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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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| K10 | posted 21-Apr-2009 3:29pm Meg: I know, but the craving got the best of me. I am not known for the best reasoning with the food situation. I guess I should say, I wasn't known for the best reasoning with the food situation. Overall, I have improved in that area, obviously not last night. Do you have any health food stores near you? I saw a lot of no sugar added spreads at one I went to a while ago. How about Henry's? |
| 2girls | posted 21-Apr-2009 4:28pm So, I'm reading the Glycemic Load diet here at work while I'm running some batches and can't do anything while they are processing anyway. This is a really interesting book, has anyone here actually followed this? As soon as I'm done reading the book I think I will give it a try, I will weigh in tomorrow and see where it takes me, hopefully down cause I know my weight is up right now. I don't remember who first mentioned this book here, but I am thankful for whoever it was! |
| Kathy | posted 21-Apr-2009 4:33pm Debbie- You asked how I would feel if someone said that to my child; I would feel absolutely horrible. When someone hurts your child's feelings it's heartbreaking. Honestly, the grandmother sounds like a jerk! She sounds like she's the one with the problem. The dental surgeon said I'm in good shape for being 4 days out from this. So I am relieved. He said the swelling should get a little better everyday now. I'm looking forward to watching Amer. Idol. But the woman on Britain's Got Talent will be a hard act to follow. Happiness to everyone. |
| Debbie M. | posted 21-Apr-2009 4:39pm K10, Yes she does feel used for babysitting her grandkids. But she does not feel used for watching my kids as they are hardly ever over there and if they are it's outside. Her grandkids are at my house a lot. As for calling My girl Bacon Fat, yes she did and didn't deny it. And another thing is she dosn't like my children or anyone elses. But he did say mine. I'm glad she dosn't live in our neighborhood. I am going to avoid her like the plaque from now on. My daughter is a little over weight. She carries it around her middle so instead of getting a normal size, she will get the same size with a +. I told her she is healthy and beautiful and it was a shame this gma acted so childishly. Good idea to pray for her. Wow, 2girls, while I am saddened by what you had to overcome, I am glad you could see your way to do so. I'm sure it was very difficult and still is at times. But we can do all things in Christ who gives us strength. I definately would rather deal with an immature gma. Thanks girls for all your words of encouragement. It really has helped me to get over it and put it into perspective. Steve's Doc appointment went well. He got an A++ All his blood work was perfect. Son needs puter so I'll check ya all later. |
| 2girls | posted 21-Apr-2009 5:13pm You are right Debbie, we can do all things in Christ, that is one of many things I learned from that experience. I listened to A LOT of Joyce Meyer at that time and was one the best things that helped me through! I must say I am still a little upset with this grandma thing though, it's just plain out rude! |
| Debbie M. | posted 21-Apr-2009 6:02pm Kathy, I'm eating all foods now. I can get my teeth together now but I still have to be careful. There is a hole that food can get into so I still chew on the other side and do a lot of gentle rinsing. Oh boy, I hope you don't have dry socket as this is extremely painful, I read. Meg, I love hummus. The problem is I can't stop eating it and it has soooo many calories. Beware as I think this was the beginning of my weight gain after my initial loss. Bronwyn, Yes my daughter is very sensitive about her weight. This dosn't help at all. Oh, and the gma is way way over weight herself. Now aint that callin the kettle black? The dad did seem appologetic but I don't know if he really cared as much or if he was just trying to keep peace because we are neighbors. |
| Connie | posted 21-Apr-2009 7:10pm I ended up outside weeding all day. I couldn't stand it! Tomorrow I'll finish the biggest part, and then have it all done by Thursday. I have things ready to plant so I'm ready to be done with it all. Learning that the gma has weight issues herself puts a whole new spin on it. I know that, she knows that, in her heart of hearts, she has big time issues. No doubt about it. In her quiet time, alone with herself, she is ashamed. Ashamed of herself and her actions. Such a person is to be pitied, what a sad existence. I'll pray for her tonight. Keep reading 2girls, and share the info! K10, I am making up for yesterdays splurge by eating lightly today. Rice and cottage cheese for dinner, some grilled chicken too. Debbie, congrats on the great dtr appt! Your husband seems to be the perfect example of success. I was thinking about your hummus problem. Maybe you could buy some and divide it up into individual size serving baggies and freeze them. In the morning set one out and by later in the day it would be thawed and ready to eat. I do that with fruit, works great. Happy 4 days out Kathy. Everyday you will be feeling better, yea!!!!! Time for dinner. |
| Bronwyn | posted 21-Apr-2009 8:45pm I guess each of us have trigger foods. I have never considered for myself to have a problem with over eating hummus, although I do really like it. So Debbe M. you "picked" a healthy thing to over eat  I know, I know I am just kidding overeating anything isn't health My issues are definitely with sugar and most specifically with chocolate. I read somewhere recently that the most important thing you could do for your health was to take off weight no matter how you had to do it. The article said the worst thing for you health is being overweight. I do think there are programs though that are so drastic that they aren't healthy and that they don't result in long term results. As I read these posts, which I have been doing for over a year now, I see people making real changes not just temporary ones. Some of us have had better results than others in actually losing the weight, but we have all become more conscience of what we eat. I find myself looking at things more day to day......today and yesterday I have been NFNS and I like that. I like the addition of green smoothies to my program, that makes me feel good. I guess what I am saying is whether our weight issues are big or small......we are all on the road to improved health and that is all a good thing. The fun part is being able to help and support each other in all kinds of ways as well.K10....sorry about the New Mexico job situation. Does that mean you will stay in California? Why was your husband wanting to change jobs......just to leave California......if so I guess the new California job offer won't be too exciting? We continue to have some real stress over our work situation. Things don't look any better and in fact look more bleak as the days go by. I think it is common for men to not want to talk about these kind of things........and if it is common then my husband falls right into that category. I want to talk about things more......discuss things......figure them out......he tends to not like to talk about it. Things he had hoped were going to work out ..... haven't ,,,,,,, people are just being very caution right now. I guess at 54 you start to wonder if you will ever get your break again. The other thing you wonder is what you are going to do if things don't start to work out.......and a man seems to carry that burden for the whole family. Not that he should but it seems like he does. I also think it affects your self-esteem when not being able to get things happening doens't have anything to do with his talent or abilities......it truly is because his talents are so much more in demand in a good economy. There are some things that are more recession proof. 2 girl....I think the G.L. stuff is interesting and I think I am possibly insulin resistant and that I may continue to have a hard time to lose weight until I try to be more conscious of the G.L. of my food, Dr, Scwarbein believes that you have to heal your adrenal glands before you can have success in weight loss. I like her books and think she has a lot of good information but I have this thing where if I can't do something 100% than I feel I can't really do it. She is an endocrinologist in Santa Barbara, California. I would love to go there and have all the specific blood work done that would tell me exactly where I am at with my adrenal stuff and my hormones. Her program is NFNS......but it isn't low fat per say. She has you keep track of carb grams per meal. You may want to check her books out of the library if you like reading about this kind of thing. 2 girl you are brave to have gone through what you have and to continue to work on your relationship........I hope your husband knows how lucky he is to have you as a companion in his life. |
| Connie | posted 21-Apr-2009 8:48pm I checked the weather, 78 tomorrow. Today I had to wear a hat, so 78 will feel good. I can't breathe out of one side of my nose. Oh well. Time to read, and then hopefully, sleep well. All that fresh air should do it...right? Night all. |
| K10 | posted 21-Apr-2009 11:37pm Bronwyn: I think we do eventually want to get out of California. Northern Ca, is so different than Southern Ca. It is more spread out and not as crowded. We will have to see what happens. Our main interest right now, is that my husband makes more money. He is doing a job that he should be paid a significantly higher amount. He had checked into this company, a couple of times before over the years and they always offered a lot less money than the going rate. When he was out of work going on 3 months, he decided this was better than nothing. He is getting experience and meeting more people in the industry which is good. He is working this job like he plans on staying for a long time. He isn't one to do a job half way (except at home, hehe). Please do not think we don't appreciate the job he does have, because we do. He wasn't even looking for a job when these other prospects came up. God has His plans I know. Connie: I guess you will be getting our heat. It is supposed to be 78 degrees here tomorrow too. I am really struggling with the munchies right now and I think it has to do with the job situation. I plan on being NFNS though. I just had some premade popcorn from the store. My hubby is getting off the phone now and we are watching Deadliest Catch. Talk to you all later. |
| bronwyn | posted 22-Apr-2009 12:08am K10 I have the munchies tonight too but I am not having anything......the only thing that sounds appealing is chocolate and thankfully I don't have any. I wish I wasn't out of greens......man I have been going through those like crazy. I would have another green smoothie,,,,,,that sounds almost as appealing as the chocolate.....WOW, eh!!!! |
| Hilda | posted 22-Apr-2009 12:11am Don't forget to go to the Dave Ramsey simulcast at a church in your area Thursday night at 7 Central time www.townhallforhope.com |
| Hilda | posted 22-Apr-2009 12:18am I read that bananas and avocados were perfect foods. I could eat guacamole every day and love my half banana every morning. |
| Debbie M. | posted 22-Apr-2009 1:08am Aldi now has premade guacamole in the cooler section. It's in two separate bags inside a box. I tried it and like it. It's a good substitute for when fresh isn't possible. I should check the ingredience thought. I forgot to do that. It has the kind of fat that helps rid your body of the bad cholesterol, like olive oil. See Bronwyn, thoughts like that never used to pop into my head. Change does come gradually but it comes. Put brocoli and blueberries in there with the perfect food list. We took the Dave Ramsey Funacial Peace University Course. It was very enlightening. Connie, Great idea with the hummus! K10, If you want some really adictive store bought pop corn (loaded with all kinds of bad stuff I'm sure) it's Kroger Brand cheese corn. It's made with blue cheese. Best cheese corn ever. Kroger has the best chocolate milk too. I can't EVER have it in the house or I drink it all. Bronwyn, good for you for not snacking. But don't let yourself get too hungry or you'll end up over eating. I chose not to eat tonight too but for another reason. Food keeps getting stuck in my extraction site. Then what a pain it is to remove. lol Whatever it takes! 199.5 today (Whoo hoo, still under you know what) |
| K10 | posted 22-Apr-2009 1:15am I haven't had anything since the popcorn and I ate a lot smaller bowl that I normally would have. Bronwyn: I think I will check out the website you gave the other day. Good night |
| K10 | posted 22-Apr-2009 1:52am Bronwyn: Checked out the websites quickly and the green smoothie girl is making me want to try it. She is persuasive. The Nikki's cookies look good too. How is almond meal not considered a flour? |
| Bronwyn | posted 22-Apr-2009 2:26am K10......how is corn meal not considered a flour.....anyways these cookies wouldn't work for us because the chocolate has sugar in it......unless you used artifically flavoured chocolate chips. Dr. Gott does use corn meal.....so I don't know? I made them for my kids as a wholesome treat.....and I do think they meet that criteria. Almond meal doesn't say.....almond flour???? Gee I don't know ...... it is confusing!?!?!??!!? Some of things are kind of splitting hairs and we just have to decide how we are going to deal with it......i do occassionally make NFNS cornbread with cornmeal and I know Dr. Gott has recipes using corn meal as well. I guess we can see what the group thinks, because I am not sure on that one? |
| K10 | posted 22-Apr-2009 2:32am Bronwyn: I agree with the statement about corn meal. Then why not almond meal, or look at it this way, oatmeal? I still think it is something that should only be as a treat, since cookie type things are what can get us in trouble anyway, whether we use meal or flour. Those cookies looked good, I wonder what they would be like without the chocolate???? I need some dinner ideas. I need to go shopping and I want something new. Any ideas? Are you still up? 11:31 here. |
| K10 | posted 22-Apr-2009 2:32am I did snack, 2 pieces of Ezekiel raisin toast with butter. NFNS at least. |
| Debbie M. | posted 22-Apr-2009 7:26am When Steve and I were waiting for the Doc to come in yesterday, I noticed a list of foods that they recommend to be avoided for maximum weight loss. I thought I would share the list just for fun. Connie will be happy cheese isn't on there. hehe Peanutbutter Nuts Bacon in any form Sausage in any form Hot dogs in any form Bratwurst Bologna in any form Braunschweiger Salami Potted meat Spam in any form Vienna Sausage in any form Beef Jerky Breaded and fried foods Fast food Pork rinds Potato chips in any form Movie popcorn Snack crackers Regular pop Alcohol Starbucks Candy including sugar-free Desserts including sugar-free Ice cream in any form Alfredo sauce Cheese Sauces Gravy Dr. Rosemarie Jones~ The only surprise for me was the Beef Jerky. Even thought nuts are healthful they are so easy to over indulge. I suppose that is why they are on there. |
| 2girls | posted 22-Apr-2009 9:13am Good Morning Well first day of the GL diet, weighed in at 278 this morning, shoot up 9 lbs since I started NFNS, obviously portion control and insulin resistance. For breakfast I tried Breakfast Cereal Sundae from the book: 1 sprig mint (ok didn't use that), 1/2 cup yogurt (low carb or unsweetened), 1/2 cup All-Bran cereal, 1 ripe nectarine, sliced, berries for garnish. We'll see how satified I stay with that. I read up to the slow-twitch chapter, I need to get moving. I might try to fit it in at work and go walking outside on my lunch break, that probably be easiest for me. Bronwyn, I need to dig out my Scwarbein books, I got them from a second hand store, but never read them, sounds like that could be interesting also. |
| Debbie M. | posted 22-Apr-2009 9:52am I'll be taking my last antibiotic later today. I saw this funny thing on TV the other day which I think I will try to apply to my life. The Show was Amanda (a kid show) She answers the phone and listens for a few seconds and then says " You're wasting my life!" and hangs up. I just walked over to the TV, turned it off and said the same thing. I do believe I am addicted to Television. Like triplet mom says, Get off the couch and do your house work!~ |
| Connie | posted 22-Apr-2009 10:47am Morning! Everyone sounds very involved in getting healthy and losing weight. Yesterday I ate well, and other than the slip up at the pancake house, I have been trying to do better overall. I have been staying NFNS, but eating too much. I think I'm just at the end of my rope with being stuck inside the house and bored. I'm waiting for the temp to warm up. Then I'll be outside again. BTW,all the fresh air had a so-so effect on my sleep. 2girls, I had to smile when you brought up slow twitch. It took me back to my fit or fat/running days. I'm very tall and the slowest running person ever! I always thought I should be faster...could it be all my leg muscles are slow twitch. I read that in a book, but others argue with me about it. Anyway, thanks for the memory! Debbie, you are sounding wonderful...more like the person from last year. Could it be the weather warming up? Good to hear form you. I did ok on your bad food list. The only foods I eat off it are bacon (twice a month, maybe) and I've purchased sugar free candy twice since I started NFNS. I gave up processes meat a long time ago. Is the guacamole "Wholly Guacamole?" I love it. They sell it at the WM here. Now it comes in a bag with individual sized servings so you can use it a little at a time without the browning. The difference between "meal" and "flour?" We need to figure that one out. Bronwyn, you keep gathering info that will help you in the long run. And thanks for sharing it. K10, google NFNS recipes and find some recipes you like. I go to sparkspeople and click on gluten free. Then I find the ones that fit NFNS. Time to get moving. My nose is still plugged and my back is stiff to say the least. I will start with stretching and hopefully today I will get a lot done. Last night when I closed my eyes all I could see was small blades of grass! |
| Debbie M. | posted 22-Apr-2009 11:09am I learned something very important!!! You know how you are not supose to give children apirin because of the risk (even though small) of Rye's Syndrome? I think everyone knows this by now. What I didn't know is you shouldn't give kids Pepto bismol because it contains aspirin! Did you all know that? Am I the only one who didn't know it? I saw it on "The Doctors" The other day. I do feel more like my old self Connie. I seem to come and go. I never know from one day to the next who I'm going to be. heh |
| Bronwyn | posted 22-Apr-2009 12:09pm Debbie I did not know that about Pepto bismol.....but I can tell you I think their ads are abysmal (spelling)......they always portray these people eating insane amounts of junk but that they are okay because they can settle their stomach with pepto bismol. I am good on your list of foods except for nuts and peanut butter. I have been restricting my nut intake more over the last little while and I never had tons of peanut butter. I think it is interesting that they list sugar free.....there seems to be more and more evidence that sugar free doesn't really help with weight loss. 2 girl it sounds like you have Dr. Rob Thompson's book,,,,,he is the only one I have heard talk about slow twitch muscles. I will go back into my e-mails and see if I can find the e-mail he sent me. Connie I am thinking meal can't be a problem......would we eliminate oatmeal, cornmeal......all the G.I./ G.L. and low carb advocates use almond meal but not flour. Then would we have to eliminate oat and wheat brans which are also low carb, low g.i., g.l. items. I guess we should write DR. Gott and ask. Do any of you get his column in your papers? |
| K10 | posted 22-Apr-2009 12:20pm Bronwyn: I don't get the paper. I wonder if he answers online questions???? Connie: Thanks for the suggestions. I am in such a rut. I mowed the backyard today and part of the front. The mower died on me. It is a battery powered one and the battery needs to be charged and the extra one isn't holding the charge. 2girls: walking at lunch will be a good thing to do. When it gets too hot you could walk around inside and use the stairs. I need to go, talk to you later. |
| 2girls | posted 22-Apr-2009 1:09pm I just emailed Dr. Rob and asked him about walking in 2 - 15 min. intervals instead of all at once to activate the slow-twitching. I think I know what his answer will be already, need to walk it all at once, but I thought I'd give it shot, maybe I could walk on my breaks so I can still skip my lunches so I can leave earlier. I will let you all know what has to say about it. Bronwyn, I would be interested in what Dr. Rob had to say to you. |
| Debbie M. | posted 22-Apr-2009 1:58pm Ok, What on Earth is Low twitching? |
| bronwyn | posted 22-Apr-2009 2:49pm Meg this is what Dr. Rob said to me: To get my glycemic loads from the ones that confuse you, just multiply by 10. That will approximate mine. I adjusted for American quantities, so the numbers will be a little different even after multiplying by 10. I did this because it makes the glycemic load of a slice of white bread turn out to be 100. That way, everything else can be thought of as a percent of a slice of white bread, which is a good standard. For example, if an apple has a glycemic load of 78, it would raise your blood sugar 78 percent as much as a slice of white bread. You can get some valuable information from the ingredients list. Just remember the number 13. That's how many grams of carbs are in a standard 1 oz slice of bread. Bread gets absorbed faster than virtually any other food, so if something has less than 13 grams of carbs its glycemic load cannot exceed 100. If it has less than 6.5 grams of carbs, it cannot have a glycemic load greater than 50. Get the picture? Good Luck, Rob Meg......from this I understand that looking at the nutritional information we shoudl try to eat things with a carb count under 6.5 to be eating low on the gylcemic load......because the bread at 13 would be high on the gylcemic load.......is that what you think this all means? If you haven't e-mailed him yet (oh I see that you have already) you could cut and paste this for further clarification. It has been so nice.....snow all gone and today it is cool and snowing.......shoot!!!! K10,,,,,,,I don't know where his column is seen I have just read about people writing him.....I dont' get the paper either but he wouldn't be in my paper anyways I dont' think. Debbie it is slow twitch and honestly I would have to go and read it again to beable to explain it to you. I'll try to do that later. |
| Debbie M. | posted 22-Apr-2009 3:12pm Is it from the Book Fit Or Fat? I used to have that book. |
| Debbie M. | posted 22-Apr-2009 3:16pm Fast Twitch Muscles. The purpose of this type of muscle is to provide rapid movement for short periods of time. Fast twitch muscles do not use oxygen - they use glycogen. Reactions using glycogen require anaerobic enzymes to produce power. Glycogen is stored in the muscles and liver and is synthesized by the body using carbohydrates. There are also two types of fast twitch muscles. These two types of fast twitch muscles will function during moderate and maximum muscle effort. Fast twitch muscles provide you strength and speed. Slow Twitch Muscles. As their name indicates, these fibers have a slower contraction time. Slow twitch muscles use oxygen for power and have a predominance of aerobic enzymes. These types of muscles are large muscles found in the legs, thigh, trunk, back, hips and are used for holding posture. A quick search produced this, the above. Interesting. |
| 2girls | posted 22-Apr-2009 3:44pm Bronwyn, according to what he saids in his book, anything under 100 is fine, just try not to go over the 500 mark daily. I'm not sure that a slice of bread would be on the high end since there were other items that were way higher, for example 1 pancake is 346. Maybe the slice of bread is the breaking point of medium to high? Shoot I don't know. I will email him again once I get a response for my first question, that has me curious now. Debbie, here's what I got out of the book about slow twitch muscles. I am not very good at describing things so bare with me. Like you researched the majority of the slow twitch muscles are used for walking (legs, trunk, thigh...) and when you don't exercise them for 20-40 minutes every 48 hours they go into "hiberate mode" which then your body doesn't respond to insulin properly and slows your metabolism down. So in order to keep these muscles activeated you need to walk every 48 hours or everyday if you are in front of the computer all day like me. He said the best speed is the point before you legs start to ache from walking, so you should not be feeling any pain and should be fairly easy. k, that's what I got from it anyway, I just got back in from walking 15 min. outside, nice out today I think it's 60 something right now. |
| Meg | posted 22-Apr-2009 3:52pm Haha. No, Connie, I am the slowest running person ever! k10, I've got a Whole Foods and Trader Joe's here. Problem is they are both 1-2 miles away and I've got no car. I walk to one or the other ever couple weeks. Debbie, I read your comment about eating too much hummus right as I finished my last Rice Cake with hummus. Sigh. At least it was lower fat hummus and not my chocolate chips. I also noticed, like Bronwyn that Peanut Butter and Nuts were my only no no on your list. Ok.. and Starbucks. But I get decaf sugar free coffee. Bronwyn, so, then whole grain flourless bread should be much lower gl then regular bread? I'd be interest to know what a slice of Ezekial bread is. I guess that reasoning is ok. When it comes to fruit though, I can't help but feel it's a bit picky. Regarding Schwarzbein, I actually started with her diet before the nfns and I felt that the butter was not helping me. I was also making too many treats using honey and agave syrup. When I saw Dr.Gott recommends no sugar in the form of honey, I decided I needed to be a bit more strict and adopted his method. Unfortunately I made the switch only about a month ago and have since had two bad weekends (a wedding and easter). My father though started cutting out processed food a little over two months ago and has lost 40lbs, my mother 20lbs. And my boyfriend lost 40lbs over the course of 2 years just by cutting out sugar. |
| 2girls | posted 22-Apr-2009 3:59pm running what's running? Ha ha I don't know what Ezekial bread would be, but I did get some low carb tortillas at walmart. Dr. Rob states that low carb tortillas are negligible, I'm only going to allow myself one a day for now. And a wheat tortilla has a gl of 80, so those are allowed I guess. |
| 2girls | posted 22-Apr-2009 4:01pm oh, I should restate that, wheat tortillas are allowed on the gl diet, but probably not on the nfns diet. Sorry, apparently I am assuming everyone is hopping on board with the gl diet :) |
| Debbie M. | posted 22-Apr-2009 5:10pm I am definately not into counting anything. I think I counted calories one or two days and I was out. That gave me a good idea about calories and I think that is the bottom line. But I do need to be more active and the slow/fast twitch muscle thing has me intriqued. |
| Connie | posted 22-Apr-2009 7:10pm I'm taking a quick break...then back to the yard. The one thing I remember about slow twitch was...cows are 100% slow twitch. Is that why they are so fat? I can't remember the lesson I was supposed to learn, only the cow part. When I was running I was supposed to do sprints to work on speed. I never did, I was happy just poking along slowlyish. Husband is bringing home compost and something else to raise the flower bed. It is a huge expanse and when I got all the grass/weeds out, there isn't much left. We have planted several things and so far everything dies out. But this year I found something that will grow...creeping jenny. And I'm edging it with plumbago. Keep your fingers crossed. I need to weed around the bricks, but that is going to have to wait until the weekend. Bronwyn, sorry about your snow. By the time I get the yard in shape I will have had my fill of the outdoors for awhile. We have high 80's in out forecast...yuck! But then low 80's and I can always be outside mornings only. I hope I have enough leftovers for dinner. |
| Connie | posted 22-Apr-2009 9:42pm Ok, plants are in the ground. What a day! I didn't expect it all to take so long. My husband helped spread the compost and top soil, we just sort of skipped dinner. It's ok to that now and again I suppose. He eats out for lunch everyday and he just wasn't hungry. Plus, he ate out last night. Sometimes he gets sick of food too. My nose is running like crazy! What a pain, it's already feeling raw. Tomorrow I'm staying in. I covered myself up, head to toe, so I didn't get burned today. I'm freckly and the sun is my enemy. I would love to have a beautiful tan and I start every summer feeling hopeless looking because I'm so white. But I tell myself I'll be glad I've avoided the sun when I don't age prematurely. I think I am already taking advantage of that. Well girls, have a nice night, good sleep and sweet dreams. |
| Hilda | posted 22-Apr-2009 11:24pm Love the Aldi guacamole.We only get it every so often at our Aldi. I love the Wholly Guacamole too but it is more expensive. |
| Debbie M. | posted 23-Apr-2009 12:29am :o) Up again. I tried to sleep at 11:00 but no luck. |
| K10 | posted 23-Apr-2009 1:25am I made an interesting dish tonight. It had blue corn chips crushed up, browned stew meat with taco seasoning added, canned green chiles, cottage cheese and cheddar cheese. I put the chips on the bottom of a 9X13 pan and layered it in the order mentioned. I think I would mix all the ingredients together next time and top it with the cheddar cheese. It was good. I also mixed corn into it. That is what I was having as my side. I had the stew meat and after 3 days of 100 degree heat stew didn't sound good. Connie: I am extremely fair as well. I get pink instead of tan. I usually wear white, light weight pants and a gauze type shirt when I go to the beach now. I am covered while remaining cool. I know someone asked about Megan the other day. I still keep in contact with her on facebook. She is doing well. Good night. |
| Debbie M. | posted 23-Apr-2009 7:48am I used to tan so well you could see a difference before we even left the beach. My compection is more olivey, although I don't look that way unless compared to a fair person. I don't try to tan any more. I'm too old for that and educated about the evils of the sun. I also can't take the heat. I'm going to remember the white gauzy clothes you spook of K10, for the beach. I'm usually under a beach umbrella anyway while the kids swim. I do like the looks of a tan but its just not worth trying to get. Good to hear about Megan. Tell her Hi from us. Your recipe sounds good. It makes me think of the Taco salad I used to make with Doritos. The kids always loved that. |
| Connie | posted 23-Apr-2009 9:52am Morning. Nose is still running and arms/wrists/hands are sore. There was an interesting piece on sparkspeople today about having a "cheating day" every week. The replies were more in favor of not doing it. Most people said a cheating day turned into a cheating week. One person said even a bite of something off limits leads to overdoing it. It made me think of you Bronwyn. While reading it, I remembered being in MI and deciding to have one piece of sheet cake. That lead to 3 more. I just need to stay away from forbidden foods. I was resisting/not craving the cake when I hadn't had any. I think I started eating it out of boredom. But then I wanted more in a big way. Do any of you ever eat out of boredom? K10, that's great that you are still in touch with Megan. I have thought of her often. Is her financial situation improved? She was really living the American recession. Do tell her "hi." |
| Anonymous | posted 23-Apr-2009 11:12am Sorry your sore Connie. Take an Ibuprofen to get more comfy. I heard on TV that drinking Tart Cherry Juice can soothe your sore muscles too. I'm shopping for and packing up the camper with food today. We are going for just one night tomorrow. Hippy, I really need to get away. |
| Debbie M. | posted 23-Apr-2009 12:03pm That was me.......... |
| Debbie M. | posted 23-Apr-2009 12:05pm I can't believe I just misspelled you're. I didn't mean your. I meant you're. That is one of my pet peeves. I can't believe I did that. I'm so embarrassed. |
| 2girls | posted 23-Apr-2009 12:28pm Hello everyone Here is what Dr. Rob had to say about my walking question: They say that 2 separate 15 minute sessions works as well as 30 minutes all at once. However, most of the studies documenting benefits of walking are for 30-40 minutes at once. So I may try doing the 2 separate 15 min. sessions. Bronwyn, I was looking at some other websites with glycemic loads for foods and this is what they consider high and low: A GL of 20 or more is high, a GL of 11 to 19 inclusive is medium, and a GL of 10 or less is low. A slice of white bread is 10, so it sounds like white bread is right at the line for low and medium. Since Dr. Rob basically says everything under 100 (according to his chart) which is a slice of white bread w/13 carbs, I would tend to say he was saying as a guide, anything less than 13 carbs is probably ok. But, I emailed him the question anyway, I will let you know what he has to say. |
| Bronwyn | posted 23-Apr-2009 1:09pm Meg I believe that Dr. Rob encourages us to eliminate the 3 basic starches......bread, rice and potatoes. I really don't think he was indicating we should eat bread., although he does use some wraps. Meg read page 50...."Strategies for Eliminating "Starchy Fillers". He said there is no such thing as a starch deficiency. Another insteresting thing he says is that your first bite at a meal should not be a refined carb. When your stomach is empty the starch goes directly into your bloodstream causing a big glucose shock and I beleive this is what sets us on the path to over eat. Pass up the bread plate. Connie i know exactly what you mean about the cake......not bad ot resist it totally but once you get the sugar into your bloodstream or something than you just want more. |
| Debbie M. | posted 23-Apr-2009 4:24pm Steve's Doc says to eat your protein first then if you have any room left have a bit or two of the other stuff. |
| bronwyn | posted 23-Apr-2009 4:30pm sorry for the confuioin my comments about Dr. Rob were intended for 2 girl not Meg.....sorry!!!! Meg probably wondered what the heck I was talking about. |
| Bronwyn | posted 23-Apr-2009 5:25pm Confusion |
| K10 | posted 23-Apr-2009 6:37pm I will tell Megan she is missed. She just put on facebook that she lost 17 pounds in a month. I think it is easier for me to just pass something up than to take a little bit. |
| bronwyn | posted 23-Apr-2009 7:32pm hey k10 what is Megan doing to have such a fantasic weight loss. I agree it is easier to have none than some forbidden thing! |
| Debbie M. | posted 23-Apr-2009 9:23pm Me too. Once I start It's so hard to stop. I usually keep going back until it's gone. What's up with that? |
| Hilda | posted 23-Apr-2009 10:44pm Did any of you go see the Dave Ramsey simulcast tonight? I thought it was really good. He had three basic ideas for us. 1. Take action. Get moving. Talk to everybody. Activity is your answer. Your best chance at success is you. 2.Don't participate in Loser Talk. Be a reader. Read "Who Moved My Cheese?", because America your cheese has been moved. 3. We the people are going to be okay. Learn to give again.Give extra. Give of your time. Take your eyes off yourself. Fear is the opposite of hope. Learn to say no.Take personal responsibility. Invest in the stock market and real estate. Housing will lead us out of this recession.Real estate is going to be fine. |
| K10 | posted 23-Apr-2009 10:52pm Megan is doing basically NFNS, but with measured and limited quantities. She is going to email me the info. She belongs to a group that has meetings. |
| Connie | posted 23-Apr-2009 10:57pm Busy day. Decongestants make me a bit shaky, so I worked it off. I finally tackled my closet and bedroom. I threw out some things...I wondered why did I hang on to them? An old bike chain no one could remember the code to, etc. My diet today was NFNS, but not balanced. I really do bad when it's just me. Let's see, four pieces of cinnamon raisin bread and small plate of nachos and coffee, tea and water. Tomorrow I will make myself eat better...promise! I canceled my job tomorrow and I'll finish the rest of the house. Today a friend stopped by. She's moved back here (she grew up here) from Oregon for good or temporarily. She's left an abusive relationship and feels up in the air. She's 40 this year and has a 9 month old. We talked for a long time. She cried. Her father passed away just before mine and they were very close, he raised her. Anyway, I hope to help her as much as I can. She doesn't suffer financially, her father left her very well off, but she really has no family and feels alone. And of course the friends she has kept in contact with have grown kids. Her attorney has told her not to buy a house yet, but that makes her feel even more at lose ends. When she was telling me the sad details of her past life, I thought of you 2girls. I don't know why...maybe just the strength we are capable of in the face of relationship crises. I don't want her to go back to him, but I want her to come through this ok. Does that make sense? Now that I think about it, she was here during dinner time. Maybe I would have ate better if I had an earlier start! Sounds like a good excuse. Night, talk to you all tomorrow. |
| Connie | posted 23-Apr-2009 11:10pm All this talking about Dave Ramsey...love him! I used to listen to him everyday for years. I even called his show one day and asked a question. I was on the air and some friends recognized my voice. I wish I had heard of him when I was young. |
| Debbie M. | posted 24-Apr-2009 8:03am I'm sorry for your friend Connie. She is lucky to have you to lean on. I wish her well. I used to do what Megan is doing. Limit portions. I just let my self get out of control with quantities. For example, if I had a snack of Cheese and Triskets I would only have 4 crackets and 4 slices for cheese to fit the crackets and then stop. It worked as I lost 16 pounds. Why oh why did I stop? Off to camp today! Happy weekend to you all. Its going to be 80 degrees today. And 60 in the night. |
| Hilda | posted 24-Apr-2009 9:40am Had anyone else had success with rubbing your skin with the inside of a banana peel to get rid of a rash/psoriasis? I have a silver colored cheap bling-y watch that breaks out my wrist. I read this and have been doing it for a week and it has relieved the itching. Love the watch and hate to give it up. |
| Hilda | posted 24-Apr-2009 9:44am I loved what Dave Ramsey said about the housing market last night. There is pent-up demand that will cut loose and people will be buying houses in droves. As a Realtor, this gave me hope. The government should have offered the tax credit to ANYONE who bought a home this year, not just the first time homebuyers. There are so many baby boomers wanting to downsize, or move from a 2 story to a ranch. The govt did not listen to the Realtors.I was disappointed he did not address the auto industry. |
| Debbie M. | posted 24-Apr-2009 10:04am Hilda that is good to hear about the housing industry. Remember portion control today! |
| Bronwyn | posted 24-Apr-2009 4:32pm Hilda I have never heard of the banana skin therapy but I love natural treatments. I am sure hoping for the people buying houses in drove scenario......we are getting ours ready to sell. Got my hair cut today. I am still a little in shock as she cut off a massive amount of hair. The floor was covered with hair. I have pretty thick hair and they always do way too much thinning on it as well...........hope I can get happy with it soon. I am not sure if I know what a neckline is(but it seems like I have one) but it is a a-line bob with the back feeling about as short as a neckline cut.....YIKES!!! I think we totally miscommunicated on what I was going for. Hair grows....right.....but not much in a week. Connie your friend is lucky to have a friend like you to talk to. That is such a blessing that her father left her financially secure, so many woman feel they can't leave abusive relationships because they have no money. Best wishes for a great camping trip Debbie. I know what you mean about the portion control though.....once you slip up and lose that control it is so hard to get it back. I do think that is why there is such a high failure rate on diets is that it is hard to keep things in control and portioned forever. I am not sure what the answer is. My first guest arrrives on Monday....yikes I have so much work to do here.....we are still in the middle of projects. |
| Connie | posted 24-Apr-2009 4:32pm I'm living dangerously...I bought some bananas! They looked so good I couldn't resist. Daughter is coming home for the weekend, she'll help me eat them and then I'll stay away from them for a week or so. I'm almost done with the house. I have a pile for everyone. They can either put it away or I'm throwing it out. And they have to do it tonight. I'm looking at my dinning room as it should be for the first time in forever. These people in this house are making me crazy with all their stuff! I know everyone else on this board probably has the same problem...but it takes forever to get it back under control and it always falls to "us" to do it. There, I feel better. I might cook tonight, or I might crawl in bed! |
| Connie | posted 24-Apr-2009 4:35pm Bronwyn, my hairdresser cut too much of my hair too. I wanted a bob, but it looks more like a shag. I have to start growing my bangs out again, although they are still longish. I don't know how she could have misunderstood either. Also, I can't capture it all in a clip...woe is me. |
| Kathy | posted 24-Apr-2009 8:23pm I am going to get an ipod tomorrow. Everyone tells me walking is more fun while listening to music. I can walk at least 30 minutes around my neighborhood without getting on a road with many cars. No Excuses anymore. .. Well, except for when it is too hot to walk this summer, but that won't be until mid July. Bronwyn-is your hair straight? I tried the bob longer on the sides, short in the back. Actually I liked it for awhile. It always looked a lot better coming from the hairdresser. My hair isn't quite straight so I had to start using a flat iron. I ended up cutting my hair short so I can blow dry it in about 5 minutes. |
| K10 | posted 25-Apr-2009 3:08am I have a problem with my front tooth. I was at my friends house for dinner. We had steak, corn on the cob, mashed potatoes and salad. I kept feeling like I had something on my front tooth. I thought it was a piece of the silk from the corn. I ended up going into the bathroom and tried flossing, then I started looking closer and I realized I have a crack in my tooth going up and down. My front teeth have quite a big space. The crack is on the left front tooth and the crack is on the side toward the middle. I went to a new dentist on Monday, since we have new insurance and the office was quite vintage. The guy was nice enough, but I just didn't like it. So I am hoping nothing happens to my tooth this weekend and I can change who I want to use, on Monday, to my friends dentist she says is fine. It is so frustrating, we had a really modern dentist that had been my daughter's soccer coach and of course he doesn't take my insurance. Even with insurance I know dental things can be so expensive. We can't even afford this at all. Needless to say, I am very stressed right now. Why does it have to be a tooth right in the front?????? What is up with all of us having tooth issues lately? I will talk to you guys tomorrow, hopefully my tooth stays in place and can easily and cheapily be fixed. |
| Connie | posted 25-Apr-2009 10:21am K10, so sorry about your tooth! Be sure to eat super, super soft foods only. Even then, something might happen. I would stick to a liquid diet. I remember my dentist telling me how patients would complain that they cracked their teeth on a piece of bread, but actually the tooth had cracked sometime before and the bread just happened to be there when the tooth finally gave way. A front tooth does present a problem. If you have to have a crown, the chances are slim it will match the other one in color. People usually have both front teeth done to keep them matching. My husband has one of his front teeth capped and it doesn't match the other one at all. But he isn't ready to cap the other one. One day he will, it's the only way to make them both the same color. Your dentist will be willing to work a payment plan out with you. Almost everyone is unprepared for the high cost of dentistry. They will help you figure out a way to pay for it. My husband has messed up his back. This is a new injury that happened on his rafting trip. He's laid out on the couch. I just sent my son to gma's for some pain pills. She's got them, I just hope she'll share. Looks like I'm going to have change my plans for the day. Later |
| Debbie M. | posted 26-Apr-2009 10:44am I broke my front tooth on a coffee cup when I was laughing. Silly. I went to dentist and he fixed it right up. I can't see any difference between any of my teeth at all. I don't even remember which on it was. The technology they have these days is amazing. Make sure you get a state of the art, up to date procedure. You will be glad you did. My camping trip was fast but AWESOME. I love my camper. It is so much better and suited for our needs. We have come a long way since our tent days. Less work more leasure time now. Don't get me wrong, I love all the experiences we had along the way with our tent and pop up and small camper and now bigger camper. I just think now we are where I want to be. Our site was right on the lake. The children fished and played in the water and on the play ground. The weather was 80 Friday and 75 on Sat. My husband just left to go to Rochester New York. He'll be gone a week. I am so not used to that. I'll be taking care of all 4 kids on my own. I'll be fine but I sure will miss him. At least I don't have a toddler. I have grandios ideas of sticking to the program and losing 5 pounds by the time he returns. How many times have I started and failed? 202 today |
| Debbie M. | posted 26-Apr-2009 10:45am Connie, sorry about your husband. I hope he is not in too much pain. Have hiim lay on his side. Thats what I hear is good for the back. And take an anti inflamatory. |
| Connie | posted 26-Apr-2009 3:17pm Debbie, the camping sounds wonderful! We did a little camping when the kids were little. We rented a cabin. I am so NOT a tent girl. Your kids will have wonderful memories. You be strong with your decision to lose 5 lbs! You can do it. Stock that kitchen and don't cheat. If you can stick to NFNS for 3 days straight, you will notice it getting easier. Remember how that happened before? And don't think your missing anything when you stay NFNS...you are not. All the forbidden foods are crap, junk, empty calories that make your body sick and overweight and lazy. It's true. Remember that. After you lose 5 lbs you can always cheat,if you want to, but why would you want to? Check in often and if you feel yourself slipping, get on here fast and let us talk you out of it. Husband is better. We have decided it's a pulled muscle and it just hasn't healed yet. Or something like that. Tomorrow he needs to see his doc. I hope he can get in. I did some more weeding today. Just a couple of hours. One more bed to go. Then weed eating. Maybe tomorrow I can finish it up. With any luck at all I can take it easy the rest of the day. Here's hoping! |
| Debbie M. | posted 26-Apr-2009 3:37pm Thanks Connie for the encouragement. You really bumped me up on the enthusiasm meter! I will come here often. It's great to have people rooting for you. Maybe he will see a difference, maybe not but I will be able to tell and I always feel better when I have lost weight. I love what you said. I had to copy, paste and print it. "All the forbidden foods are crap, junk, empty calories that make your body sick and overweight and lazy. It's true. Remember that. OK, I will! |
| Meg | posted 26-Apr-2009 9:18pm 0 fat greek Fage yogurt with two spoons of %100 cocoa powder, plus 2 scoops stevia = MMMMM. Just like mousse! NFNS and No Fat! |
| Meg | posted 26-Apr-2009 9:20pm Oh, and a tsp almond extract! MMMM. |
| Debbie M. | posted 26-Apr-2009 10:06pm Hi Meg, long time no read!!! Nice to see ya. Thanks for the recipe. I hear you have had a super loss! Congratulations. |
| Debbie M. | posted 26-Apr-2009 10:34pm I just went back to Sept 4 2008. It's page two. The first 3 comments by "Debbie" were not me. After that it was me. It was interesting to remember how I was feeling about this program at that time. I was really committed to it. My initial loss was 5 pounds in 5 days. Then eventually a total loss of 16. I want to do it again. REALLY DO IT!!~ |
| Hilda | posted 26-Apr-2009 11:06pm You can do it, Debbie M. I don't know why you would not catch the swine flu from eating pork. They are saying on my local news that pork products are safe. I am very skeptical of anything on the news. The media will have people hysterical. I am convinced the housing market and now the car industry were both driven down by the media. Wash your hands frequently. I always taught my kids to never touch their eyes,nose or mouth with their hands. |
| Hilda | posted 26-Apr-2009 11:15pm I went to hear Don Piper speak about his experience this weekend at church. The power of God was just all over that church. He wrote "90 minutes in Heaven".Tonight he was to speak at Mayville Illinois where the pastor was shot in the pulpit a few weeks ago. He said we should be willing to share our testimonies. Our story may be what someone needs to hear. 1. God answers prayer 2.God is still in the miracle business. We have not because we ask not. 3. Pray with passion. He said all the people who greeted him in heaven were those who had played a part in his spiritual life. He asked the question: Who are you going to greet? Tomorrow it may be on the LaCroix Church website |
| Hilda | posted 26-Apr-2009 11:21pm www.lacroixchurch.org is the website. The series is called, I'm Dead, Now What. Don Piper's message was called 90 Minutes in Heaven. |
| Connie | posted 27-Apr-2009 10:35am Morning. I'm sitting on my porch with neighbor having coffee. The temp is wonderful. |
| Debbie M. | posted 27-Apr-2009 11:25am I love sitting on the porch in the spring. No mosquitos! And of course coffee is super great. Add a friend and what more could you want? |
| K10 | posted 27-Apr-2009 11:35am Going to my old dentist to see what he can do for me regarding my cracked tooth. They aren't charging me for the office visit and if they need xrays, they will charge me $25. I can't find a dentist from my book that anyone knows and the ones that have been recommended aren't taking new patients. This is frustrating. |
| 2girls | posted 27-Apr-2009 11:51am Hello everyone Kind of have a sore throat this morning, my poor baby has a really bad cough and stuffed up nose. Taking her to the dr. this afternoon. Bronwyn, I received a response from Dr. Rob. Here's my question (I hope I got the question right): if a slice of bread is 13 carbs, as a general guide line, anything under 13 carbs should be ok? His response: That's right. If something is over 13 grams of carbs but has a low glycemic load, it may be okay too. But you have to have an idea about the glycemic load. |
| 2girls | posted 27-Apr-2009 12:54pm oh, my family had lasagna last night so I made my own in a pie pan and used low carb tortilla wraps instead of noodles, was pretty good, didn't miss the noodles at all. |
| K10 | posted 27-Apr-2009 3:12pm I went to my dentist and he said the crack isn't through and that we all have cracks on our teeth and not to worry about it. I hope he is right. He also said he would work with us if we want to get our cleanings done by him instead of using our insurance appointed dentist. He said there were dentists listed in our book that he knows as friends, but he still wouldn't recommend them. I am going to eat lunch now. You all have a great day. |
| Connie | posted 27-Apr-2009 3:53pm K10, that's good news about the tooth. What to do about seeing which dentist????? If it were me, I would go with the insurance appointed one. Sadly, it does come down to money. You can google them and see who has the highest recommendations. We have had to switch doctors and dentists, the newness is temporary and the sooner you can establish a relationship with one, the better. You may have to look around, but do the work and get some piece of mind. The weed eating is done. Now my arms are like rubber! Time to clean up the house. I'm by myself until tomorrow and the neighbor asked me out to dinner. I told her no. I have left overs, she eats out every night. I hope I didn't hurt her feelings. She told me she hates to eat alone. But it is easier for me to eat NFNS at home. Plus, she will not be eating NFNS and I don't want to watch. Work to do! |
| Debbie M. | posted 27-Apr-2009 5:33pm Way to go Connie. Surrounding yourself with support or just plain avoiding a bad situation is a good idea. Although not always easy to do. I mowed the whole lawn today. It took over two hours and I was red faced when I finished. As I put the mower in the shed it began to rain. Great timing. We had chicken, green beans and salad for supper. I didn't do too bad today. Strangely I woke up this morning with a puffy face and swollen bags under my eyes. Maybe too much salt. I'd better watch that. |
| Connie | posted 27-Apr-2009 5:50pm Debbie, it sounds like you did great today! I have been snacking today. But, not too much and all NFNS. So, I feel like I have done well. Our yard work should have helped us to burn extra calories...I hope. 2girls, I love lasagna. I made some with the rice noodles...good stuff. I still haven't cracked the low gi/gl book I ordered. I really need to so I can catch up with you and Bronwyn. I did the same thing when I got my NFNS book...it sat here for quite awhile before I read it. I guess I'm just weird like that. Bronwyn, I hope everything with the house cleaning/company is coming off without a hitch. I bet your guests are eating all your gourmet meals with great big smiles on their faces! Lucky guests. |
| Angie | posted 27-Apr-2009 5:55pm Hey, back from Georgia. It is so hard leaving my parents. We all had a lump in our throats. I did fairly good. We did go out for pizza and I ate a small personal veggie pizza but did good the rest of the week. I did not gain any weight so I am happy. I did come back with a slight kidney infection. I know I did not drink water like I usually do and I drank several green tea drinks that had aspartame in them. I am downing water now and I added a little baking soda so maybe I can flush it out. I had just made the statement last week that I had not had a kidney infection in over twenty years. When am I going to learn not to make comments like that? Sounds like everyone is about the same. I haven't read all the post yet. I washed clothes and cleaned the house all day. Yard work tomorrow. Everyone have a good evening. |
| Connie | posted 27-Apr-2009 7:25pm Welcome home Angie. It's so sad to leave, but it's good to be home! |
| K10 | posted 27-Apr-2009 11:37pm We just put our house up for sale. We have to or we will lose it. We are doing a short sale. The reality is we just can't afford it and my husband and I don't want me to go to work and right now I don't even know what I would do. I am 39 and afraid to tell my parents that we are losing it. We are waiting to hear from the job prospect up in Northern California. We are supposed to know Wednesday. We bought the house from my dad and we got it at a good price, but we blew it and took out way too much money and now can't afford to live here. My dad will be upset, but if we are able to move out of the area that will make it easier. It is in the Lord's hands and we have a Christian agent. I don't know how I feel. It isn't the house I was raised in or anything, but I think I am kind of numb. I have been NFNS, but I drank a lot of OJ today. I want to get rid of the juice, but not bad enough to dump it down the drain. Please pray for us regarding the job and that the house will sell in a timely matter and that the bank will accept the offer that may come in. Also, that wherever we end up living, that we will have good landlord and neighbors. Angie: Glad you are back. I remember when we would have to say goodbye to family, it is hard. At least now, with all the modern devices it is easier to keep in touch. 24 will be on soon, it will be nice to lose my brain in that for an hour. Have a good night everyone. |
| bronwyn | posted 28-Apr-2009 3:11am Exhausted.......so much to do!!!! K10 I am so sorry to hear about your house. How is the real estate market there? I won't be on line much this week at all but I wish you all the best.................... |
| Angie | posted 28-Apr-2009 7:42am K10 I am a firm believer when God closes a window He opens a door. He sees the big picture and He will take care of you. I hope your Dad will understand and I hope if the job comes through it will be a positive move. I will be praying for you and your family. My kidneys seem fine this morning...weird. Last night I had blood in my urine and pain and this morning everything is fine. I am still making an appointment with a doctor. I haven't seen a doctor since I have lived down here. I hate having to get use to someone new. Oh well, if I am going to live here I guess there is no time like the present. I need a check-up anyway. I had yogurt, apple and red grapes for breakfast. I sprinkled a little of my powdered PB and truvia in it, YUM. Yard work on the list today. It really got out of hand the week I was gone. Everyone have a great day. |
| Debbie M. | posted 28-Apr-2009 8:05am Angie, Blood in your urine? That scares me. I'm glad you are seeing a Doc. K10, My heart breaks for you and your situation. We will be praying for a speedy sale and the right job to come to your husband. Bronwyn, Your week will be crazy. Don't forget to take care of yourself nutitionally. Try to get enough sleep too. heh Here's to making right choices today!~ |
| K10 | posted 28-Apr-2009 9:17am Bronwyn: I hope your week goes great. Angie and Debbie M: Thank you so much for your prayers and concerns I really appreciate it. |
| Angie | posted 28-Apr-2009 9:50am I have an appointment with a woman doctor at 12:30. My last doctor was a woman and I felt secur with her. I hope I will feel the same about this one. I will let everyone know how it goes when I get back. I did some work in the yard this morning and still have some lower back pain. |
| Connie | posted 28-Apr-2009 10:22am Morning. I'm sitting on the front porch drinking my coffee...66 wonderful degrees right now. I haven't decided what to do today, probably some things indoors and outdoors. Rain chances for later. The street I live on is very old and full of huge trees. Trees everywhere. I guess there was a time when having a house built did not mean leveling the lot first. Anyway it is really peaceful watching nature. Lot's of birds to watch. My heart goes out to you K10. Here you are, another victim of the economic crises we are in. Are you feeling any better now that you have made the decision and said it out loud? I hope so. The guilt youfeel in regards to your dad will get better when you talk to him too. The family situation of this country is so abysmal it really makes me angry. Most women have to work to support their households. Then, with the mom working, the family suffers and becomes vulnerable to negative influences. Yet, if the mom decides to stay home, the financial burden becomes so huge it risks tearing up the family. As a nation, we do not support stay at home moms. But as a nation, we are destroying the family unit and our future because our children are not being properly raised. It is a sacrifice to stay at home. I just wish our nation would get a better grasp of the big picture. Hang in there. If there is a will, there is a way. And even though it's hard, try and concentrate on the good things in your life. They should make the other stuff pale in comparison. Really, remember what is important. And hug all your family members until they squeal! That would feel great. One other thing...and think about this, ok? We should not treat our bodies as a garbage disposal. I read that in fit or fat. And it is absolutely true! If we shouldn't have it, get rid of it. Our bodies are worth more than garbage disposal status. Angie, time to go to the doc for sure. Hang in there Bronwyn. |
| Debbie M. | posted 28-Apr-2009 10:43am Wow, Connie, I couldn't have said it better mayself. Although we do risk offending the moms who work by putting it out there so blunt. Please don't think you are not raising good children if you work. Its just the risk of kids getting into trouble rises without parents close by. And some kids with parents close by seem to get into trouble any way. In general I would say staying on top of you children in everything they do is the best way to go. And being a stay at home Mom makes it easier to to just that. We do need to support Moms who stay home because it is a real job and the hardest one I have ever had. Thanks Connie, We need more people to speak up and tell it like it is. |
| Connie | posted 28-Apr-2009 11:38am I certainly did not mean to bash working moms. That's what I was. I worked until the day before delivery with my daughter and returned to work when she was 3 weeks old so we could eat! I guess what I'm saying is, in this country the family is punished whether your a stay at home mom or a working mom. But no matter what, moms should always support each other no matter which course they take. Really, often the decisions are out of their hands. The older couple I work for has a son that has lived in Norway for many years. He married and started his family there. If a child is sick, the parents are encouraged to stay home. The attitudes toward family are greatly different there. I once saw a piece (on 60 minutes, I think) that told of many educated couples trading in the American dream for the Norwegian dream. Family is valued so much there. The whole pace of life is very different there. Of course, this came with a cut in pay as the taxes there are HUGE! But, what price for family first? I don't know what the answer is, but a compromise would be nice. |
| K10 | posted 28-Apr-2009 4:12pm Angie: I hope your appointment went well. Connie and Debbie M: I agree with you both. I have many friends that work and it works for some of them and not for others. I have quite a few friends who are teachers and that works well for them. I think though, that when this country started going down hill was when women started working full-time. I really hope this doesn't upset the women that are working or have to work. So many women are working, just so they can have the bigger house or the nicer car, or the better clothes. Especially here in California. Kids are at day care from 6:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. If some of these families really sat down and figured out what they were shelling out in daycare, they may realize that they are in the red. My friend who works part-time doing make-up and facials made around $29-30,000 last year, $14,000 of it went to rent for her room at a salon. She has a 4th grade girl, 8th grade girl and a 9th grade girl. Her husband would really like her to stay home, but she has some issues from when she was growing up and how her mom was. She is so busy all the time and fortunately, I am able to help her pick up her kids and such. I heard that the majority of teen pregnancies occur between the hours of 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. After school and before the parent's come home. My mother-in-law went back to work when my husband and his twin were in 8th grade and she has said to me that she wonders if the boys wouldn't have gotten in as much trouble if she had been home? I know what I did when my mom was at work. All that to say, thanks for the support. I will definitely keep in mind what you said Connie about not treating our bodies like a garbage disposal. I will need to keep that in the front of my mind as I am packing and keeping my house clean for open-houses. My biggest concern right now, is the fear of my pets getting out when agents come here. We were renting a place when it was for sale and we said that we had to be called when they were coming and some would just show up. I wouldn't let them in. I wouldn't put it past them to come in when I am not home. I run errands when my daughter does her home schooling and what if they tried to come in? If we know, we can put the pets in the trailer, which I think we will keep on the property for that reason. Thanks again. |
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