times and I was like come on kid, Mommy has to work in the morning. I think she stayed awake from 2:30-4:00 am watching Homeward Bound in her room, I went back to sleep. I know another mom would have stayed up, but she is really good about staying in her room in the night hours. And she is almost 6 so no big deal. This week I guess the weather is supposed to be a lot better.

We took my oldest Evan to camp yesterday for a week, I will miss him. This is his third year of going, and although I don't mind him going away, by about day 3 I am ansy and wanting to go get him, then about day 3 of having him back I will be wanting to send him back....lol...

Oh my goodness, yesterday I bought some Compound W for the new warts that have decided to take residency on my hand. I had them when I was a kid and nothing worked, I had to eventually go to the dr's and have them all burned off. I am hoping that this stuff works this time. They are on the underside of my hand, as a kid I think I remember them being on a bunch of my fingers and 3 on my feet. Why oh why did they come back?:?:

Okay girls, be back later to check in.

Welcome to the newcomers and I'm looking forward to getting to know you.

Kempy: How are you doing girl down there in the South? Is the heat really really bad, and the muggies?

Okay gotta run,

Sandy

Good Morning Beautiful ladies!!! I am so happy to say that I made it through yesterday right on track. I didnt even eat a snack last night. YES!!!! I know my boobs are thanking me today.(they arent all swollen and sore from all the junk I have eaten.)

I am going to have to do something to try and get Cappie to listen. He is weird because generally he is the most loving sweet boy but when he doesnt want to go do something watch out. We have never pushed the issue when he growls but I know that is teaching him that he can growl to get out of something. It is sad but he LOVES the kids. he has never so much as looked funny at them he just has a problem being submissive to me and Jay(mostly Jay) I dont want to have to find him a new home, even though he has many problems I still love him.

The wind is blowing today and it is cool when the sun isnt in my face but I am sure that will all change when I start to bake. :lol:

CG what is Saba?

Sandy, I am so glad you are back. You can do this. It is all mind over matter,just try to stay positive and it will happen.(I know easier said than done :lol: ) Plus we are all here for extra support when you need it! Ahhh camp... I would send Brittany in a heartbeat. HAHA All that girl has done this summer is argue with me or the twins. She is 11 1/2 going on 22!!! I do get to get rid of all the kids for the weekend this weekend YEAH!!!! Tuesday Brit goes to my sisters to babysit and then Thursday they all go to her house for the night and then my mom is taking all the kids until Sunday.

Oh, Saba is a fish!

It`s English name is Mackerel! Do you like it?

Anyone?

Sorry to hear about your dog, mine is doing the same!

Alpha Male Syndrome.

I am going out to buy a long pigs leather glove so I can grab is mouth and say "no" when he tries to growl or bite, this is what two vets told me to do!


: )

hello ladies! I basically took the weekend off from "dieting", and thinking about it 24/7. which probably wasn't a good idea, but maybe just what I needed to get to focus again ? Hopefully.

So the whole weekend was a wash as far as food goes. Even fitday can't be completed, I don't wish to know the extent of what I ate :p

But as far as other stuff. I just spent a lot of time with my family, we went to the park saturday for a few hours, I cleaned yesterday and played with my kids the rest of the day. Not really much goin on. Today is my daughters first day of first grade, but they are only doing a half day meet the teacher sort of thing. So I have the remainder of the day off :D

so far I am totaly on track, I WILL eat good today, and since I have the day off, I WILL work out :)

There are so many posts since I last had time!

Welcome back Noelle!

Angie, I am so glad you are back to focus, I will use you as inspiration.

CG girl, lol.. GASGAS!!! you make me laugh, hang in there, grats on inches lost!

Peekabo, fitday is awesome! sometimes I don't worry as much about my WWP , and just concentrate on cal/fat intake, I find it works just as well. I also find sometimes I go over on WWP, and still be only at 1000 - 1100 calories for the day.. which makes me wonder about WW just a little. but maybe I am making empty calorie choices.. in fact I probably am ! :lol: that would explain that though.

Hi to you Summer, and anyone else I may have missed, I apologize, Have a very very good day girls!

WOW you guys were busy!

Did you get Chris's e-mail? Doesn't she look great! I wish she would head back our way.

Angie I would talk to the vet. Maybe something is chemically wrong with him and he doens't know of any other way to tell you.

Good going Cosmo! It is always gret to put on clothes that were once to tight.

Summer I am heading out on Saturday but I am trying to prepare for the eating. I know I will be drinking that is a given in this family but maybe I can control the food. We are also going to be going on our anniversary date. It is Saturday. I can't believe that it has already been 6 years! Where in the world did the time go.

Noelle how was your weekend alone?

I don't know how you guys walk outside right now. It is so hot down here you just walk outside and you are covered in sweat.

Joe and I had to raise a flower bed yesterday and I worked on my (this is for you Sandy) pot plants. :lol: We didn't know how low the bed was but with all of this rain my plants were drowning. Talk about so hard work. We had to pull them out and them add dirt and them plant them again. I hope this works. Now we need to figure a way to drain that part of the yard. That will have to wait until after vacation.

I am so glad that we are all back into everything. I hope we can keep this up. I don't mean to toot my own horn but I am doing really good on this Body Rx. Joe is even helping me stay away from the bad foods. I bought this great cook book and I love the stuff in it. I don't even mind cooking. Who knew I would like it. Maybe it is b/c I know it is good for me so the extra work is paying off.

:love: Kempy: Happy 6th Anniversary!!! Have a wonderfully romantic time together!!!:goodvibes

:cool: Cosmo Girl: The food you eat sounds so exotic! I wish I had such sophisticated taste buds. I have the eating habits of an 8 year old!

:^: Sandy: I've been out of the loop too. I just got back from being on vacation for over 2 weeks. I felt really uncomfortable when I returned to a new format. I pretty much freaked out. I've calmed down after checking things out. Welcome back to both of us.

:shrug: Tonya: What is fitday? I love to hear about all the different diets that people are on, especially if they are effective.

:) Angie: How's it going? Have you spoken to any professionals since you last posted? I would love to hear how things are going with Cappie.

;) Noelle: How are you girl? Is it super hot and muggy in Hawaii? The weather is humid and in the 90's with a constant threat of thunderstorms. That is pretty much how it will be until October. I just love late June- mid July. That is when it is sunny, clear, and hot....perfect summer weather for the beach.

Ladies, I need a big fat kick in the _ _ _!!!:eek: I have been eating like a :ink:!!! I just can't seem to break this self-destructive pattern. Vacation is over. Granted, I'm not back at school, but that is no excuse to keep overeating. I'm so uncomfortable. Anyone got any ideas? I could use some help right about now! :?:

Take care everyone! Summer:flow2:

www.fitday.com :)

Hey all!

Wow this forum was busy this weekend. My party and 2 weddings were fun and I did okay. At one wedding I had alittle more alcohol than I allotted myself. I'll half to do better because I have more weddings this weekend. :cb:

Anyone know anything on cholesterol. Just got a blood test and they said my cholesterol is 213 but that is 80 points more than a few years ago (early 2001). I have been eating rather healthy (healthier than ever before) and there is no family history of it. I am asking for a retest but don't know what foods I should eat, avoid etc. In the meantime. :chin: So any advice is appreciated.

Hi Summer! That is my name too but I guess I'll go by GEM so there is no confusion. I must of joined while you were on vacation.:wave:

Kempy congratulations on 6 years - I hope you have a wonderful anniversary!!!! :hat:

CG - I understand the gas issue. I take beano before I eat and that helps alot and my husband likes me more.

Angie and Tonya keep it up! You both have come so far and are inspirations to us all on the board. :encore:

Sandy - Dr. Scholl's also has a great wart remover that looks like band aids. I had one and it took it off in a week - ten days. Looking forward to getting to know you as well.

Hello to everyone else and I hope all are okay. Have a great day!

;) GEM/Summer ;)

Hello gals. My weekend didn't go too bad foodwise. I ended the day yesterday with an awesome homemade pizza. Lots of fresh spinach and tomatoes and garlic :T . I did a lot of shopping and saw 2 movies (Whale Rider and Sea Biscuit) and enjoyed it all. My boys got back early Saturday afternoon and my son clung to me like glue. They had a good time and even got to see a lot of honu (green sea turtles) right offshore.

Kempy, toot your horn as loudly as you'd like--you're doing awesome! And yeah, take good care of those pot plants :smoking: ! I agree, Chris looks wonderful, radiant even. I'm sure they'll get their wish some day soon.

Angie, kudos again for making it through the day :cp:

GEM, I don't know much about cholesterol, sorry. Glad you had fun at your weddings, and sometimes a little too much alcohol can be a good thing, *hiccup* .

Summer, it's still hot here but the tradewinds are back and blowing the black clouds away--it's tolerable again, thank God! Grab the horse by the reins and jump back on. You can do it.

CG~ I love saba...it's so oily and buttery and yummy. Sorry, I'm not very helpful on this board am I? hehe. I prefer it grilled myself. Very easy to get at any okazu or even supermarkets here. But Kobe beef IS buku bucks. I'll refrain from talking about sushi...but how can you stand living there and not eating it? :shrug: I guess if you've been eating more healthfully any amount of fattier foods would wreak a little havoc on your digestive system. Hope the gas problem goes away ;) .

Sandy :strong: you can do it babe! No apologies required.

Hey Tonya, how're you doing today?

Gosh, my neck has a major kink in it. I gotta go take something for it. Well, everyone have a great day. I'll check y'all out later.

Kempy, I agree with Noelle!!! You have done an amazing job these last few weeks and you deserve a TON of credit!!! WOOHOO!!!!

Noelle, HAHAHA!!!! I almost fell off my chair with your little smoking smiley face. hehe. It sounds like you had a greeat weekend and your boy definately missed his mommy. My kids are like "do we have to go home? " :lol:

GEM, Sorry I cant help ya with the cholesterol either. I have never even had mine checked.

CG, I have never had saba either but **** the way Noelle is describing it I want to try it now. :lol:

Summer, We have all been a little off with the start of summer so now we need to get down to business and do what needs to be done so we look hot for the fall. That is the way I have been thinking about it. I bought alot of new sweaters that I want to wear when it cools down and I would be so depressed if I put on anymore weight. We can all do this!! We are here for you.

Sandy, How are you holding on today?

Tonya, How are you doing today?

I just went up and looked in the RV that we want to buy. It is so pretty. I am going to be so pissed whan they deny us the loan for it. Jay has me almost convinced to sell the Durango if we have to to knock our debt down to get it. He can buy a cheaper car and plus it wouldnt be so heavy to tow behind the RV to Florida. Maybe... But The Durango is so pretty but he is the one who does the driving so I cant make him keep it if he doesnt want to. :lol:

GEM: If you want to be called GEM, that's fine with me as long as you don't mind. I had the same problem in grammar school...the teacher attached my middle name to my first name. It was really annoying!:dizzy:

Besides cutting down on saturated fat and partially hydrogenated fat, all I know about cholesterol is that you can eat perfectly healthy, and still have high cholesterol. My doctor is a skinny health freak with high cholesterol. It pisses him off that I am obese and have very low cholesterol, and here he couldn't live a more healthy lifestyle, and he needs to take medication to control his cholesterol. So, see what your doctor suggests, and best of luck.

Tonya: Thanks for the info! :)

Noelle: I give you a lot of credit for behaving yourself when you had the house to yourself. I would have used the time alone to binge. See how unhealthy I am?! I'm proud of you.:D

Summer:flow2:

Kempy: You and I were posting at the same time! Thanks for the wisdom. You are absolutely right! ;) Summer:flow2:

Hello Everyone! : )

TonyaS : No worries girlly ,you can stay on track! Just start over when once failed!

Which diet are you on? Is it WW?

Summerlover: Hi there! Oh, my taste buds, well I guess I have always been a diverse lad, but I think many of the fishes are readily availlable, but even myself did not know the English names for them!

I think any grocery would carry a large variety or fish market???

Do you like Saba, or Mackerel?

Oh the gas issue!

HA!

Do you want to hear a funny story, as you know Mr. Fiancee and I ate the same thing "Garlic"!


He had gas so bad, he went to the supply room (pencils , and such) where no one would be found ,and did his release!

He was so embarassed he waited to make sure the air was clear!

PEWWWWWWWWWW!

lol!

Yes, Saba has the good fats, it even tastes oily at times which makes it all the more tasty!


Omega Fats! Which are the good fats, like Extra Virgin Olive Oil

If you try it, you can broil it on pan grill it!

Let me know if you try it!

~NOELLE~

Yes, oily but the good oil, isn`t that just great!

Sushi is left of me and right of me! I opt for Sashimi!


Havoc on my system is an understatement! I am do the Fiber powder now, so I can become more regular!

I do not even craves carbs anymore, and just grab some cheese, or ricottat on some thin sliced ham size of my palm and heat it for snacks! Wow what a run on sentence that was!

I think more the the major larger cities are diverse and you can find Saba easily, but in more rual areas in the US or UK, I am not sure.

It is like finding a Starbucks, in some small prefecture here! Ya, good luck!

There are only four in this prefeture so far!

Hoped over to the islands last months, yummy Mahi Mahi is my fav!

I love the "Gray Soup"! HI style??

: )

Gosh, now that you mention pizza, Have you tried pizza with the Potato Salad and Toco or Moochi?

CG, I don't exactly know what "gray soup" is... my sushi of choice is toro, another fatty fish :T . I love sashimi too but just the mixture of flavors w/the nori, rice and shoyu is soooo good. Uh oh, sorry to go on like that again. Nope, haven't tried any pizza like that, I'm sure we may have them somewhere on the island though. Talk about cultural diversity and cuisine--Hawaii is nirvana :lol: ! Oh yes, at least your man had enough decency to leave the room before letting it rip :lol: . Imagine if someone else needed supplies right then and there though... :faint: :lol:

Ugh, talk about incentive! Rick (my DH) is renovating a condo in Waikiki. He removed 3 huge mirrors from the unit and brought them to the shop for storage. These things are like 8 feet long, 5.5 feet high. They're leaning against the wall right outside my office so every time I walk by and I get a full glimpse of my body :rolleyes: . I'm a lot smaller than I used to be but boy do I have a ways to go :p .

Thank you summer for your support :encore: . I could've been a whole lot naughtier but I was hardly at home. I am OP so far today...well, I went home for lunch and my son (who's out of school for a week), comes running up to me with a freshly baked oatmeal raisin chocolate chip cookie :cookie: that he helped my sister bake. I had to eat it~~very delicious. He was so proud of himself! The good thing is that I stopped at 1. Yay me! They were still warm so I could've easily ate one after the other, after the other...but I didn't :cb: . Tonight when I go home if there are any left, that will be the test. Hopefully my teenage nephews come over to polish them off.

Hello!!
I'm so behind I'll just say HI to you all tonight :wave:
I had a *really* bad weekend, but am back on the wagon today. I'm doing a 21 day exercise challenge with one of my sisters- isn't it funny that we have a hard time doing things for oursef, but we'll be accountable to others? I guess whatever works!!

So are you all with me for a 100% OP day tomorrow?? Let's do it!!
Gotta get to bed :yawn:
Talk to you tomorrow :flow1:

Hi girls, just wanted to sneak in and say hello.....and I was OP yesterday, and it's still early now, but I think I will be okay today too.

Sandy

Wow, we are all having a good week so far!! YEAH US!!!! I love it when we are all on track it is so nice.

Me and Jay were just walking and a cop drove by and turned around and pulled up at the curb to talk to us. Scared the **** out of me and I didnt even do anything. :lol: Jay says now what did ya do. hehe. He just wanted old donuts for bear bait. So now with my awesomely rude dogs I now have the animal control officer and a cop coming to my house regularly for donuts. :lol: This oughta be fun.

Well, I need to clean my house so I will catch up with you all in a while.

Hey Emily, I am glad you are back! I am with you for another OP day!!

Well we only have a few more days left in July. Are we all going to start a challenge of some sort for August? I bet now that we have lots of girls here on the thread we would have a good one. I would start it but I will be gone for a week right at the start so I don't think I am the best one to start it. I will join in for it though.

I am counting down the days until we leave. My MIL has already cooked all of her meals. The woman is a planner. I havn't even started yet. I need to make a few lists so that we don't forget anything. We can always go to the store there but it is just easier if you already have what you need. The vacation crowds at the store are terrible.

I hope you guys are having a great Tuesday so far. I want us all to be OP today!!! I know we can do it. Just rememeber you have to report back to us anything you did bad so we are watching.

I'd love a challenge
 

I'd love a challenge and not just the kind where the goodies call your name from the pantry. :devil: I think it would be great with us all and we are all for the same goal.

What would it be?? I have never done a challenge w/in the 3FC forum. Something like lbs lost or inches lost? New size jeans by Oct 1?? I could always use something to kick start me :sumo: with a specific goal.

I'm game!

:bravo: to all those that are having a good week so far and to kempy who gets to go on vacation soon.

Hi ho hi ho - back to work I go... :drill:

:dizzy: GEM/Summer :dizzy:

Summer that is what is great about the challenge. You can pick whatever goal you want. I started off with lbs, but then had to move to inches b/c the scale was sitting there since I was putting on muscle. I think my goal is already set for me being on this plan and all. My next six weeks starts soon so I will have to give details about what my goals in the 6 weeks will be. Maybe if I do awseme on this so of you guys can try it. I don't mind being the lab rat. :mouse:

The challenges we usually do are we pick a pound loss we want to hit by the end date and weigh in every week to be kept accountable. I usually do the 4 week challenge thread but Gennel is in the process of moving so she hasnt been able to do them every month. I have had trouble with my weight loss since I stopped doing them.

When does everyone want to start? August 1- the end of the month?

I have no idea what I weigh right now because I havent gone near the scales for the last few weeks. I will weigh in on the starting day and go from that weight to what I want to be at by the end.

Gotta get to work. Talk to you all later.