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No Flour, No Sugar Diet
SummaryDr. Gott's No Flour, No Sugar Diet presents a simple, straight-forward way to lose weight and keep it off for a lifetime. All you need do is eliminate flour and sugar from your diet. DescriptionThis diet book contains common-sense techniques on how to eat better and achieve a healthier lifestyle. It gets you to focus on foods that are nutritional and satisfying. Thus, you can both lose weight and become healthier in the process. You can eat brown rice, lean meats, low-fat dairy products, fruits and vegetables. But, you have to stop eating foods like bagels, pasta, bread, cereal, white rice, cookies, sweets, and cakes. Many excellent recipes are included in the book with have no flour and sugar, yet taste delicious. The approach is to keep things simple by just eliminating flour and sugar, the two primary food ingredients that are causing the obesity problem in America. Our culture has become addicted to sweets. This book helps you break the addiction and get on track for eating healthier while losing that extra weight. HistoryDr. Gott is a medical columnist published in over 350 newspaper daily. He is a practicing physician with a general practice in Connecticut. He's also the director of medicine at Hotchkiss School (a prep-school). CriticismGiving up bread and sweets may simply be too hard for some people. Sugar is in a great majority of products sold today. While the diet sounds simple, implementing it and sticking to it is quiet a challenge. Tags: glycemic-index low-calorie low-carb low-fat no-sweets simple Related Diets: Cambridge Diet Cabbage Soup Diet No-S Diet South Beach Diet Fat Smash Diet |
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| Connie | posted 4-Dec-2008 10:38am OMG! I just had the cinnamon raisin bible bread with a sprinkling of Splenda on top. It was great. The whole kitchen smelled divine while it was toasting. This really opens a lot of doors for me in terms of foods I can have. Sandwiches for one. I may become a breakfast eater!!!!! Yesterday I had lunch with my neighbor, the very obese diabetic one, and we discussed my diet at length. She wants to try it. So today I am going to take her my book and some of the bread to eat. Good for you Andrea!!! 6 lbs is a huge loss. The entire population should be on this diet. It does make you feel better and is healthier and promotes a healthy weight. Were there any foods that are NFNS that you stayed away from this last week? In the beginning, I stayed away from fruit and potatoes. High glycemic foods were a concern for me so I avoided them. Now, I eat them without thinking about it. Except fruit. I do eat raisins on my salads. That's about the only fruit. And an occasional glass of juice. Hey Debbie. I went back through the posts and saw you were at 191.5 not that long ago. Your just one lb away from there. When you are at lunch, keep in mind you "want" to eat fewer calories. If your planning on making a meal of it, plan on the rest of the day being light foods only. I have only one main meal a day. The rest of the day I eat very lightly. We can eat a great deal less than we are used to and still get all the nutrition we need. That is if we are not eating empty calories. I'm proud of you for hanging in there. Your learning more every day and it will pay off. I never made it back to sleep...darn it. It's going to be a slow moving day. |
| Debbie M. | posted 4-Dec-2008 11:07am Thank you Connie, I am excited about the fact that even though I havent lost in a while I am staying close to my lowest weight. I will eat a nice meal out and then do what you said and eat light the rest of the day. My book recommends the Chop Chop salad without the tortilla strips. Thats what I will have, whatever that is. Good NFNS day to you all. Connie, maybe you could get a nap. You too Bronwyn. ZZZZZZzzzzzz |
| Bronwyn | posted 4-Dec-2008 2:42pm Debbie I was reading something interesting. It said that to overcome a plateau you should eat a week of very low carb.....20 carbs a day. I think that would be very hard to do.....20 carbs isn't anything. I was wondering though if like 3 days on very low carb every now and again would help things to start moving again.....low carb and NFNS. I guess that would be almost like Atkins.....20 carbs. |
| Debbie M. | posted 4-Dec-2008 2:46pm yummy, The Chicken Asian Chop chop salad was good, although I suspect there was some sugar in the dressing. I'll try to be extra good for the rest of the day. |
| Anonymous | posted 5-Dec-2008 2:32am Hi! Today I had a party for a friends birthday at my home. She is also an NFNS for three years. I made the apple crisp but added fresh cranberries. Also the banana cookies in the recipe book and added fresh cranberries. |
| Connie | posted 5-Dec-2008 8:29am 151.4 this morning. I can't wait to get my NFNS cookbook. I made the butternut casserole yesterday, which I love, but I am ready for some new dishes. Christmas will be here before we know it, so I don't have long to wait. Bronwyn, what's up? Are you doing NFNS? You've been so quiet lately...I miss your input! I worry about the 3-5 day low carb idea. I understand the science behind it, it's just the pits to try and make it happen. For me, I would rather eat less of good food. But I know some people have bees able to make it work. Working today. Everyone have a good one, I'll check in later. |
| Andrea | posted 5-Dec-2008 8:51am Connie, you asked if there were any foods i stayed away from. well, i haven't takent the time to look for these breads that everyone is talking about. i feel like bread is my biggest enemy and even if i have NFNS bread, i know i will eat a ton of it so i don't even keep it in my house. i eat a lot of ground chicken and ground turkey and hommus (not together!). i also eat a lot of eggs and scramble them with low fat mayo to make it creamier. it's definetely easier for me as i live alone and the temptations aren't there. my worst weekends are when my boyfriend is over because we both love to eat and of course, he doesn't need to watch what he eats. drinking is also my enemy and last week i didn't have any and i know that made a big difference. this weekend i have to try my best to not drink!! we always stop at this one bar to have a beer and french onion soup after we ski, it's tradition!! this time i will get the soup without the bread and TRY to have a diet soda. we'll see!! thank you everyone for your support, i can't wait to tell my massage therapist that i tried her NFNS suggestion and feel great! |
| Debbie M. | posted 5-Dec-2008 9:14am 192 today. I really need to shop for groceries today. I think I will get out my book and take a look for some new menu ideas and make a list. I feel like you do Connie about needing some new stuff. I also need to get back to the things I did in the beginning that have kinda gone by the way side. Being prepared is essential to succeed. Congrats Andrea on your super loss! You are doing terrific! |
| Bronwyn | posted 5-Dec-2008 2:22pm Connie I am here.....I only participate fully when I NFNS fully  Connie I was thinking back to when you first started the program and the way you ate......that was very low carb......no breads and no fruits. Remember I asked you about ketosis and if you thought you were in ketosis. I think the way you were eating really contributed to your success at a quicker weight loss than the rest of us have experienced and I think although it was NFNS that it was also low carb. I still wonder if incorporating that kind of a thing 20 carbs for a few days would be a way to make things move faster......I just know for me eating 20 carbs would be very challenging. |
| Debbie M. | posted 5-Dec-2008 2:50pm Bronwyn, I am sure that a few low carb day would be helpful. I think I was very low carb in the beginning too. Thats good food for thought. I was suppose to do laundry and grocery shop today. I just got up from a 3 hour nap. What a lazy butt I've been. |
| Bronwyn | posted 5-Dec-2008 3:23pm Debbie......I am so lacking in motivation too. I am not sure what happened here (who am I kidding ) but my house is just cluttered and messy.....everywhere. I hate it when I let things slide and then get overwhelmed. There are 2 major rooms with construction type activites happening in them and I just get behind and overwhelmed. Off to find my timer.....and start tackling things 15 minutes at a time. |
| Connie | posted 5-Dec-2008 6:52pm Hello gang. I've been gone all day...made it in the door and went straight for the chips and cheese. The butternut casserole I make is so cheesy I can use it as a dip. Guess I was hungry! So nice to see everyone checking in. I do remember the word ketosis coming up, but I was eating so many veggies I didn't think it applied. I just remember I changed my eating habits so hugely...size, content, everything. I really have come to love my veggies, even though I probably could eat more of them. Nice quiet evening ahead. Jerry is in Manhatten, son's working...just me and the animals. Hope everyone has a good evening. |
| Bronwyn | posted 5-Dec-2008 7:37pm I am heading over to see my Grandson....so I am looking fore ward to my evening. Connie in the beginning do you think even your veggies were low carb veggies though? I am not pushing low carb but really you have had greater success than most of us......so just thinking out loud here???? |
| Connie | posted 5-Dec-2008 8:31pm Thinking back on the beginning, I remember buying lot's of veggies that first trip to the store. Then, I found out I do not like raw cauliflower, carrots and broccoli. That left me with celery, avocados, potatoes and tomatoes. Squash too. If I had to pick the biggest changes I would choose (besides the elimination of F&S) cutting way back on calories. I quit snacking. That was something with no end in sight...all day long...all kinds of really tasty things! Much smaller portion sizes at meals. It didn't take long for my new eating habits to stick. I think I woke up every morning with a game plan for at least 6 weeks. Then I really relaxed. But for those 6 weeks I was very on my toes. |
| Anonymous | posted 5-Dec-2008 9:13pm My meal today: Oatmeal with soymilek and bluberries (from costco), green tea Snack humuus with corn torilla Lunch turkey salad, Ezkiel bread with humus, and roasted bellpeppers and water Snack Trader Joe unsweetneed yogurt with raisins and walnuts Dinner: Taco Wrap Apple, Celery Salad Drink Green Tea Snack: Almonds and Eziekl bread I love the NSNF diet. I have been on it for three years. I don't crave sugar or flour now. If I even lick icing from cake my body goes into sugar shock. Also stay away from anything that comes in a can or package - pringles, soda, anything artifical. |
| Cammie | posted 5-Dec-2008 10:30pm Hello to all, I have been absent for some time. like some of you I have been struggling with keeping to my NFNS way of eating. I just had to shre this recipe with you all. I have come to love polenta and this is a link to a recipe that I made for supper (NFNS) and it was awesome. Total comfort food! You made need to paste the link: www.elise.com/recipes/archives/007363polenta_casserole_with_fontina_and_tomato_sauce.php">Polenta Casserole with Fontina and Tomato Sauce I love to read and get inspired, even though I don't post much! Cammie |
| Cammie | posted 5-Dec-2008 10:33pm I tried the link and it takes you to the site, then do a search for polenta and then the recipe is there! It really is worth a try!! Cammie |
| Debbie M. | posted 6-Dec-2008 9:09am I just printed out your recipe Cammie, thanks! Nice to hear from you! |
| Connie | posted 6-Dec-2008 9:27am Cammie, thanks foe the recipe. I found it through your link and it looks amazing. Just in time for my menu planning/grocery list making! Nice to hear from you. I was reading everyone's latest posts and I am puzzled as to why I found this plan so easy to do when most people struggle with it. I know the fear of diabetes gave me a huge incentive, but it was more than that. I had very little temptation issues. I still feel like I'm sick and tired of food a lot of the time. Too much of it over too many years. I also feel I have a clear idea of good food versus evil food. The bible bred is great. I worried that I would go over board on it, but I haven't. I feel so much better eating less. Anonymous, is that you Sydney? Your meal plans sound like foods Bronwyn would prepare. My approach to NFNS is to do it in it's simplest form. Maybe some day I'll be as creative as the two of you, probably not. Some people just seem to have the "food gene." I am very capable (I think) in the kitchen, just not the creative sort. 151.2 this morning. We have been invited to a Christmas party tonight. I would rather not attend...we'll see. I really don't have anything to wear. Jerry flies in from Manhatten this afternoon, maybe he will be to tired to go...let's hope! Cold outside today. A good day to stay in to clean and plan for the week ahead. |
| triplet 3 | posted 6-Dec-2008 11:17am Sorry all. How is everyone? It was a struggle for me the first year. That what this forum is for to give each other support. Yesterday, I guess I had the cravings for chocolate. I went to Bed and Bath and purchased candles that smelled like gingerbread cookes, and vanilla dough and peppermint bark. Try smelling the candels. If I have an urge for sweets I smell the candles. I know it sounds crazy but this helps my cravings. Then right away made some hot tea, added fresh ginger to the tea-cravings disappeared. Today I will be walking and make my Christmas gifts-knitted scarves for coworkers. Also, keep a journal it helps alot and gives you a written documents how much food I ate, Exercise today I am lazy to go outside to walk--I'll be vacuuming, washing, and dusting in my home. Later, I will take the triplets to Barnes and Nobles for a reading group. |
| Debbie M. | posted 6-Dec-2008 11:30am I think its the season that makes it so hard. I see us all doing terrific in January. Hang in there everyone. Maybe we should all just try to maintain during the next few weeks. |
| Debbie M. | posted 6-Dec-2008 11:57pm I used to think dieting was all about self deprivation and will power. I know now dieting, if done correctly, is a life style change. And its all about deciding to take care of yourself. Its about wanting to be nice to yourself, feeding yourself well. We must love ourselves enough to give ourselves nutrisious food. Doing all this with a happy heart instead of an attitude of missing out. Here's to loving yourself one meal at a time and feeding yourself the very best! 193 today. I was not totally NFNS today but I didn't do too bad. Tomorrow is another day. |
| Connie | posted 7-Dec-2008 5:13am You are very right Debbie. The other day when I was talking to my neighbor about NFNS, I asked her to look at it, not in what you can't eat, but what you can eat. There are so many foods we can eat on this plan. That is why I'm not feeling deprived. And that's why my family is eating it along with me and not complaining. They do bring fast food in the house on occasion. I can't remember the last time I ate fast food. We remodeled or kitchen 12 years ago or so and went without a stove for almost 3 months. I've been sick of fast food ever since. Stayed up late last night. Back to sleep for awhile. |
| Connie | posted 7-Dec-2008 10:18am Morning all. Feeling pretty good today...made it back to sleep! 151.4 today. I spent a good deal of time shopping on line yesterday. I should have been making lists! So today I am going to have a pen and paper in hand and get organized!!!!! That is the beginning of everything, organization. Then grocery store. But then....more shopping on line. Love that! |
| Anonymous | posted 7-Dec-2008 3:05pm Hello this is Sydney. Started my to do list. I keep a little notebook in my purse to jot down to do list. I'm going to Joann's today to buy christmas crafts for the kids. Later, meeting with a friend at Starbucks. At Starbucks I ordker plain tea. I bring ricecakes with me at yogurt or my banana cookies from the No flour no sugar cookbook. Triplets are staying home with hubby. My friend and I are going to watch er daughter at a local Nutcracker show and help out during intermession selling ballet T Shirts. I want to enroll my triplets in ballet but can't afford it. I'll enroll them at the local park and recreation cheaper too and I can take an exercise class at the same time. Hope everyone is surviving the holiday season. I stay away from the malls. I either make my gifts this year is knitted scarves or one stop shopping at costco for gifts. Costco is my favorite store. Well, enjoy your week Sydney |
| Anonymous | posted 7-Dec-2008 11:49pm Have fun! |
| Debbie M. | posted 8-Dec-2008 8:27am 192.5 I keep gaining and losing the same pound or two over and over. At least I'm not gaining. I went to my Dad's 70th birthday party last night. I resisted the cake and ice cream. There were lots of other snakes there too. The Chex mix looked really good. I had some of the cheese ball with Trisuit crackers. I was so happy to see them there. The only thing there to drink was regular soda which I chose not to had. I felt happy with myself that I made good choices. My Mom just eat and eat and later I heard her sigh and say "I'm so full." I remember that feeling and am so glad I didn't do that to myself again. My kids got a Wii last year for Christmas. Does anyone have the Wii Fit? It might be a good way for me to get in some exercie. I sure do miss riding my bike. |
| Connie | posted 8-Dec-2008 10:23am Morning. 151.6 this morning. We ate wonderful foods yesterday. Today I am going to eat lightly all day. Debbie, it is a great thing that you are not gaining. At this point, if I were you, I would try to cut some calories. You can do that by changing some of the things you are eating. For instance, I eat more rice cakes than corn chips. Less calories. Both the cakes and chips are eaten with Laughing Cow Light, so it just makes sense to eat cakes. Also, look at your overall calories consumption. It is a strange phenomena that when I eat more, I want more. And I mean immediately. It makes no sense, the fuller I get, the more I can't stop shoving it in. By limiting my calories per meal, or snack, I level out my blood sugar levels and keep from getting too hungry. I would love to do the Wii Fit! It looks like fun. Great day everyone! |
| triplet mom | posted 8-Dec-2008 12:56pm Attended a party last night. Most of the foods had flour and sugar. I brought humuss dip from Costco, veggies, corn tortilla chip I baked. I always eat a salad or heavy dinner before I attend any party. When I am at a party I drink clubsoda with lime or lemonade. I talk and socialize than munch. The holiday season was the hardest for me. If you just remember to keep focus on your goal why your on this diet. You will feel much better when the party is over. At work my coworkers try to bribe me with See's candies, desserts. I usually say thank you for gift. I take the see's candy, cookies and junk and dump in the trash at home. The kids, and husband also eat organic and follow the new sugar/flour diet. For dinner my kids had salad with baked chicken. Dessert was unsweetened yogurt with blueberries and strawberries. The only snacks I give my kids are homemade baked potatoe chips or roasted vegetables. If you raise your kids on the NFNS diet, they have no health issues. My kids don't even have cavities. If the kids are invited to a birthday party I make sure they eat a healthy meal such as salad, soups, chicken or fish so when they attend a birthday party they are not hungry and can't binge on the junk food. |
| Bronwyn | posted 8-Dec-2008 8:06pm NFNS today but too many calories.............. |
| Hilda | posted 9-Dec-2008 12:55am Did I tell you I got an early Christmas present from my kids? My daughters decided my hair was getting too thin and got me an Eva Gabor wig. I think the style online is called Banter. It is synthetic and you don't have to do a thing to it except pick it if it gets messed up. It looks like I have highlighted my hair as it is lighter on top. I usually color my hair a darker color, so this has really been a change. It has really been a pick-me-up. I will probably end up wanting several. It was only $110, and I tried on about six before I decided on it. It was hard to choose which I liked best. I had put off getting one about a year too long. |
| Bronwyn | posted 9-Dec-2008 3:13am Hilda my mother-in-law always laments about her hair being thin and I was encouraging her to try a wig. I think that is a great thing to do if it gives you a pick-me-up. I have lots of hair so that isn't the change I want to make.......I have lots of extra flesh that is the thing I need a pick-me-up about/ or drop me off about. I read this article that said if you want to have success with losing weight...quit talking about it. I think about it and dwell on it constantly...... Congratulations on your new look! |
| Connie | posted 9-Dec-2008 8:08am Morning all. I am up super early this morning...the skies opened up a little while ago and the rain is quite heavy. A good day to make navy bean soup I think. 152.2 this morning. I have been eating too much cheese since Sunday. Sometimes I do that, get stuck on something and stay with it too long. But I do truly love cheese. And I have enjoyed every bite, but I'm going to try and not have any for the next couple of days. Hilda, my mom bought a wig recently. Her hair is so very very thin. I don't know if she is wearing it much yet, she is home recovering from knee replacement, but I know she was very excited to get it. I say, good for you! I bet you look hot in it! Nice to hear from you Bronwyn. Too many NFNS calories is better than any other kind of calories! I find I am doing that more and more, eating more than I want to. But at the same time, it seems to be a cycle. I lose, I maintain...I lose, I maintain. And so it goes. Over the long haul, I am still losing so I'm not about to complain. I am ready to be in the 140's. It is thrilling. We are going to try and go to MI between Christmas and New Years for a quick trip. A party for having settled my father's estate. My family have not seen me since I lost so much weight. When I was there, I had lost between 10 and 15 lbs. So, it will be a surprise for them. And I am taking all the "atta girl's" I can get! Great day everyone! |
| Tres | posted 9-Dec-2008 12:50pm Hey everyone.....I'm back. It was awesome seeing everyone still in here and still going strong. I slipped up and gained 6 lbs back.....stress stress stress eating......I think I'm back on track....stress is still there but I'm trying to deal with it. I started back yesterday and it was easy to get back on track....I found pasta that was made from brown rice......it is a little blah but I put chicken and broccoli with it and it made it really nice. It is a little musshy. Glad to be back! |
| Connie | posted 9-Dec-2008 2:57pm Great to hear from you Tres!!!! This reminds me of what they say about people who quit smoking...that they try several times before they are successful. All learning, all the time...that's us. So far no cheese today. Go me! |
| Connie | posted 9-Dec-2008 8:11pm Wow...what a long day! My early rising has caught up with me and I am beat. I had an interesting eating day. For lunch I had 1/2 sweet potato (it was huge!) and then I had a small bit of cheese (darn it!) with some chips later in the afternoon. I made bean soup for dinner and no flour corn bread. It was really good. I remembered having bought a cast iron pan for corn bread. It makes the individual cakes that look like corn, but I had never used it. The whole cast iron "seasoning" has always stumped me. So today I got on line, looked it up and started the seasoning process. Apparently this takes multiple applications. But I managed to do it 4 times before dinner. Of course my corn bread stuck! But just a little. I'll season it more tomorrow and then I think I'm good to go. I'm happy to add corn bread to my list...Jerry loves it. With left overs I will not have to cook tomorrow. That's a good thing, I feel like I was in the kitchen all day. Nice evening everyone. |
| Hilda | posted 10-Dec-2008 12:58am I think my second wig is going to be "Mandy" by Estetica. I think if you are thinning, go try on a few and see how you like it. They are so lightweight. It has been fun to look online at all the styles. Housework has kept me active this week. All the cleaning and decorating for the Christmas season. |
| Debster | posted 10-Dec-2008 1:09am Hi...I'm another Debbie just thinking about joining the group....I weigh 310 pounds and have been pretty unsuccessful in any attempts at weight loss....just heard today about giving up sugar and flour and I thought that maybe I could do that, so I went online and punched in no sugar, no flour, and I found you guys. Sounds interesting. Do you mind if I look in every now and then for some support? Thanks |
| Bronwyn | posted 10-Dec-2008 1:27am Debster definitely join us......check in and see some of us lose weight and some of us not so much. I am making some progress mentally.....but not too much physically at the moment. In fact I am at an all time high.....and very unhappy about that. I can't do anything about the fact that I allowed myself to add all of this blubber on.....I can't change the past but I sure would like to change the future. I am trying one day at a time. Connie what did you do to sweeten the corn bread.....anything? I have made a no flour no sugar cornbread that I thought was good with a tiny bit of butter and sugar free jam. Wow Hilda planning the second wig already.....good for you. good night all.......... |
| Debbie M. | posted 10-Dec-2008 7:08am Welcome Debster, We would love to have you on our journey! I have to tell you all about how I dreamed last night. In my dream I was eating things that I can't have. It was so funny. I woke up 3 separate times eating. I was dumbfounded yet a little entertained. The mind is an amazing and strange thing. 193~~again |
| Debster | posted 10-Dec-2008 8:26am Thanks....I'm at work now, so I can't say much...but I'll check in later. Sounds interesting. This is my first day of no sugar, no flour and the Christmas food gifts are just pouring in to our office. Now is the best time to start. If not, I would be sampling everything. See ya! |
| Mish | posted 10-Dec-2008 8:39am Welcome to the group, Debster. The longer I've gone with NFNS, the more convinced I am that for some of us, it's the best way to eat. There are plenty of other food choices. Bronwyn, you have such great recipe ideas and nutrition/health information -- you could run your own website! Connie, you're doing such a great job! Seasoning a cast iron skillet is time-consuming, but SO worth it. I had a regular cast iron skillet for years and the more I cooked with it, the better it got. I'm really a contradiction these last few days -- I truly believe that NFNS is the way to go, and yet, I'm struggling with staying clean. Too much holiday stuff in the office, too many parties, etc. I know I'm the only one that can control my food. Just some days I can't seem to fight the good fight. I was 279 lbs when I started this and I'm at 274.6 -- at least the scale is moving in the right direction. You know, I just looked at the last sentence and this is the first time I've ever told my weight to someone other than my doctor and the first time I've typed out the numbers. Crying now -- guess I'll have a little "pity party" for myself and move on. I'm glad I wrote it and told all of you. Maybe I needed to have some reality put in my face. |
| Connie | posted 10-Dec-2008 8:58am Morning. 152.4 this morning. Welcome Debster. In the face of holiday foods everywhere, your comment that this is the best time to start is amazing! Very positive. I once joined WW a week before Thanksgiving. Everyone thought I was nuts, even the lady that signed me up was surprised. If you don't have the book, find out all you can on line and spend time finding recipes. If you do have the book, good for you. I think we have all decided reading about the plan is very affirming. Variety in menus is important. Bronwyn, honey, I imagine saying your at an all time high was not an easy thing to do. Your demons are keeping you under their thumbs. That pisses (sorry!) me off. You are so wonderful. Hang in there, something has to give one of these days and when you feel free, you'll transform into the person you really are. I did not sweeten the corn bread with anything. I did put butter on them. They were so good. I think by omitting the flour the flavor was intensified. They were wonderful. Debbie, my heart tugged when I read your post 193...again. Been there, done that! This is a tough, maybe the toughest, time of year for us. All the good foods, stuck in the house...we are doing our best. And if we aren't, we should be. My next dinner is going to be the polenta with fontina cheese. The recipe suggested by Cammie. I am going to modify it and add some mild italian sausage. Sounds yummy. Great day all |
| Tres | posted 10-Dec-2008 9:24am Welcome Debster......the ladies in this group...Connie, Hilda, Bronwyn, Debbie M., (sorry if I left any of the long timers out) are an awesome inspiration......I don't write much but I read all the time. They are great and my hat goes off to all of them. I work in a small office so it is easy to stick with this during the Holiday's....traffic is bad during lunch so I bring my lunch and taht keeps me on track.....I just got off due to some bad things happening in my life stress easting but they are straight and I'm back. Has anyone heard of pasta made from Brown Rice? It has no sugar and no flour. I made it with some mojo chicken and broc. and it was very good. I was surprised. This is the 3rd day back on NFNS, have not lost any weight yet but I'm not discouraged and besides it is that time of month so I probably won't see any weight gone for about a week. Connie you are awesome (and congratulations on the settlement).....Hilda I will check out those wigs (I have lots of hair but like different looks) and Bronwyn, you hang in there......baby steps. Everyone have a good day.... |
| Connie | posted 10-Dec-2008 12:12pm Hi Mish. For evermore you will be "Mish the dish" to me! I have such ideas about all the ladies on this site. To me, everyone has a face and an attitude that I have become very familiar with. Love you guys. Awhile ago my neighbor called me in the middle of the night to take her to the emergency room. She has multiple health problems, most of them very serious. But she acts like she doesn't have any. A mystery. Anyway, when they were filling out her paper work in the er they asked her weight. She didn't respond. After a moment, I realized she didn't want to say it in front of me. It was her idea for me to go with her into the room, so I hesitated. I didn't know what to do. At just the time I decided to excuse myself, she blurted it out. I know that was hard for her. I felt bad I was standing there, but it was what it was. My being there changed nothing...her telling the nurse change nothing...in fact, she could have given a false answer. I don't care. It doesn't change how I feel about her. But I've often wondered if it change the way she feels about herself. I think on some level we are trying to be accountable to each other, why else would be be on this site? So be proud, your doing everything in your power to make a change. Bringing it out into the light is a good thing. And thanks about the encouragement over cast iron. One site I read said it could take years. I can't tell you how advanced I feel seasoning that dang pan! Tres, what is the name of the no flour pasta? I haven't found any at my grocery. That would be a nice addition to my arsenal. Almost done with my Christmas shopping. What a relief! |
| Debbie M. | posted 10-Dec-2008 3:49pm Thanks you guys! Horay for Mish!!! The scale is moving. I'm so happy for you! You can do it, you can do it, you can do it!! We are you personal Cheerleders! I too feel strengthened when I read this heartfelt writings on this site. Its like you are all my sisters! Connie, you are right, I should be doing my best at all times. I'll have to give that some more thought so see if I really am. |
| Mish | posted 10-Dec-2008 3:56pm I like the nic-name Connie. It made me smile - thanks! Tomorrow and Friday are my 2 holiday shopping days. I have my list and off I go, a woman on a mission. This year will be different, because I plan on packing my lunch both days, just like I do for work. The malls and stores and places like BJ's are way too tempting for me to be around when I'm hungry. In my head I know that weight is just a number, just like being 5'5" is another number. But the reality of how big that number is now floors me! This site is such a godsend, and even if I don't participate regularly like most of you, I do make a point of reading every day - kind of like therapy for me. Do any of you have a closet of clothes with various sizes? I feel like I have the whole woman's department in my closet, depending on where my weight was when I went shopping. It'll be nice to bring those sizes down out of the 20's and into the teens. I did find brown rice pasta in the local Stop & Shop in their organic foods section. Haven't tried it yet, but having it with broccoli and chicken sounds yummy! |
| Bronwyn | posted 10-Dec-2008 4:37pm Connie......"mish the dish" that is so fun. I think you are "Connie the Cool". In my 20's I was a probation officer. I was thin, attractive and had cute clothes......that was fun!!! Anyways years later after 4 kids and they were all in school I considered going back to probation. I went in for some orientations and a few things......as things went I didn't return but this one guy came up to me and said he had been curious to meet me because a number of the guys had remembered me from years back, and he said they said, I had been "quite the dish" (funny term isn't it). I looked at him sadly and said yeah and now I have just had too many dishes.....I can't remember if he said anything in return. Sunday I was sitting on the couch holding my grandson and my husband took a picture of us......oh my gosh seeing pictures of yourself when you are overweight is sure a slap in the face of reality...groan! I am reading a book I am finding interesting on dieting and mental stuff.....I will share more later. Do any of you ever watch "The King of Queens Street". Sometimes it is very funny. I thought of you Connie when I was watching an episode a week or so ago. Carrie one of the main characters was lamenting at how unhappy she was about being older and heavier and how she could walk by construction sites without anyone even noticing her.....I can't remember all the things she commented on in her lament about age and weight. She was so down and unhappy that her husband Doug went over to the construction workers and bribed them to make lewd comments at his wife,,,,,they did and her self-esteem rose immeasuarably.......funny and weird at the same time. |
| Debbie M. | posted 10-Dec-2008 4:51pm I remember that one. Instead of Carrie, I felt like that was me. I used to be quite the dish too. Me and Bronwyn, 4 kids and too many dishes. haha I needed a laugh. |
| Connie | posted 10-Dec-2008 5:02pm Bronwyn...I saw that episode! My son loves that show so I catch it on occasion. By the way, you are "Bronwyn, my fair lady" to me. That is a bummer story about how you "used" to be called quite the dish. Believe me...YOU CAN BE QUITE THE DISH AGAIN!!!! Last summer a family friend felt compelled to tell me I still had a nice backside. We've known this fellow forever, even sharing housing when we were in our 20's. It was obvious at the time that his statement was very false and he was making a bad situation worse. Whatever. I just walked away but it bothered me. Come to think of it, I never really liked that guy! Sometimes I think we really need to work at giving ourselves permission to be strong for ourselves. Even though it sounds obvious, it is no easy task and does not always come naturally. A couple of years ago I became embattled with my husband over control of my life. That sounds strange, huh? But basically, I fall into the mom comes last on the food chain. Now I'm not saying that is a bad thing, but when it comes time for mom to want something and it goes against husbands desire, well, you have conflict. But I fought hard to have my way and it's taken 2 years for things to be all right...I mean completely all right. This weight loss is part of what I want. I want it. I am going to do what I have to do to get it. Two years ago I felt my life was out of control. My misery at the state of my life was more than my anxiety over what it would take to change it. It used to be reversed. At that point, my mind was made up and I went to work on it. And it is so liberating! I am a better person...I mean my husband likes me better now even. But it took work. So pull up your boot straps girls...go for it. |
| Debbie M. | posted 10-Dec-2008 6:10pm Connie the constant! I wonder what I am to you? |
| Connie | posted 10-Dec-2008 6:50pm ok, here' how I picture you guys: Try not to hold it against me...words and creativity with them are my thing. "Bronwyn My fair lady"- Capable. Long flowing strawberry blond hair. Little or no make up. A natural beauty. At one with nature. A modern day hippy chick...with class. "Hilda Matilda"- Independent. Smart. Everything she does is efficient. No nonsense. Kind and forgiving. Comfortable outdoors as well as indoors. Naturally organized and methodical. Does not tolerate fools well. "Debbie M M good"- Very laid back. Game for most anything. Tuned into the kids 24/7. Happy and proud to be a mom. Makes a happy family priority one. Goes with the flow. A brunette. "Tre(s) ole'"- I am still working on your profile, but you seem to be best friend material. "Cammie Miss Miami," "Mish the dish," and everyone else, I really don't have a feel for you yet. But give me time. I'm very opinionated and one will be forth coming I assure you. Let me assure all of you I am not a juvenile. I am just funky sometimes. When ever I travel to MI it has been a custom that I tell the nieces and nephews a story. Sometimes I have found a good book to read them, but sometimes I make them up. So much fun. |
| Debster | posted 10-Dec-2008 8:55pm Okay...it's very interesting listening to you guys. I have had a complete first day with no sugar and no flour. I do not have the book, but I will buy it. I just landed on this site when I typed in no sugar, no flour and here I was. Do you guys watch the new "Ruby" show on MyStyle Cable network. I have been watching it and check in to her blogs on occasion. She lost her first initial big weight loss eating just protein, fruits, and vegetables. No pastas, breads, etc. That's where I got the idea to plug in to the "NSNF" thing and here I am. I am 56 years old, probably older than most of you...but entirely too young to not be able to take a walk. My legs are so painful due to my weight and I need 2 knee replacements. I am trying to get much of this weight off before I head in for surgery. I would like to have a decent chance at success. I may be the heaviest one in this group. Quite a title, huh. I will continue to check in...thanks for sharing with me. |
| Debbie M. | posted 10-Dec-2008 9:22pm Hey Debster, You are doing a wonderful thing for your legs by losing before your surgery. I'm not a health care professional but it makes sence to help with recovery. From what I have heard about knee replacement, people frequently regret having the surgery right after but are so happy they did when they are a little further out. I hope all goes well for you. To be painfree, I'm sure, is a big motivator for you. I think we are all right around the same age within about 15 years or so. I'm 44. You WILL be successful. Like Connie says, all you have to do is want it more than the sugar/flour sitting there on the counter. You have to decide what you want. Congratulations on one full day! Soon it will be a week and then a month. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. (no matter how painful) |
| Connie | posted 10-Dec-2008 9:50pm Well said Debbie! I was thinking the same thing when I read your post, Debster. The more weight we have to lose, the longer the journey. But doesn't that make you want to start even sooner? I once read, for every pound of extra weight we carry, it puts 6 additional pounds of pressure on our knees. I know since I've lost weight I have also lost some aches and pains. Part due to less pressure and part due to less inflammation. Ahhhh, the rewards of NFNS are endless! In the future will be very glad you had the replacement surgery. And you will be glad you started NFNS as well. |
| Hilda | posted 10-Dec-2008 10:38pm You described me pretty well. I am 59 and used to be dark brunette. Now I have a brown wig with sort of caramel highlights. The second one will be more my natural color. The key to this lifestyle change is having the right foods in the pantry and refrigerator, and no sugar or flour foods in the environment. It just makes it easier to make good choices. I was out of walnuts for my salmon salad today. Not as organized as I should be. I did go stock up on Ezekiel bread and both kinds of English muffins for the freezer in case of bad weather. |
| Connie | posted 11-Dec-2008 3:12am Good to know you agree with my assessment. When I picture you in my mind, I see you walking outside with some gardening tools in your hand. And methodical...stocking up on food in case of bad weather is a great example. My sister, the ex hairdresser, thinks as we age we should go to a lighter hair color. It softens the facial features. I love that you are embracing wigs! I wish I could see you in one. If my hair ever thins, I will be having a blast shopping for one...or two. |
| Debster | posted 11-Dec-2008 5:15am Hi Everybody, Thanks for your motivation.I am enjoying the conversation about wigs. I remember wearing all kinds of wigs when I was younger....it was all the craze and a lot of fun. I had forgotten just how much fun it was at that time. Yep, I heard that too....lighten the hair color with age to soften the features and make you more youthful. That's what I'm doing....highlights to blend in with the gray starting to come in...and the beat goes on. Where do you buy Ezekiel bread and English muffins? Are these things without flour/sugar? I really appreciate this website. |
| Connie | posted 11-Dec-2008 9:18am Good morning all! 151.0 this morning. I had a bowl of cereal for dinner last night. I love to do that sometimes. Debster, you are going to do great. I have to go to a health food store to get the Ezek bread. They contain no flour or sugar. They are so good! I had them for the first time not long ago, after no bread for 4 months, and every good thing everyone says about them is true. Luckily, they are frozen, so I only defrost a few slices at a time. Otherwise I would be going nuts on them. This afternoon my daughter comes home from school. She is oil to my water. We really clash all the time, generally mildly, but sometimes...! I realize my stress level is going to increase. I am trying to prepare myself for her sharp wit and tongue. I may send her to her room for hours at a time. Or I guess I could lock myself in mine! We'll see. It's just so very peaceful and quiet here this morning. I love her likw crazy, but she drives me crazy. My ordered Christmas gifts started arriving yesterday. I bought my self a coat and a pair of jeans. Here's the thing, I ordered a size 10 in the jeans. I thought they could be my "goal" jeans. I haven't tried them on yet because I know they are going to be too small, but it is a strange feeling, just knowing they are there waiting for me. I think we all should have a "goal" piece of clothing and make sure that item is viewable, rather than at the bottom of a pile and forgotten. Lot's to do today. Later all. |
| Connie | posted 11-Dec-2008 11:27am I couldn't resist...I tried on the jeans. I got them on, zipped and buttoned. But they are so tight I look like a working girl! |
| Tres | posted 11-Dec-2008 12:21pm You all crack me up........I read in the morning when I get into work and then throughout the day and then when I get home. Ihave been told taht I am best friend material.....you are very good Connie. I am 41. Those size 10 jeans will fit before too long and probably end up being too big! When it comes to the scales.....the number on the scale is just a number. It is how we look and feel. Those darn scales....I hate that guy as much and I hate the guy that invented the snooze button. LOL Both of my sisters are size 2 and 4 and that is soaking wet.....they have no curves and they have had kids. I have not had any kids and I am very curvy (that sounds better than pleasingly plump). I live with it and they tell me all the time how beautiful I am but it just isn't fair taht they can eat anything in site, not exercise and not gain any weight....I smell the pizza and gain at least 5 lbs. My mom is 67 and smaller than me....I have the legs and butt! The Ezek bread is very good but too much crust...I cut the crust off.....like a little kid. LOL The Brown Rice Pasta is made by Tinkyada and I found it in the organic section at my local grocery store. The ingredients are Brown rice, Rice Bran and Water. It really is good. I hope everyone has a wonderful day. OMG a box of cookies with Belgian Chocolate just came in....I'm not going to open it I will take it home and give it to my stepdad! I must keep strenght and will power! |
| Debbie M. | posted 11-Dec-2008 12:22pm HA! Congratulations..........Wow, to be a size 10 again. I just can't wait. Even a 12 will be awesome. Heck, bring on the 14's. lol My 18 are falling off of me, you know, the ones I bought recently. I can pull them up and down without undoing the button. My 16's fit. It's definatly an improvement but its just one step in my journey. Its sunny here today. I might bundle up and take a walk. It will do me some good to get out and feel the wind. I've only been out of the house once since Sunday. My husband went out of town Monday and I've been a little depressed. He is coming home tonight. I know what you mean about clashing with your daughter Connie. I understand from both ends as I clash not only with my own daughter but with my Mom too. I wish I was more of that layed back person you think I am. I get rather nervous and up tight at times. Although I am everything else you said about me. All my life I had long blond hair but since my surgery in January it is short and brown. I am going to go to the salon to get highlights soon to blend away that grey that is already peering through. My hair is darker that ever before in my life and I just don't recognize myself when I look in the mirror. I definately need a change. 195 today |
| Connie | posted 11-Dec-2008 4:11pm It really is a toss of the dice...genes. Two of my sisters are so tiny, petite. Then, three of us are tall. Then there are a few in between. Currently, I am smaller than my daughter. I think she will be ok with that. She and I have rubbed the wrong way since the day she was born! She is just very emotionally independent. I'm not. So on the one hand, I'm happy that she is so strong, on the other hand she thinks she's always right and like all young people she has a lot to learn. Debbie, you are so going to be in a size 10 one day. I had grown out of my 14's. Then they started falling off, then I got the size 12 slim fit, they still fit but stretch out and hang. I think it will happen that they will become too loose. I wonder what size I will end up in. I really do not want to get too slim. My birthday is at the end of Feb. Maybe I can wear the 10's by then. Tres, curvy is always in style. I'm curvy. The other day I took my measurements because I was ordering a coat on line. My waist is 10 inches smaller than my chest and hips. I like it. I think men like it. You will look great with some ponds lost, but your shape remaining. I bet your sisters are a little jealous of your curves. For lunch today I had two rice cakes topped with cottage cheese and sprinkled with Cavender's easoning. It was very tasty! Time for laundry, Later |
| Hilda | posted 11-Dec-2008 5:02pm I am still maintaining and happy to be doing that until January. I need new dress pants but can't find any I like. I've taken a tuck in the waist of my Worthington 14's but they are not making that style anymore. |
| Connie | posted 11-Dec-2008 5:31pm Hilda, this is probably a stupid question, but have you looked at Penney's on line for your pants? I just went there and they had 16 worthington styles. |
| Bronwyn | posted 11-Dec-2008 5:35pm I am not sure if I can post or not as my web site for this blog is all messed up......I can hardly read any of your recent comments as they are all jumbled and crazy. It looks like there has been a lot of activity here but everyones comments are all run together and even over lapping each other. In fact I couldn't even open this page for the last 24 hours. I have had this happen before have any of you? I tried to paste a u-tube url on here yesterday that I thought was funny and then the web site just shut down. |
| Connie | posted 11-Dec-2008 6:50pm Hey Bronwyn...I hope you can read this. I wondered where you have been. I hate computer problems. Good luck with it clearing up. |
| Anonymous | posted 11-Dec-2008 8:27pm For snack I had trader joe non fat plain mixed with flaxseed and cut up apples. Very Healthy. Some people were asking why I raise my kids with no sugar and no flour. I don't want them to be sugar addicts like I was. At the mommy and me club parents brought junk food. I brought veggies cut up with humuus, banana oatmeal muffins with fresh cranberries. The kids loved it. I always feed my kids healthy food before we go to any party so they can't binge on junk food. Today, at work we had our potluck. I brought the veggies and dips. Some of my coworkers told me to try their christmas cookies and cakes. I always say no thank you. |
| Debster | posted 11-Dec-2008 11:17pm Boy, I wish I could see a size 18 again....actually I am so big right now that my goal (and it will take about a year to get there probably) is a 20/22....but we all have to shoot for something. What do all of you think about diet coke?...good thing or bad....let me know. My 17 year old neice lives with my husband and me. She has beenliving with us since she has been 6 years old. I am convinced that it is her job to irritate, disagree, and make me feel like I just want some sugar...ha, ha! Connie, just lock yourself in your room and write to all of us. We've all been there in one way or another. |
| Debbie M. | posted 12-Dec-2008 8:07am Some on here will say to stay away from artificial sweetners. Dr. Gott says in his book that we need something to satisfy our sweet tooth and it is better than sugar. He also gives natural alternatives. I drink it sometimes. Maybe its just stinkin thinkin but I think of it as a treat. I try to stick with water. If I have juice it is from NOT concentrate and very little. 1 % milk and cottage cheese for me. Debster, you will get to your 1st goal size! It dosn't matter how long it takes, just keep moving toward your goal. You sound really committed. Bronwyn, I hope your computer problems get resolved quickly. I'm addicted to my computer. Its like my connection with the outside world. 193.5 today~ I'm up and down |
| Debbie M. | posted 12-Dec-2008 8:10am By the way Connie, I found your laughing cow cheese. I bought the light version and I love it. The best part of it is it's already premeasured so you can't over indulge. Thanks for the tip. It will be on my grocery list from now on. |
| Connie | posted 12-Dec-2008 8:17am Oh Debster, I am so moved at your commitment. Your weight loss will be epic! You know, everyone is different. Some people can eat anything and not gain, while others eat very little and gain hugely! I personally think there is more than metabolism at play. NFNS proves that. I once was in the group that could eat anything, now I'm in the latter. But that's ok. I figured it out before I became a diabetic and I hope I can avoid that dreadful disease. For you, it is going to take a while. And that can be very discouraging. But time and perseverance will get you what you want. There's no way around it. I don't know what your feelings are towards food. What your triggers are. But it is of the utmost importance that you stay true to NFNS. Even if you are overeating more than you want, staying true to NFNS gets you there. After a time, your desire to overeat will diminish. And even if you overeat and the scales don't move, trust me, you will still see a difference in your body. Inflammation, a crummy side effect of F&S, will begin to recede. I remember I kept saying I was losing from my ankles up, or people kept commenting on how my face had changed. Of course I was not losing tons of weight from my face and ankles, but I was losing inflammation. The changes were dramatic. What else could it be? Think about "triplet 3," three years on NFNS. And doing great. I think there must be a commitment to do this plan forever. Otherwise, your just dancing around your problem and your cure, hoping for the best, but not really taking charge to make sure it happens. Of course it's ok to indulge on very special occasions, but not every other day, or once a week, or whatever. That get's you nowhere FAST! Take it slowly, one day or one meal at a time. Make sure those snacks are NFNS. Try to minimize your calories when you can. Choose light items when you can. Keep it simple. www.lowcarbluxury has great recipes, as do a lot of other sites. Get all the junk food out of the house. I do that! Otherwise, I would still be a size 16 crammed into a size 14. Not pretty! Drink lots of water. And I mean lots. But most importantly, feel good about what you are doing. I was so excited to be on this plan and on this site. I was truly happy about it. I felt like I had been given a gift. A great and wonderful gift and I was not throwing it away. 150.8 this morning. I thought I might have gained. Yesterday, after I posted my lunch, I went back for more! I had another rice cake with cottage cheese, then two more with peanut butter and Splenda. Yummy. But then I was really full. Holly made it home and decided to make a pot of chili with all the trimmings...chips, cheese and sour cream. I was not in the least bit hungry, but she would have been upset if I didn't try it, so I had a small bowl, no chips or cheese, but a healthy bit of sour cream. Anyway, I was so full when I went to bed I had heartburn. Everything I ate yesterday was NFNS and somehow I managed to lose a little. Personally, I think diet soda is a bad idea. I try to consume artificial sweeteners minimally. They really are not good for you, hard to digest and some think contribute to cravings. But I do have them some times. I go days in between. I think we should all be drinking water. After a time, nothing else will quench your thirst as well. I began drinking water only years and years ago, my sister thought to try it too. Always carry a water bottle with you, and you will never be without one again! Water is addictive. Give it a try. Off to work today. Everyone have a good one...keep those foods NFNS and drink lots of water |
| Debbie M. | posted 12-Dec-2008 8:41am Yey Connie, That's a new low for you isn't it? You will be 140 something in no time!!! |
| Connie | posted 12-Dec-2008 9:24am Yep...a new low. I'm hoping for the 140's by Christmas. Size 10 jeans by the end of Feb. Not likely, but one can dream, right? After my earlier post, I was thinking about how I really do look at this eating plan as a gift. I mean, Dr Gott has given us everything we have always wanted in a diet. A diet that WORKS, variety of foods, healthy eating and freedom from feeling deprived. The only thing he can't provide is participation. That is our only contribution. I think we got the easy end of the equation. Thank you, Dr Gott! |
| Debbie M. | posted 12-Dec-2008 11:34am I don't think its a dream. Its very doable for you to be comfortable in your 10's by Feb. I'm sure you will do it. Some how I feel new stregnth and determination today. I had some sugar the day before yesterday and it sure did reflect in my weight. I was so bloated and frumpy feeling. It just goes to reafirm what I already new but started taking for granted. Sugar and flour are evil to our bodies. Debster, I don't know if you have felt a difference yet, although I wouldn't be surprised if you did, but I feel so much better through my abdomen without F and S. You can physically see a difference in my stomach when I slip up. And I feel bad for about the next 24 hours. But today I don't want to cheat. I want to do my part and make this work. I want to see the 180's before Christmas as a gift to myself. I know I am so much happier mentally too when I am on program. I'm sure it's the stable blood sugar. And we can't say enough about inflamation. That in itself is worth it. We can get inflamation in our arteries too and not feel it at all. That is where health concern get really serious. Lets do ourselves a favor and stick to the program. I know when I slip up its because I need to shop and don't have the things I need at finger tips. Stay prepared everyone and "JUST DO IT" Just do it................ |
| Debster | posted 12-Dec-2008 11:57am I feel blessed to have found this site. You all seem to have such a wonderful connection...I'm just starting to understand (little by little) what each of you bring to the conversation. This is a great support group. Connie, I will try the website you suggested. I haven't gotten the book yet so I am sort of doing it on my own so far. The book is on my "to do" list this weekend. Debbie M, 193.5 brings back fond memories for me. I weighed 193.5 when I met my now husband (this is my second). My first husband and I had been married for almost 18 years when he left me for another (you know the story). He made no secret of the fact that my weight was "the issue" and thus his justification. I weighed 282lbs at that time. I was heartbroken and lost almost 90 lbs in 3 months. I did it by crying, throwing up, and hardly eating...it was the first time in my life that I was so upset that I really could not eat...it was pretty horrible. Anyway, some friends sort of forced me back out into the "singles world" and I met Tom at a dance. It was instant connection and we have been together ever since. We met in 1988, engaged in 1992, and married in 2002. He is my best friend. When I met him weighing 193.5, I actually felt skinny (I was a size 18 at that time)...silly, huh. Anyway, this is a man who sees past my weight no matter what, because he really loves me...I know this. He is great guy and in many ways I feel that all of the pain that I went through was worth it because I am much happier now. I have 2 children, both married now, and 2 grandchildren. My husband does not have any children of his own but his neice lives with us. She is 17 years old and although she brings a few challenges at times...she is like my 3rd child. We love her very much. I do feel that metabolism plays a huge part in weight loss. I really never had a significant weight problem until after I had my children. After my 1st child I struggled with about 15-20 lbs of excess weight but it was after my 2nd child (5 years after my first) that my weight just spiraled out of control. I always heard of postpartem depression but I had postpartem fat retention...I'm not kidding...no matter what I did, I gained weight. I now have so many health issues related to my weight that it is not a matter of choice anymore, so here I am. I do have that dreaded diabetes and severe arthritis...my legs retain fluid and I am just a mess....but that guy that I married still thinks I'm terrific and is very supportive of whatever I decide. I am excited about this and I look forward to hearing how all of you are doing in your journeys. Until later....Debster |
| Debster | posted 12-Dec-2008 12:02pm While I was busy blabbing and not yet submitting my blabs a couple of posts came in....good luck in your jean quest, Connie....you will absolutely positively do it....dream big (or small as the case may be) and Debbie M., you are right about the inflammation...I do not feel a difference yet, but I have had 2 perfect days and I am working on my third...Glad you are back on today. See ya |
| Bronwyn | posted 12-Dec-2008 5:19pm HOLY MOLY THERE IS NO WAY I CAN RESPOND TO ALL THE ABOVE COMMENTS........FUN, ENTERTAINING AND MOTIVATING. You are all great. I have had the flu, this web page was messed up on my computer because I tried to post a URL to a funny and related to this topic video, another day my server was down for a day......anyways these are some of the reasons I am way behind. Connie,,,,,I don't care if you look like a working girl or not.....getting into a size 10...WOOHOO!!!! Debbie the up and down a lb. or 2 here and there is so frustrating.....that is what I am doing as well.....but at least you are a good 10 -12 below my starting point for the minor and annoying fluctuations. I am beginning to wonder if I truly believe I can lose weight.....that is really an important thing.......to first believe. If I don't think I can (remember the little engine) then the truth is I can't. Debbie....here we go...."I think I can, I think I can, I think I can"......until we get up that dang and frustrating hill and then we can scream all the way down the hill...."I KNEW I COULD, I KNEW I COULD, I KNEW I COULD". I am not talking about the whole amount of weight we are desirous of releasing from our bodies but the 5% or 10% increments of weight loss before we start to scream....."I knew I could". Connie you can do the same when you can get into those size 10's without being offered money from strange men Debster......continue to give it your all look for success in little losses.....don't look at the overall picture of what you want to lose. I think you will see a lot of success right off the bat............. Triplet Mum you have the best chance of having a huge influence over your children at this point so good for you setting such a good example for them and teaching them so well. I do want to warn you though that teenagers and older children will some times rebel against things...... just to warn you. To all of you who have daughters (or girls you care for)whom you love dearly but occasionally want to strangle ...... I am sure there isn't a mother on earth that doesn't have that feeling occasionally (or even often)......accompanied by an adaquate amount of guilt for feeling that way. We are having a huge winter storm..........yikes......I hate winter!!!! |
| Connie | posted 12-Dec-2008 7:53pm Bronwyn...you can lose weight just like anyone else. I was on a 5 year "I can't lose weight" plan. And I was facing some real challenges. I never exercised. I was a night eater. I was on 2 meds that have weight gain as a side effect. I was aging. I was the only person cooking. The list goes on. I can't control so many things in life, but I found out I CAN CONTROL 100% WHAT I PUT IN MY MOUTH! Don't go quietly into submission...fight! Fight hard. Fight every minute of every day. Stay in charge of what and how much you eat for one week and see what happens. Keep a journal. Nothing tells you you have ate to much like your consumption in print. Face it...head on. You know it may take awhile for your body to respond...these last attempts have only contributed to your yo-yo dieting backlash. That is a hump you will have to get over sometime. But once you are over it, I swear, you will lose. You too Debbie. Stock up on "easy" NFNS foods. Uncle Sam's cereal is very filling, rice cakes and laughing cow. Sweet potatoes. When the urge hits, have something allowable. Spice it up. When you get away from all the other JUNK, the foods we can eat are really, really good. And that's an opinion from a hard sell. Believe me, I have always been all about good food. Picky picky. My neighbor is waiting (or so she says) until after Christmas to start. I don't get it. She is literally dying from food. I've got my fingers crossed for her and I will be there to help her every step of the way. Debster, your real life tale is every womans nightmare. Your husband sounds like a prince. What a crummy road to travel to find him though! I have to tell you, a lot of my success comes from my not eating at night. Perhaps you saw "my kind" on 60 Minutes, or some other show. I would wake up in the morning too sick to get out of bed. Shaking all over. That was from all the sugar I would consume when I was supposed to be sleeping. It was awful. Some nights I would eat almost a whole box of my kids cereal, the very sugary kind. Not getting those calories, because ultimately it does come down to how many calories we consume, is huge for me. I feel great on NFNS. I'm sorry you are a diabetic. It runs rampant in my family and I was surely on my way there. It is wonderful you are raising your niece. Teenage girls are...well, there's just no one word for it! This is our time, to put ourselves first! We need to do this, maybe even more than we deserve to do this. Triplet mom, I need to give your kudos too! Way to go, raising your kids healthy. |
| Debster | posted 12-Dec-2008 10:42pm Just to check in to say that I have now completed my third day of perfect NSNF eating....really, not so bad at all. I am actually starting to feel a little differently...maybe not as much bloating. My husband and I had to go to a funeral home tonight. A friend's mother died. She struggled for years with Alzheimers. Well, we went out to eat afterwards and I thought that it might be a challenge but it wasn't. I ordered off of a senior's menu. Fish, 2 vegetables, and a cup of Maryland Crab Soup (vegetables with Old Bay Seasoning basically)...I skipped the bread, crackers, and I must say...it was really good and I was full. I am thinking that I can definitely do this. We can all do this, no matter what stage we are at. I think that making good food appealing and being prepared might be the key. At least that is what I am picking up from all of you. Good night! |
| Debster | posted 12-Dec-2008 10:47pm Oh, Bronwyn, by the way....sorry about the flu. Hope you are better for the holidays. One of the dentists that I work for has been sneezing and hacking all over the office. I am sure the rest of the staff will start soon. I took vitamins today trying to stay healthy but if I get sick, I'll just stay home and keep checking in on Diethound.com. Ha, Ha! Bye |
| Hilda | posted 13-Dec-2008 12:32am Where do you buy the Laughing Cow? I have a Wal Mart here, Target, and a Sam's Club. No Costco. I am going to JC Penney looking for my pants. Zip front, no pockets. |
| Hilda | posted 13-Dec-2008 12:51am Worthington Modern Fit Contour Waist Pants are the ones I love, I think. I have had them in black, grey and a light brown color. My goal is the 12 Petite size. My 14's are taken up in the waist. I will not let them out again over Christmas. Last year I was in the 18's. |
| Connie | posted 13-Dec-2008 6:00am Hilda, they do have Worthington Modern Fit Contour pants...on lots of colors too! Laughing Cow is sold in the deli area, at my store, just a few feet away in a separate unit. Good luck finding both of your treasures! I love thinking about what size I was last year, even more two years ago! Going through all the madness when my father was in his last day at the hospital, all the time spent with my skinny sisters. At one point, one of my sisters had to take to Lane Bryant to buy some jeans. I had grown out of everything I owned and needed some. A bit embarrassing. I am taking my NFNS book to MI with me and giving it to my sister with diabetes. I don't know if she is ready for it, but maybe. Bronwyn, the flu absolutely is the pits. But I always remember running to the scales to see if I had lost any weight. What a crazy thing to do, it was always back in no time. I hope you feel better soon. |
| Bronwyn | posted 13-Dec-2008 6:03am I can't sleep.....groan!!! I had a fun idea.....can you imagine if we were all neighbors and could get together for little NFNS parties and exercise together. Anyways it is so cold here at the moment that I think we should all move to be neighbors with Tres and hang out around her pool  |
| Bronwyn | posted 13-Dec-2008 6:06am How funny Connie our posts went up at the same time....only it is 4 here and I haven't been to sleep yet...groan~~~ You are an early riser on a Saturday morning. |
| Connie | posted 13-Dec-2008 9:50am Actually, I went to bed about 10:30. But I get up all the time at night, every night. At least three times, often more. That started the day I had my hysterectomy. Before that, I was the best sleeper ever. So I know sleep is directly related to hormones. Last night, during one of my night walks when I should have been sleeping; yes, I walk the entire house each time I get up, not really awake-not really asleep, I went into the kitchen and found a plate with fresh baked cookies on it. When I'm in that sleep/awake state there is no reasoning. I ate three of them. My daughter had baked them and forgot to put them away. And that is the "be all and end all" rule of this house now. Stuff like that has got to be put away. When I woke up this morning, remembering what I ate, it was with a heavy heart that I went to the scales. 149.8 this morning!!!! I'm figuring the cookie calories haven't caught up with me yet. But there it was, in big numbers and I am smiling from ear to ear. I am going to update my weight chart, but I think I have noticed a pattern of staying at the same weight, or up and down minimally for a while, then losing. That is why we should not get discouraged when we don't lose for a while. That is why we should always stay NFNS, eventually it does come off. Jerry is in Las Vegas over the weekend for a trade show, some job huh! It is very strange to have the whole weekend with him gone. He usually dictates the pace. I have a feeling we are going to be bums now! I never did decorate for Christmas yet. I decided to wait for Holly to get home, anyway, that will be my weekend. Of course she complained about it! She said she had already decorated somewhere else and didn't want to do it again. Whatever! I told her she could go spend Christmas in the house she already decorated. That seemed to make her reconsider. Of course, I was kidding, but she got the point. Hilda, I forgot to mention the grocery store I use is WM. And, I forgot to tell all you you that yesterday I had a snack called Pirates Booty. The white cheddar variety. It was good. Extremely light, sort of melts in your mouth. Another snack option. I know they don't have it at WM. I'll try Kroger. All of my Christmas packages have been arriving so I need to check them out, then wrap. Thank heavens for on line shopping. It is the only way to go! Later. |
| Debbie M. | posted 13-Dec-2008 10:32am Wow, Hilda you have come a long way. Congrats. Connie, A new LOW!! I hope it stays off. Don't worrie about the cookies, just don't do it again. Nice to see you back Bronwyn, I'm sorry you have the flu. Good for you Debster, 3 days Woohoo. I'm proud of you. Take the advise given and celebrate your little successes. 195 for me today but I know its from all the salt I had yesterday. I had some very salty soup last night when I told my husband that I would be swollen tomorrow. Here it is showing on the scale. I'm not discouraged. I hate it that I love salt. Be good girls and have a great cold, windy, snowy weekend. I miss my bike. |
| Connie | posted 13-Dec-2008 10:05pm Quiet on this board tonight. Well, it has been pretty quiet around here all day. We never got around to doing the Christmas stuff. Putting it off until tomorrow. I hope everyone is having a nice weekend. Hilda, did you ever find your pants on line? Sweet dreams gang. |
| Debbie M. | posted 13-Dec-2008 11:35pm Got home a little while ago and put the kids to bed. Now I am unwinding from a fun night at one of my oldest friends house. She made supper for me and my family. We had Margaritas and played games. It was the first night out as a family in a long time. Yes the margaritas had sugar in them but what the heck, I din;t usually count alchohol anyway. Drinking usually ends up giving me a head ache so I don't do it very often. I hope you get your decorations up soon Connie. I know I am always glad when I am done with it and it looks so nice. I came downstairs this morning and smiled at how beautiful my livingroom looked. I spent yesteday cleaning and refining the decorations. We finished shopping today. Now for a marathon wrapping session. Hey, I even went to the post office today and mailed my last package. I guess I'm really on the ball more than I thought. Bronwyn, I guess I might be flying! What do you think? Am I flying? I know my sink is shining! good night all.........Connie, no cookies tonight. lol |
| Debster | posted 14-Dec-2008 1:28am Hi Everybody! I have been so busy all day. Started at 8 AM this morning with a trip to my church for A "Whoville" celebration with my daughter and my 2 grandchildren. I soon realized that Whoville and the Grinch are not very exciting for a two year old. When Gracie saw the Grinch on the big screen, she kept saying, Mimi (that's what she calls me)...he is really really mean...and she becamed obsessed at just how really scary the whole thing seemed. We then did arts and crafts (sort of a mess) and then we proceeded to see Santa, but she changed her mine and would go close...couldn't convince her not for a second. Jack, now 6 months old, sat on Santa's lap, laughing all over himself. He grabbed a handful of Santa's very long, well combed beard (which I thought was fake) but soon found out it was real. Santa gasped in pain and a Whoville person ran over to help release the death grip that Jack had on the beard. Whoville was probably glad to see us leave. We went home and I watched the children for the rest of the day and I am exhausted. My legs cannot keep up with my spirit and I was in pain. Thank God my niece got home early and helped me. Fortunately, she loves the kids and doesn't mind. I have had a 4th perfect NSNF day, but it was a little harder today. I really hadn't planned on having the children all day and I am not as well-stocked as I should be. I stuck, but I was really hungry. I have to stock my cupboards with my own stuff. I had planned to buy my book this weekend and stock my kitchen. Oh well, there's tomorrow. Pirates booty is good....we can have that? I really have to get the book. Congratulations on the 149.8, Connie. OK, so you had a few cookies....just think what you probably would have had if you hadn't been on the NSNF program....no sleepwalking for you tonight though.....Debbie M, I like salt too....salt, flour and sugar....what a lethal combination. Question though....was the soup good? that's important! I am exhausted....checking out. Good night! |
| Debbie M. | posted 14-Dec-2008 10:05am Oh Debster the soup was like slerping heaven. It was New England Clam Chowder and French Onion soup.(I only eat the cheese and slerp the broth) My husband took me out for dinner at Granit City, a new resturant in our area to celebrate his return. I believe the soup would have been sent back by many people for too much salt but I loved it. It was my husbands and he could only eat half so I had the rest. At least I know salt weight gain is only temporary and I can bump up my water the next day. I had a salad with chicken in it for the rest of my meal. I stayed true to the program. I slept like a rock last night. I'm now wondering what to have for breakfast. What are all of you having? |
| Connie | posted 14-Dec-2008 10:41am Morning ladies. Debster, great job getting through day 4! I am glad you think it hasn't been too hard so far, but get to the store and get some NFNS items to have on hand. You must now read every label. No biggie. If it has no flour of any kind and no sugar of any kind, you can eat it. There are tons of foods out there we can have. Over time you will discover lots of things. In the meantime, stick with what you know! Debbie M, have some cinnamon raisin ezek bread this morning. With a sprinkling of Splenda and a cup of coffee. Soooo good! Or get some Uncle Sam's cereal. Or eggs. Or an omelet.Sugar free bacon. Or yogurt and fruit. I will have my 2 cups of coffee and be happy! 150.4 this morning. Such is the way this goes. No doubt I will be in the 140's permanently by Christmas, and therefore, by the time I hit MI. I am so excited. Off to wm for some groceries, then decorate. By the way, have any of you ever had a "chicago pizza?" It has a corn meal crust and the sauce is on top. I have had them and really liked them. I was wondering if we could do a NF one. Cornbread crust...cheese next, veggies and/or meat, then sauce. That sounds so good, I'm going to have to try it! I will keep you posted. On tv they keep advertising something called a "panouremous pizza" and now I have a hankering for some. Bronwyn...where are you? Later girls. |
| Bronwyn | posted 14-Dec-2008 11:38am Connie that is such a good idea about the pizza on your NFNS cornmeal.....I think it could be so good and a nice change. I know Costco used to have little frozen "Sombero" pizza's that were on a cornmeal crust. I am sure that those pizza's also had flour in the cornmeal but making them at home you could omit that. I also like a creamy polenta and I haven't had that for a long time.....hmmmm I think I will experiment. I think whether you are eating NFNS or any other way of eating that it is so easy to get into ruts.....the same old thing all the time. Debster you sound really committed.....that is the way to have success. What is the Uncle Sam cereal.....we don't have Uncle Sam's.....is that a cold cereal? Connie how do you make it through the evening with only eating a bowl of cereal.....I think I would be so hungry. Also i was wondering about your night wanderings......is it sleep walking or just restlessness and not being able to sleep? The book I am reading talks about learning to get in touch with hunger.....understanding the difference between physical hunger and emotional hunger. It says that if we eat for reasons other than hunger then we never know when we are full and when to quit eating. I eat a lot times for reasons other than hunger.....and I certainly do find those are the times I make the worst decisions in both what I am eating and how much. Food doesn't satisfy emotional hunger....and yet it is so easy to go to. The book is the "Overfed Head".....it is a very small book and I think it really speaks to me. I want to spend more time on learning to eat with my hunger and learning to quit before I am over full. It sounds so ridiculous at my age to say I don't really know when I am hungry and when I am full but it is true. You know how the theory of frequent eating to keep your blood sugar level is so popular.....I don't think it works very well for me. I think I have taken that theory and really run with it in the wrong direction......eating all the time and not really waiting until I am truly hungry......so how do you know when you have had enough. So what do you guys think? |
| Connie | posted 14-Dec-2008 2:18pm Uncles Sam"s is a cold cereal. It reminds me of grapenuts. It is filling, I eat a large bowl. Your overeating sounds exactly like what I used to do. I never really waited until I got hungry. I just ate all the time, and then at meals, during a day of constant eating, I would eat huge amounts. It is amazing to me how much less I eat now and feel fine. Maybe you could commit to 3 portion controlled meals, a few small snacks in between and lot's of water. Try that for a couple of days. I am not restless at night. I'm usually pretty exhausted. I fall asleep, I just can't stay asleep. When I wake up, I get out of bed immediately. There is no thinking involved. I have found milk in the cabinets, paper plates laying out with a slice of bread on them SOAKED in milk...just all kinds of crazy things. It is a very disturbing thing. Some people carry huge amounts of food to bed and eat. Thankfully, I do not do that. But not because of self control. I think if I could "wake up" I would be able to stop myself, but often I can't even remember what I did. I hate it, but here's a thought; Since I have started doing this, I have tried to learn about it. A lot of people do it. Anyway, it occurred to me, and this is only my opinion, that the villainous older gentleman in hiding with Anne Frank perhaps suffered from this disorder. I remember reading the diary as a youngster and not being able to believe that he would act that way. It really bothered me. To me, this explanation makes sense. Fortunately, I can keep the damage to a minimum. Here's a surprise...we have put off decorating again! What is the deal this year? Holly's birthday is Dec 19th and we are just focused so much on that right now. It is her 21rst so she can't express enough to me just what a big deal it is and how I need to respond accordingly. Heaven's, save me from the drama queen! But truly, wm was packed this morning and I ended up at Lowes, so gone too late. We'll see, maybe I can make myself. |
| Connie | posted 14-Dec-2008 7:35pm This has been the weirdest day! Nothing has gone like planned. I ended up outside to do a quick tidy and stayed there for a couple of hours. It felt good though. Windy and overcast and cool today. Perfect weather for being outside. But then it got dark and it feels like bedtime even though it's only 6:30. I can't say I've had a proper meal. Just snacking and making due. Jerry arrives home tomorrow so I will be cooking soon enough! His surgery is on Tuesday. He still thinks it's going to be no big deal and he will be back at work in a couple of days. Trust me, the meds they have prescribed him are for a big deal. I guess it's soup and jello for him for a while. Holly made cookies again today and Cy had a big bag of chocolate covered caramels. I had no cravings at all. They are very good about asking me only once to have something forbidden. Maybe I shouldn't use that word...it gives food too much power...or enticement or something. Anyway, now I just look at those types of food as factory made gobs of illness in the making. Nothing real there to live on. Ok, it your thinking "but there's antioxidents in chocolate" then your fooling yourself. For people like us, there are far better ways to get our nutrition. I used to say things like that. It's not untrue, it's just all the other stuff you get with it cancel out any positive aspects. More than cancel out. When I was younger and smoked I used to say "I hope I live long enough to die of cancer." Have you ever heard of anything so utterly stupid. I hate to admit I was that much in denial. Justification of bad habits is pointless. Well, thanks for listening to me go on! |
| Bronwyn | posted 14-Dec-2008 7:43pm Connie I guess I never really got what you meant with your night wanderings......so this can be a really difficult thing to deal with. Are you worried about hurting yourself....tripping, falling down stairs or that kind of thing. My dog is a large black standard poodle and he wanders around the house in the night and then plops down where ever he feels like(with him being dark and in the dark I simply don't see him)....I have often about killed myself in the middle of the night stumbling on him. He used to move as soon as he heard you moving down the hall and you would hit a warm spot underfoot where he had been lying but now he just stays where he is. You mentioned a show about this condition, what is the condition called? I would think you would be exhausted in the mornings with your wanderings. I know I don't sleep well even when I am sleeping because I am always so tired in the morning. I would love to feel fresh and energetic when I get up. I honestly never had an issue with weight until I started to diet.....22 years ago when I was 31 years old I went to Weight Watchers after the birth of my second son.....my ideal weight range at WW was 126-147. I weighed 132. I got down to about 120 and it has been an up hill battle every since then. I joined WW a zillion and a half times and weighed more each time. WW was only the beginning of the programs I joined.....I have been on them all. The "Overfed Head" feels that we lose contact with our senses (I sure have lost mine ....... feelings of hunger and fullness because we have been not been working with our feelings of hunger and satiety ...... we haven't necessary been eating food we like and so forth. I would like to get back to a place where I am not controlled by food.....where I can identify what hunger is and what being satisfied is. Connie what you described as your previous eating habits is me........even though it is usually good food choices with the occasional chocolate binge......but it isn't working with my hunger and fullness. I want to be naturally thin and move on with other pursuits in life......being overweight is always this excuse in my mind for so many things...."I will do such and such when I lose weight", At my age I really need to just start living instead of waiting. Connie I know you want to lose more weight and I am sure you will but you are now at a weight where you can feel good .... have some cute clothes and just move on and beyond the whole weighty matter of weight.Holly and my daughter are the same age only my daughter will soon be 22....i can hardly believe that. Girls can be so moody but I have to admit I am so thrilled to have a daughter. She was going to be coming home today but the roads have been just too bad. This is the first Christmas we haven't flown the kids home for Christmas.....now I wish we had as I am going to be so worried about them driving. She is waiting and driving home with her brother on Thursday......it is a good 15 hrs. drive in good weather. MY GOAL,,,,,,,I AM TRYING TO LEARN TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN HUNGER AND APPETITE. Hunger being the physical need for food and appetite being the desire for sensory pleasure and emotional gratification that we get from food. It is often the case that I have an appetite when I am not truly hungry. I want food and I want to eat too many times when I don't really need to. I don't think that Dr. Bernstein is a plan you can do for life but the one thing I did learn from it (although I only did it while I was on the program) was that I don't need that much food,,,,, Anyways sorry for the ramblings......i am just feeling I need to sort through so many more things than just NFNS. I don't want to be on and off a program..... I want to make permanent life style changes and free myself of both the emotional and physical weight of the burden of being over weight. |
| Connie | posted 14-Dec-2008 8:23pm I was serious when I said I would wake up feeling sick. Sometimes I can be so tired I couldn't get up if I wanted too. The hardest part for me is the fact that I used to be just the opposite! I think your book sounds great. For me, it points out how important our attitude about food is. When I was at my heaviest, and on my to getting there as well, I just shoved food in. I was numb about it most of the time. I know cravings had a lot to do with that. Once I started NFNS my progression went something like this; first, I was excited and trying a lot of NFNS foods then I found I liked them. Everything was "lighter" that's saying a lot coming from me the queen of pasta, cheeses and heavy sauces, anything made from dough etc! Then at that point I think something in my attitude shifted in a huge way. There were good foods and bad foods by then my cravings were gone and I can't imagine eating any other way. Really, if you told me I could eat all the junk food I wanted and not gain an ounce, I wouldn't do it. It seems repulsive to me now.(unless it was the middle of the night!) I don't think about food the same way. And I enjoy feeling good, satisfied, and not bloated and puffy and uncomfortable. But that is a wonderful side effect, not why I chose to do this. I do this because it feels so positive. And I needed a change. Maybe that's why I always failed before, this time it feels good. How many people do you cook for? My family eats my food, or fixes their own. I remember doing 2 meals when the kids were small, but that is not going to happen again. The rest of my family could all use to do this program, but they are not interested in it and I am not going to force it. When they are ready, they will let me know. Bronwyn, we all know how much you struggle with this. I keep thinking there is something keeping you tied to your old eating habits. Or maybe something keeping you from trying new ones. A comfort zone? |
| Hilda | posted 15-Dec-2008 12:45am Why not use a half of an Ezekiel muffin for the pizza crust? I love them toasted. I think you could put cheese on them, and add your other ingredients and bake in the oven. |
| Debster | posted 15-Dec-2008 12:52am Hello Everyone, I have been so busy again today. Day 5 of this diet and still going strong. Did not get to the food store or book store today... just church, lunch out, and the football game at home. I made crab soup and my husband bought some steamed crabs....I can't beleive we are eating crabs in December....I guess you can figure that we live in Maryland. If you have never eaten crabs you may think that eating crabs is yucky, but one thing for sure...no flour and no sugar....I washed some of the salt off but salt really is the only bad thing about steamed crabs. Bronwyn, trying to figure what our relationships are with food is sometimes exhausting, isn't it. I am going to weight watchers now but I have been going for a long time, spending the money every month, but not losing weight... a little up, a little down. That's why I happened onto this site, looking for a no sugar, no starch diet at someone's suggestion. I lost 1.2 pounds when I went last Thursday (that was actually good for me) and I will go again this Thursday. I am not going to weigh myself until that time. I want to be surprised ( I hope good surprise, not bad ). I am sticking to foods with no fat, no sugar....mainly meats, fish, fruits,vegetalbes and water. I have been making healthy soups with barley instead of rice or pasta and I did try the Ezekial bread....sort of bland...trying to adjust to that one. Feeling full...now that is something I rarely feel. I have to admit though, that really sticking to this program is helping me to feel satisfied. I am starting to feel a little less bloated....just a little....I am a big girl and it will take me time. My gynecologist has been pushing gastric bypass surgery for years. I absolutely am scared to death of it and she gets very upset with me. We disagree about it....she promotes all of the positives and I just feel that it is not a good idea to start having surgery to change the natural workings of my body to lose weight. None of you are in the same place that I am, because I have so much to lose, but it doesn't matter really because we all feel exactly the same way about food and our struggles, no matter what stage we are in. Losing 150 lbs (my goal) sounds overwhelming but I can remember feeling the same hopelessness when I only had 20lbs to lose. That's why I like listening to all of you. It is comforting to know that we are all in the same boat, trying to figure this thing out. Debbie M., the soup sounds lovely...yummy...There wouldn't be anything in the French onion soup that you couldn't have, right? It's just broth, onions and cheese, right? (I really really do need to get this book) Connie, wow....I am up a least 5-6 times every night because of the diabetes thing...but so far I have been able to stay away from the kitchen. It must be frustrating for you to not be aware of what is going on with you. Maybe your body is just really hungry....Put a lot of healthy snacks right smack dab in front of your face in the frig...maybe you will grab those... I will send wishes to you from Maryland for a good nights sleep.....no walking. Goodnight everyone! |
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