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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 28-Apr-2009 4:21pm How should I make a pork shoulder roast? |
| Angie | posted 28-Apr-2009 4:34pm Back from the Doctor and I did like her. I got the works. I did have a kidney infection and got antibiotics. She said it should be cleared up in two days. I got a pap smear and another test that I want go in to detail about (if you know what I mean) I should hear from them in a few days. She said everything looked fine but she did want me to get some blood work and a mammogram. At least I have a doctor now that I feel comfortable with. Next visit will be to an eye doctor. My vision has gotten so bad in the past year. My husband needs to go too. Thanks for everyone's concern. It's nice to be able to vent here. Making tacos for dinner tonight. Hope everyone has a good evening. |
| K10 | posted 28-Apr-2009 4:40pm I am glad you like your new doctor. She sounds like she is thorough. Did I spell that right? Yum tacos for dinner. |
| Connie | posted 28-Apr-2009 5:03pm K10, google cooking a pork roast and you will have tons of ideas. |
| K10 | posted 28-Apr-2009 5:20pm Thank you Connie. I miss hearing from you Bronwyn. I hope everything is going well for your whole family. |
| Angie | posted 28-Apr-2009 5:30pm K10 have you ever cooked a roast in a crock pot? I have only a couple of times but it was soooo good. It does cook slow but you can add your vegetables toward the end. Cook a pot of brown rice and you have your meal. Again I am NO expert! My cooking is very simple. Bronwyn could probably give you some great ideas. |
| Connie | posted 28-Apr-2009 8:42pm Ok, all NFNS all day. Dinner was some left over ham and a baked potato. I started getting a headache right before dinner, so I skipped the veggie. Sinus/allergies again I'm sure. No biggie so far. Last night I slept badly, so tonight maybe I can catch up. I know one thing, I've become pretty good at going back to bed in the mornings and sleeping till 7:30 or 8. Everyone have a nice evening and a good night. |
| Bronwyn | posted 28-Apr-2009 9:57pm K10 although we are working really hard on the house for the wedding......we are also needing to work om it get it ready to go on the market. I don't think there is much moving here with our real estate and even slower in the higher price level homes. My Dad passed away 15 years ago but I know exactly what you are talking about. Years ago my Dad helped us get a really good start in our life and I always felt quilty when we made bad or irresponsible choices (which I admit we did a few times). He was a fabulous businessman and so good with money......we haven't been as good and I know there are things he would be dissappointed with. Anyways I wish we had stuck closes to the counsel he always gave about money matters and we would have less stress in our lives today. Debbie you sound really committed......good for you. I will be back with you full time next week. Not doing horrendous but not doing it perfect either. Connie how is the romance with your son going? The last you mentioned was the Brazilian restaurant. Well best wishes to you all...........hope we all sleep well tonight...........Connie apparently you and I both need it. |
| Debbie M. | posted 28-Apr-2009 10:27pm Today I meet a challenge head on. I got this horrible craving to over eat. I thought I would just get into the car and go get a quarter pounder or an Arby's Beef and Cheddar. I am a grown up and I have a car and I have money and I'll just go there and get what I want. I got the keys and drove down the street. Then I thought about Pizza Hut and getting a personal pan pizza. No two personal pan pizzas! Why not a small pepperoni and then I would have ALL I wanted to eat!!~ Suddenly I stopped in the middle of the street three blocks from my house. I just sat there........had to wave a car on.............I turned around and went back home. I remembered Connie said to come onto the site if I ever needed to be talked out of cheating. Those words stuck with me and thats all I needed. Just to remember my friends here. It gave me strength. Thank you so much Connie! Thank you everyone. I made some progress today and I hope I can continue to move forward. My 10 year old wants to join the soccer team in Aug. She is a little over weight and wants to get into shape. So I told her that she should start running here at home to start the conditioning process. Run as far as she could and then walk until she could run again. I said I would go with her by either walking or riding my bike. When it came time to go I didn't want to. Just because I was feeling lazy. But I didn't want her to give up just because of me. I went on my bike and she did great. She ran 5 houses walked one then ran 6 more houses walked one and ran the rest of the way home. We only went around one block but you should have seen her beaming! I praised her. Its just the beginning but I know she will get better and better. I don't think I can run with her as I have very large boobs and bad knees. heh Is this just an excuse? hmmmm I'll have to think about this because if I were to do it with her NOW would be the time. Can you imagine me getting into shape with my daughter? Running? Would I need a sports bra or an ace bandage wrapped around me? How would I do it? Any advise? Maybe its just the thing I need to do. Talk to me girls. I'm 44. Should I run? Good night. I miss my hubby |
| Hilda | posted 28-Apr-2009 11:56pm K10. somewhere on your listing it should say Caution-Pets. This lets the agent know that there are pets in the house. Some buyers are allergic and will not even look at properties where ther has been smoking or pets. Your home should always be shown by appt only. The other agents must call you to set up a time. I sometimes take masking tape and write APPT ONLY on the lockbox. I would NEVER take a client into a home with a dog loose. It is too big a liability. I want the animals in kennels or gone with the owner. If they are in a kennel, I want to know what room they are in so there are no surprises. The short sale will save your credit, but it can take 90 days to close. Most buyers can't wait that long, so it diminishes your pool of potential buyers. Make sure your kitchen and bathrooms are kept clean. One time when I was selling a home with 3 baths, I cleaned 2 and locked the doors and then I only had to clean one when someone called. |
| Hilda | posted 29-Apr-2009 12:04am Dave Ramsey advised everyone to invest in Real Estate and the stock market, so maybe that will help. Houses are selling where I am. It has been busier since January. We are doing an AFFORDABLE HOMES tour here on Sunday. Any agents with listings under $175,000 are having them open on Sunday from 1:30-4pm. Wells Fargo is the sponsor and they are giving away some door prizes. We had to pay $25 for each listing to go in a special newspaper section promoting it. k10 Did you put lots of photos of your home online? |
| K10 | posted 29-Apr-2009 1:52am Hilda: No pictures of the house have been done yet. I was told the sign wouldn't go up until Thursday and I showed up this afternoon and it was up. The lock box was put up last night. Thank you for the advice with the pets, I will go put that note on there right now. I wrote Appt. Only Pets. I need to pack a lot of stuff to make the house look less cluttered. The house is only 1492 sq.ft. as it is. Any advice on that is welcomed. Good Night |
| Angie | posted 29-Apr-2009 7:36am Bronwyn I must have missed something. I didn't know you were putting your house on the market too. Wow, what is up with this economy. My husband's work has slowed down also but not to the point we are worried yet. You never know what tomorrow holds. We do have things we could sell if we had to. He has a 1994 corvette that we only get out about once a month and we have some collections in the house too. The bad thing is if things keep getting worse no one is going to be in the market for frivolous things. (hope I spelled that right) I have a feeling this country is going to see some rough times ahead. We have steered so far from what we once stood for. I believe you reap what you sow. I wish you all the best with jobs and home sales. I am feeling better today. I am glad I went because it did kick back in. She said the soda water I drank probably helped temporarily. She told me that two days worth of pills should knock it in the head. Have a great day everyone! |
| Debbie M. | posted 29-Apr-2009 8:24am Angie, Even though you havent had one for a while, why do you get kidney infections? I have never had one. How common is it? Do you think you should see a nephrologist if it comes back again? I don't know if I have even even had a bladder infection. Did your Doc say anything about cranberry juice? 200.5 this am |
| Diane | posted 29-Apr-2009 11:35am Hello to all! I have been reading all your posts for quite some time now and feel I have gotten to "know" you all! I have sat here quietly reading, but felt like I needed to get a few words in to K10, so my silence has been broken. When I heard about your house and your concerns over losing it, I just wanted to pass along some unsolicited advice, get going on a loan modification! Either do it through your lender or a company you can trust. Just getting started on it will ward off the bank and they will leave you alone while you go through the process. I work with a guy who is a realtor and he himself is just finishing up a loan modification for his own property, and he found me an excellent company to go through for mine. While I wasn't in any danger of losing my home, I wasn't able to do a conventional refinance because of so many foreclosures in the area. My house has depeciated $100,000.00 and I didn't have the equity to do a normal refinance for a lower rate. The gentleman I work with and I talk about this frequently, and his thought are that people should look into it because most don't think it would work for them. Trust me, it does! So please check into it! I could hook you up with an awesome woman.... I did really well with NFNS last year, but our Minnesota winter was brutal this past year and I put on a little too much winter fluff. While I haven't gotten back into the NFNS I have been working out like a bandit for the last three weeks or so, and am eating very sensibly. My boyfriend and I bought a Nintendo Wii along with Wii Fit and it has been kicking my tail. I also do an hour a day on my exercise bike and some weight stuff, I am hoping to lose a total of about twenty pounds. It's amazing how easy it is to pack on some extra pounds. I am 43 years old and live in a small Minnesota town. I work with the largest chain of grocery stores in the state, Cub Foods. I have no children (though I really did want at least one), but I have three cats and a step-cat. I do some web designing on the side, building and maintaining my high school reunion site. Hope all of you are doing great today! It is drizzling here, but it is my day off of work, so it's nice just to be home. |
| Connie | posted 29-Apr-2009 11:48am Morning! So much activity on here this morning...and last night. Debbie, I AM SO PROUD OF YOU!!!!!!! We are all proud of you. That was a huge step you took, turning your back on not only yummy foods, but, reigning in your impulse for instant gratification. That is a behavior that you can train yourself to do and then there will be no stopping you. Huge, huge step. Your daughter is doing something wonderful for herself and you too. I have a lot to say about starting a running program. But I am not a expert, so all I can do is offer suggestions. When I first started running I made my son ride his bike along with me. Once I became stronger and more confident I was able to go on my own. Light running/jogging might be right up your alley. Only one way to find out, but if you knees are bad...go slowly. The first thing I did was begin leg exercises. Specifically targeting the thighs. Nothing major, just to strengthen the muscles up a bit. That helped. I would do them in the evenings. Do not let her run everyday, every other day is best. She should walk on the days she isn't running. She should start out slow and build up. Running is all about breathing. She needs to work at taking deep breaths and exhaling completely. Rapid breathing will deny her body the oxygen her muscles need. Also, body posture is important, especially for women because bouncing hurts. A sports bra is essential. Something that severely restricts movement. I don't know how to describe my running posture, although I remember when I figured it out. It made that much of an impression. Your want to keep your self "low," not bouncing anything at all. It seems I tucked my hips and locked into position and stayed that way. Your entire body should stay at the same level. You two will figure it out if you stick with it. Let me tell you some of the benefits I experienced. My breathing (lung capacity) was great. My resting heart rate was super slow. My blood pressure was so low I often had to have it taken repeatedly at the docs office. I slept like a rock. I walked like a godess. Those were some great days. Bronwyn, the romance is very up in the air. She is fairly fond of him, and he her. But my guess is there is something missing. He is out of town this week, we'll see if they go out again. This might be the break they were looking for to go their own ways. My dad paid cash for everything...everything. Houses, cars. He hated banks and credit. Well, he saved and saved and went without and then he had a lot. He would have never approved of our financial mess. But, he came from a different time. It's true. Although we certainly could have dome better. Hilda, it's nice to hear your expertise on selling a house. How handy is that, getting good advice on this site? That's one of the things that makes this site so valuable, all the help we can give each other beyond NFNS. But especially NFNS, so everyone be good girls today! |
| Debbie M. | posted 29-Apr-2009 1:03pm Connie I knew you would speak up about the running. When I say bad knees I don't mean I am in any pain. I mean I have unstable knees. I have no ACL's in either of my knees so it is essencial that my nose and toes stay in the same direction. No sudden stopping or starting for me and no quick direction changes. It very possible to injure myself by doing that stuff. Its almost become second nature for me to be careful but i still catch myself moving in a way that will pop a knee out from time to time. I really am interested in your advise and anyone elses advise on jogging. If I can find a system to keep my chest comfortable I think I am going to try it. As a DD size, there is a lot of movement. That can be very uncomfortable not to mention unsightly. hehe When daughter wants to jog today I should encourage her to just walk? I know stretching is important too. Could she ride bikes on the day off jogging instead? Thanks for your encouragement. My legs are fairly strong. My trouble will be breathing and stamina. I'm sure I will be out of breath in short order. Welcome Diane, It's good to hear your encouraging words for finance. We definately need to speak up when we can help someone. |
| Connie | posted 29-Apr-2009 1:53pm Welcome Diane. So you've done NFNS before? We would love to hear your success stats! Are you happy to be doing NFNS again? I know people who have done NFNS, lost weight, quit NFNS, gained all their weight back and refuse to do it again. My guess is they needed more variety. You have to be creative...which is so easy with the internet. Debbie, maybe you should check with your doc before running. Walking would be fine. I forgot to mention shoes. So important. Make sure she has a running shoe. And stretching is very important too. She can bike or walk on her off days. She can even rest on her off days. But if she can at least walk she will improve faster. And hydration...gotta have it. If she really takes to this I would make sure her diet has enough protein. I became very anemic when running because I was eating vegetarian. I didn't know how to get complete proteins without meat. It can be done, but I was way too ignorant to pay attention. Time to get some ironing done. Stay strong Debbie, you NFNS warrior! |
| Angie | posted 29-Apr-2009 1:54pm Diane we welcome you on board. I am a cat person too. Debbie M. I have been drinking vinegar in my green tea and I think that possibly brought on my infection. I know it is crazy but I love apple cider vinegar. I put a tablespoon full in my tea probably twice a day and I think it was just to acidic for me. I haven't had one in so many years and that is the only thing I can think of that I have done different. I am already feeling much better. I am going for a full blood work when I get these antibiotics out of my system. I would love to run but I have a vein down my legs that buldges when I run. I have even tried support hose. I do love my eliptical machine and it does not put so much pressure on my legs. I usually do it 30 minutes a day and then I do a few weights and some floor exercises. I had yogurt, apples and grapes for breakfast and tuna salad with red grapes for lunch with rice crackers. I am having baked chicken and a 7 layer salad for dinner. I may make some garlic toast out of Ezekial bread. Worked in the yard today and there was the nicest breeze. Hope everyone has a good evening. |
| bronwyn | posted 29-Apr-2009 2:33pm Too much to do can't focus......and I wanted to read about all my NFNS buddies lives. Wow Debbie I must say you are an inspiration.......pulling the plug on a junk food run after you are already in the car and heading down the road....WOOHOO!!! I have too bad of knees to run and I know I will never be able to do that but I wish I could bike along with you, I could do that. I have arthritis in my knees but I must have the ACL problem as well as I am so afraid of my right knee going out......that is so painful. It slips a little all the time and I have to be careful but 2 years ago it went out totally and the pain was unbelievable. The only reason it got popped back in place was that I passed out from the pain and hit the floor and it snapped back. I know I need to do strength training stuff on my knees and legs to help out with the situation.,,,,,,I did for a while but need to get back to it. K10 that is interesting info that Dianne gave you. Your house is probably a very good size for selling. My house it way too big....4300 sq. feet......not a good market for that. My husband designed our house and did very high end details in it.....he did all of the work. We could not have a house like this if he hired it out......nor would he want anyone else doing the work. It has been a work in progress so we are always doing projects here. Every time we do a project then we have big messes to deal with...........that is frustrating. Anyways not a good market for my house at the moment.......there was before the bottom went out of the economy. Connie my Dad did the same.......paid cash for everything.......if he couldn't afford to buy something then he just did not buy it.......never loans or mortgages. He build up a really good business and financial security by living his life that way. I wish we would have been as viligant with our money management as he was. I was on the young end of my family so I never knew any hard times or lean times. My older brother has lived his life more like my Dad's.......used cash for everything....that way you are never over your head. Okay I have got to get busy here.............. |
| K10 | posted 29-Apr-2009 4:02pm Diane: WELCOME. Thank you for the advice. My husband tried to do a loan modification a few months ago and because he is making 30% less and our house has depreciated so much they said no. Where in MN do you live? In the early 90's we lived in Montrose and then in Plymouth. We really liked it there. We were hoping to re-locate there last year, but that wasn't in the plan. We hope to know today if we will be moving to Northern California soon. Keep it up with the Wii. I didn't have a chance to read all the other comments, but I will read them later. Off to the doctor with my daughter. |
| Debbie M. | posted 29-Apr-2009 4:07pm Bronwyn, I remember the pain of my knee doing the same thing. I bet you did snap your ACL. Now I am scared of running. I think it might just be too risky. Biking is definately safer. Michelle ran even after I told her to rest today. SHe is really in the zone. I hope she dosn't get sore feet. |
| Connie | posted 29-Apr-2009 4:15pm Good to hear from you Bronwyn. My father had his own business as well. Sometimes I become inspired to try and live like he did, but then something like tuition comes up and I can't just not do it. Well, actually at this point I could, but husband insists on doing it. Debbie, good for your daughter. Give her an "atta girl!" |
| K10 | posted 29-Apr-2009 7:44pm I am already frustrated with this house thing. I have so much to do and people want to come and it really needs some de-cluttering and the guy is late who was going to be here at 4:30. Nice run-on sentence huh? This one lady wants to come at the dinner hour, the nerve of some people. I think if we were going to see any of the money I wouldn't be so frustrated, but it is all going to the bank. I will talk to you all later. |
| Diane | posted 29-Apr-2009 8:07pm K10, I live in the town of Elko, which just recently merged with a neighboring tiny town of New Market to form (what else?) Elko New Market. Elko is pretty well known in the state for its speedway. I am about twenty minutes south of Burnsville, and work in Apple Valley. Minnesota is indeed a beautiful state. Connie, you had asked about my experience with NFNS, well, it was a good one. When I start to diet I have a weird habit of not getting on a scale until I can feel a difference, I figure I'll get really depressed if I actually know what I weigh so I avoid it. Once I started NFNS it was a good month before I weighed myself, from that point I know for a fact I lost another eleven pounds. I was averaging about a pound per week and that was without exercising. Then the holidays came and I allowed myself too much freedom and never could get back in the swing of things. Then hibernation mode set in and the rest is history! I have a subscription for a diabetic cooking magazine that I use recipes from, plus the internet. I enjoy the Ezekial bread and like the Bob's Red Mill six grain hot cereal. I am not totally back on track yet, but I know this diet does work. It becomes a way of life after a while. I am also a biking fan! There is a great trail that starts in the town of Cannon Falls and goes to Red Wing, it is about 22 miles one way. I usually go to a rest area eleven miles down and turn around at a ski resort (Welch Village). It is a great workout and a beatiful trip through trees and hills and along the Cannon River. It is an old railroad bed. The Wii fit has a 30 minute free run that I have become addicted to. The best I have done is a little over eight miles but I am still not totally convinced that Wii miles are the same as miles in the real world, although you take much smaller steps and more of them, so maybe it does somehow calculate out to being the same...not sure. No matter how much I do though, I STILL have fat knees and refuse to wear shorts. If anyone has an answer to fat knees, please fill me in!! |
| Connie | posted 29-Apr-2009 8:10pm Hang in there K10! It will all be worth it. People really do surprise us sometimes. I've never sold a house, but the showing part would make me crazy too. You'll get in the groove, and it will not be such a pain. Try to keep a somewhat positive attitude if you can. That will help. |
| Debbie M. | posted 29-Apr-2009 9:37pm I sold a house on my own 7 years ago. I rented a storage unit and put all the junk in it. It was the size of a one car garage and it was full. I felt like after I got all the junk out the house was so much bigger. It really made a difference. The house was emaculate. I put up the signs on the corners near by and in front of the house. It sold on the 5th day and after the 3rd showing. We put it on for 5,ooo more than we wanted and came down 4,ooo. I was in a huge hurry because we wanted to buy the house we are in now. God smiled on me that day. The morning it sold I asked God to send us a buyer that would love our house as much as we had loved it. A few hours later the call came and that evening we made the sale. A CASH sale at that. So we had our 25,000 to put down on the new house. I wish it would work out that easy for you K10. But it's a different market now. Peace to all, good night. |
| Diane | posted 29-Apr-2009 10:28pm I just whipped something together, a site where we can all post pictures and such. We don't have to leave this board, but it may be fun to see just who we have been visiting with. The site is www.nfnsfamily.ning.com it is a sort of Facebook for this little group only. There is also a chat option for you late nighters. Morning comes early for me, I have to be at work at 5:00 a.m., so goodnight all! Best of luck and rest easy K10. |
| Hilda | posted 30-Apr-2009 12:57am K10 Most potential buyers want to look after work, so you have to get used to the dinner hour appts. Make sure you don't cook anything that smells strong and stinks up your house before a showing. Big turn-off. Have an open house and bake a pan of choc chip cookies right before it starts so the house smells good. Give the cookies away if you have to- or just boil some vanilla and water on the stove. Vanilla plug ins are good, too. You have to declutter! Pack everything your kids are not using this season in plastic tubs and stack them in the garage. Clean out your closets. It will make it easier when moving time comes. You will already have a lot packed up. Pay attention to your front porch and entry. If something is not maintained there, it gives a bad first impression. |
| Debbie M. | posted 30-Apr-2009 8:07am That nfns family site is awesome. My pic is on there now along with Diane's. Can't wait to see you everyone! |
| Connie | posted 30-Apr-2009 9:10am Morning. I'm off to work today. I looked at the other site. I have no idea how to add a picture, I'll figure it out. I haven't had my picture taken since losing the weight. The site looks like fun. Tomorrow I'll have time to look into it further. Great day all. |
| Connie | posted 30-Apr-2009 9:18am Change of plans...home today, work tomorrow. |
| Angie | posted 30-Apr-2009 11:31am Diane you are so smart. I will have to play around with the site a little to figure it all out but it will be fun. It is nice to see who we have been talking to all this time. Everyone becomes part of your daily life. |
| Tres | posted 30-Apr-2009 2:19pm Hey everyone! Alot of new names on here.......that is great. Ok...I fell WAY OFF the wagon. I'm starting to get back on starting Monday. I have gained all my weight back and can't fit into anything. I had my step dads 80th Birthday Party and went looking for a nice evening dress and eveything looked like a tent! Very very sad! My boss is doing the Atkins diet and has lost 21lbs in 2 1/2 months (he is a man)....we were talking and I was talking with my husband and he suggested that I go back on the NFNS...he said it worked for you before you can do it again. I live in FL where it is sunny most of the time and summer here is coming and no way am I getting into a bathing suit!!! So girls...I'm back. Connie....it has been so long since I did this any pointers on getting started back? Please help...... |
| Tres | posted 30-Apr-2009 2:27pm I checked out that new site......I will have to post a pic when I get a chance.....it's great. Any fast on the go breakfast ideas? Easy lunch plans and good fast dinner meals? I'm all ears (or eyes in this case). |
| Angie | posted 30-Apr-2009 3:03pm Tres I eat yogurt that is only 120 calories for a cup, although it is organic it still has 15g of sugar. I would love to find some without the sugar and without artificial sweetners. I add chopped up green apple, red grapes and some SF peanut butter with a little truvia sprinkled in. It is so good I hate to get to the bottom of the bowl. You can also scramble a quick egg on an Ezekial muffin. There are also some cereals you can eat. For a quick lunch I make up a big batch of either chicken or tuna salad with celery and red grapes and eat it with rice crackers. Juar a couple of ideas. Mainly lean meat, fruit and vegetables. Good luck and welcome back. |
| Connie | posted 30-Apr-2009 3:20pm Tres, welcome back! We have missed you. What a good decision to get started on NFNS again. I'm reminded of the advice for smokers...don't give up! It often takes several tries to get it to stick. I'm not a breakfast person, so I can't help you there, but I'll tell you what I would do in your shoes. First, I would stock my kitchen with things you can have and I would toss the things you can't. I would invest in taking the time to menu plan and grocery list. Get on line and get you some yummy recipes. There are so many really wonderful recipes on line. Mix it up a bit. Try new things, always leaning towards things you naturally like. Read positive things about NFNS. Remember how great it was when you lost. It is just around the corner. It is not an accident that healthy foods cost more. That's because it's real food...real calories and nutrition. Junk food is cheap. Picture in your mind what junk food is...what it's made of and looks like. Make the connection that junk food is bad...NFNS is good. It is so true. Flour is glue. Sugar is dangerous. Did you know when assembling recipes sugar is considered a liquid? There is nothing to it. It melts so fast. Nothing there to sustain us. Do not eat anything that isn't NFNS. One day you can cheat, but give yourself a chance to get rid of some of the weight you gained back before you stray. You deserve to do this for yourself. I got a call from a friend, she might stop by. That got me up and picking up the house! I also did full hair and makeup. A chore, but worth it if she shows. |
| Debbie M. | posted 30-Apr-2009 3:40pm I can't remember the last time I did full make up. But from my picture you can see I could use some sprucing up!~ 198.5 today Things must be in full swing for you Bronwyn. I hope you have lovely weather for the wedding. Remember to have fun at the reception!~ |
| Connie | posted 30-Apr-2009 7:06pm My company came over. Just chat time. This is my friend who just got out of the abusive relationship. It is such a soap opera! Legal issues...I don't envy her, but she'll be all right. Oddly enough, some people are trying to set her up on a date. I told her I didn't think she was ready. I hope she takes the time she needs to repair herself. I am really starting to fall for her 9 month old. So sweet. I am rarely around little ones...OMG, I could gobble her up! It's surprising to me how much I enjoy her...who woulda thunk it! I'm on my own tonight, so a light dinner. Really Hilda, my hat is off to you. You manage to eat very balanced meals when cooking for one. That is not easy for me. I will not be able to get to the store until Sat. Slim pickings around here until then. I just finished watching what not to wear. Love that show. Time to play with the dogs. I hope everyone has stuck to their eating plan today. And if not, tomorrow is a new day and the perfect day to get back on track. |
| K10 | posted 30-Apr-2009 7:53pm I had a bowl and a half of Cherrrios. I wanted cereal and I didn't want whole grains. I put my pork roast in the crock-pot. I put slivers of garlic in it, added onion and chicken broth. I was going to add potatoes, but they were getting yucky. Started packing up the front room. Packed some things from the kitchen and dining room. I had to de-clutter my fridge, lots of magnets. |
| Debbie M. | posted 30-Apr-2009 9:19pm Oh Connie, I think you are going to be ready for grandkids very very soon! I'd love to have another baby. I just don't want another child. ha I went out for lunch with my mom and sister today. I got a sirloin steak and a house salad in stead of the mac and cheese it came with. But, I had two pieces of pep pizza for supper. I grilled onion, red pepper, mushrooms and tomato and put it on top before I baked it. Yum but I'm sure it was too many calories. I found out hubby is coming home tomorrow night instead of Sat. hurray..... |
| Healthy Diet Lets Woman Lose Thirty Pounds in Thirty Days | posted 30-Apr-2009 10:34pm Hi, interesting post. I have been wondering about this issue,so thanks for sharing. I will definitely be coming back to your posts. |
| Hilda | posted 30-Apr-2009 11:09pm I can't believe any healthy diet could let you lose 30 pounds in 30 days. I'm not biting on that one. |
| Debbie M. | posted 1-May-2009 12:02am You know what they say. If it sounds too go to be true, it usually is. I'm with you Hilda. It couldn't possibly be healthy to do that. Unless maybe you're on The Biggest Loser! I've been to bed but couldn't sleep. I've had a head ache most of the day. I took a left over pain pill and that helped for a couple hours. When it came back I took Advil and it didn't help at all. A horrible thing happened in our town today. A woman got hit and killed by a school bus as she was walking this morning. So so sad. |
| Angie | posted 1-May-2009 7:45am Good morning everyone. I had my gluten free hot cereal this morning. It really does not seem to affect my weight at all. I put a little smart balance and truvia in it and it is very filling. I tried to make an egg custard just out of my head last night and beside making the house smell like eggs it looked horrible and didn't taste much better. Does anyone have a recipe for a custard pudding? I would really love this if I could just cook it on top of the stove and leave it creamy. I could use my truvia instead of sugar. I do like our new website. It actually makes it easier for me to keep up with who I am talking to. I am a visiual person and a lot of times I will have to go back through the post to make sure I have the right person. This gives me a face and is easier for me to keep up with who said what. Off to wash my hair. |
| Connie | posted 1-May-2009 8:56am Morning. Off to work today. Debbie, was that regular pizza you ate? Angie, does that cereal have flour in it? I wonder if eating those items, while not adding weight, keep you from losing weight? And wouldn't that be a behavior you can use when in maintenance? Not the end of the world of course, but if you guys want to lose, you have to stick to NFNS. Sure, restricting calories overall will get you some results, but the elimination of simple carbs allows you to burn stored fat for fuel. Come on girls, you can do it! |
| Debbie M. | posted 1-May-2009 10:03am yes Connie sadly it was regular pizza. My bad. But on with it! The rest of the day was good. Tomorrow will be a challenge. Its a graduation party with all the bad food around. I'll try to avoid the buns and cake. :( But like Triplet mom I will take things I can have. Cottage cheese for brunch this AM. |
| K10 | posted 1-May-2009 10:17am Angie: I am a visual person too. I had to write down on a 3X5 card whose name went with whose information. This will help a lot. |
| Angie | posted 1-May-2009 10:50am Connie the cereal does not have flour in it. It is put out by Old Red Mill. I threw the bag away but I will list the ingredients when I get a new one. I think it is mainly made from corn which I am trying to limit too but so far it does not bloat me and is very satisfying. I am in maintenance and it does not set off in cravings. I love this way of eating and crave fruit which I never use to eat. I do splurge on rare days but get right back on track the next day. This is a way of eating that I can easily live with and it has worked for me where nothing else did. I do have to watch my calories and try to limit them to 1500 a day. As I have said before my hair is thicker and my skin looks better. Life is good. |
| Anonymous | posted 1-May-2009 11:03am Go to WalMart and get some no sugar Kozy Shack pudding. Tapioca is good. They have other flavors too I think. |
| Anonymous | posted 1-May-2009 11:04am The pudding is in with the yogurt at WalMart. |
| Anonymous | posted 1-May-2009 11:07am I had some Aldi deli roast beef on Ezekial bread with one Laughing Cow cheese spread on it for breakfast. |
| Anonymous | posted 1-May-2009 11:07am Meant to say English muffin not bread. |
| Debbie M. | posted 1-May-2009 2:37pm Does the pudding have artificial sweetner in it? |
| Connie | posted 1-May-2009 5:30pm Ok Debbie...just a slip up, I got it. But those slip ups add up girlfriend! Angie, you go girl!!!! It was great to read your post. We should all be telling your success stories, even when they entail only just one day. I think I have ate way too many calories today. Just one of those days. All NFNS, but too much. Saying NFNS is so easy for me. At last, lucky with a diet! Today I was around all kinds of chocolate goodies...not even a hint of temptation. It is a miracle. Time to play with and feed the pets. Love you guys. |
| Angie | posted 1-May-2009 6:56pm I will check out the SF pudding. I wish they would not put so many artificial sweetners in everything. Just like yogurt, I would love some SF yogurt and then I could flavor it myself. So far I have had no trouble with the truvia but splenda bloats me and of course it is chemicals. Connie I hope I don't do like Kristy Alley. I will really have to be disciplined but I think I can. As I have said we have so many food choices if we just stay away from junk. Watching my calories has really helped. It is amazing how you don't have the temptation the way you use too. My husband is sitting across from me right now with a bag of M&Ms and I have no desire to cheat. I will have some popcorn later or some soy nuts. Hang in there everyone! |
| Connie | posted 1-May-2009 7:43pm Wow! I had no idea Kirstie Alley had gained back so much weight. What a bummer. I really feel for her...she has battled the bulge for so long and on the front page of the tabloids. I can't imagine how terrible that would be. But she is quoted as saying she is going to lose it and then some. I wish her luck. I wish us all luck! But of course it's about good decisions, not luck. I remember feeling "oh well, I'm overweight...nothing to be done." But that is so not true. Do any of you remember when I was complaining early on in my NFNS journey about someone I know being a size 8 and I was a size 12, but we had lost the same amount of pounds? (And, I'm way taller!) Anyway, today I found out she now wearing a size 4. Good grief! I have thought of little else. She does exercise regularly...and probably eats a fraction of the cheese I do, but still!!!! Maybe I can make it down to a size 8 someday. She eats NFNS and started out a size 16. Well if that isn't inspiring, I don't know what is! |
| Connie | posted 1-May-2009 9:31pm I just read they are pulling hydroxycut because of liver failure and death. I'm so glad we are trying and losing weight healthily. Go us! |
| K10 | posted 2-May-2009 1:31am I cleaned my laminate floors today. I think I like carpet better. I think if I didn't have cats I wouldn't mind them so much. Dust bunny central, let me tell you. I think that when you clean them up, their families start looking for them and you have to sweep again. Decent day though. No one called to come look at the house today I wonder what this weekend will be like? My hubby really wanted pizza tonight so I got buffalo wings for me. They could have had sugar or flour, they weren't breaded, but I know I have checked at the store and they had stuff I shouldn't have so I never buy them. I did have the cheese off a piece of pizza. I think I got a teeny tiny piece of crust. I put new pictures up on the other site. Well, my daughter helped me. I hope I can find the Kirstie Alley episode, I wanted to see her. Have a good night ladies, I look forward to seeing pictures of the rest of you. |
| K10 | posted 2-May-2009 3:38am I dozed off during a tv show tonight and now I am still up. It is kind of nice to be able to just hear myself think. I need to pack more stuff tomorrow. That will be my life for a while. |
| Angie | posted 2-May-2009 9:26am K10 you can probably go on Oprah's website and see the show. I know what you are talking about with the cat hair. I love my kitty but I have hard wood floors and have to clean them everyday. She floats all over the house. Connie my daughter is at least 4 inches taller than me and she wears 2 sizes larger than me but she also carries her weight way better than I do. I can wear anywhere from a 0 to a 6. You really can't go by what people say their size is because it is so varied between designers. Me being short my weight shows up so much quicker on me. I love the way you said you may have had a tiny piece of crust. It made me laugh. Pizza is my weakness. I hope one day when we get to Heaven I can eat all the pizza I want and never gain a pound. Of course, when I get to Heaven I think food will be the last thing on my mind. Going out to do some yard trimming while hubby's home. Everyone have a great day. How's it going Bronwyn? |
| Debbie M. | posted 2-May-2009 9:54am I laughed at the crust thing too. heh And the dust bunnies looking for their family members. What a hoot. THanks for the giggle this Morning. I wanna be a 8, heck I wanna be a 12! DING DING DING I HEAR WEDDING BELLS! Have a wonderful day Bronwyn. I was 195.5 today! How did that happen??????? |
| K10 | posted 2-May-2009 11:08am Way to go Debbie. I know it sounded funny, the tiny bit of crust part, but it really was the tiniest of pieces. You know when the cheese stays attached to the crust? I am glad I gave you a laugh. :) I am going to pull weeds off of my God-awful hill. My oldest had a sore throat last night. Yuck. I was going to have her do this to earn some money for camp this summer. Oh well, I need to exercise anyway. |
| Connie | posted 2-May-2009 11:31am Morning! Lovely, lovely Saturday mornings! Lazy, coffee drinking time. At least that's what happens when it's a rainy day. Way too go Debbie! Losing weight while you weren't looking! Nice trick. I haven't weighed in so long...I don't want to. Maybe next week. I feel like I have been overeating lately. I told my husband I wanted to post a picture on the other site. He immediately looked at my son and began instructing him. I told him it was his job as my husband to do it. So hopefully we can get that done sooner rather than later. Call me vain, but it is going to be full hair and makeup! I really don't have any weight loss pictures, so I'm very much looking forward to seeing how it looks. Have a great day Bronwyn. Enjoy yourself. |
| Hilda | posted 2-May-2009 11:49am I went shopping at JC Penney last night and hated all the clothes I saw there. Last year I bought a lot of t shirts and tops there and now I thought the clothes looked awful. Maybe I'm just supposed to wear what I already have. I wanted a new top to go with navy pants. Ended up finding a clearance shirt and T at Cato's. Aldi's has a bag of Fit and Active frozen fruit. I ate a serving yesterday and it was very good. I am in love with the Chocolate rice cakes when I am craving some chocolate. The caramel are good too. I am wondering if Kirstie Alley just gained the weight back to get work on a new show. She didn't seem to be doing much. Now she can do a weight loss show and get a lot of exposure. Just a thought. I rented Australia last night and it was a good, but very long movie. Hugh Jackman is my dream man. |
| Hilda | posted 2-May-2009 12:15pm The Joyce Meyer website has had some great shows on this week about taking care of your body and eating healthy. |
| Connie | posted 2-May-2009 12:55pm Hilda, I buy the Quaker rice cakes, but the chocolate and caramel ones are not NFNS. What brand are you eating? Your post makes me want to go to Aldi. There is one, or more, in Memphis. Everything is such a drive when you live in a small town. But the benefits still rule. I have been eating too much popcorn with butter drizzled on top. Got to stop that. Hamburgers on the grill tonight with NFNS sesame seed buns. Anyone tried them yet? Also, some mac and cheese with rice noodles and butter beans. It is such a rainy day, I think bean soup would be better. Maybe tomorrow. Son made it home from out of town last night. I think he want's to call off the romance with vet girl. He should follow his heart. |
| Debbie M. | posted 2-May-2009 12:57pm I like Joyce Meyer a lot. I don't seem to run into her on TV as much as I used to but when I do she is interesting and entertaining. I was so stoked about my weight loss. I hope its not temporary. Just seeing those numbers again makes me want to try even harder. Its amazing what the loss of a couple pounds can do for my attitude. I'll be looking for those pictures ladies! |
| K10 | posted 2-May-2009 2:39pm Someone is coming to look at the house between now and 12:30. I did work on our hill, I guess I can tell. I straightened up the side yard and hosed off a little bit. My hands hurt and my back is starting to. I have no more room in my green waste can, so I had to pile the stuff in a spot on the hill. Our hill is really steep and I had to soak it last night so I would be able to pull all this stuff out. Hubby had to go to work today, it is a short day though. Hilda: I agree with you on the Hugh Jackman thing. Whoo whoo. He has a wife that is 13 years older than he is, I hope they stay married through all his fame. My girls think he is hot too. He is only one year older than I am. I better go. |
| Anonymous | posted 2-May-2009 4:44pm I know the Quaker Rice cakes are not perfectly ok, but if you are going to eat some chocolate and stray a bit from the program, I didn't feel too guilty. Joyce Meyer's programs this week are very inspiring. I needed to hear them. |
| Connie | posted 2-May-2009 6:41pm Ok, Hilda. I thought maybe you had found something totally NFNS. We are smart to pick healthier things to cheat with. Today I bought popcorn with the butter already in it. I figure it can't be as bad as buying smart pop and then putting butter in it. I don't know, I need to figure it out. I was at the store and just grabbed some. Yes Hugh Jackman is a nice piece of eye candy, but I have been thrilled to see Daniel Craig in a lot of movies. Those eyes!!!!!! We will be eating ham, butter beans and sweet potato for dinner instead of burgers. I was really looking forward to something "grilled." Just me and hubby, so a change of plans. Oh, and some green beans. Yum! |
| Connie | posted 2-May-2009 9:04pm It's been a great day. I stayed NFNS, but once again I think I ate too much. I don't know why I'm doing this. Such a departure from a couple of months ago. I vow to always stay NFNS, except for the occasional cheat. Like big family events. I'll be having the sugar, but I'm going to stay away from flour. The other night they showed how white sugar was made on tv. It was really gross. No kidding. |
| Connie | posted 2-May-2009 9:05pm K10, I wanted to ask how the showing went? Are you able to stay there while it shows? |
| K10 | posted 2-May-2009 10:56pm Connie: First of all, the guy didn't show up at that time he was supposed to, so my husband called him and he wanted to come around 1:30 instead. The agent made up an excuse that he mixed up the houses that is why he didn't come. We had to go do something, so my husband said to come at 3:30 and the agent said ok. We ran our errand and someone showed up while we were gone, so my kids said the showings are by appointment only and they would have to call. This wasn't an agent it was a buyer I guess. At 2:45 the man who was supposed to come at 3:30 showed up. Again with an excuse as to why. He said his clients had a wedding to go to. They weren't dressed for a wedding. We have said appointment only because of our indoor pets. It is listed in our listing and I now have it on my answering machine. My agent is going to get an appointment only sign to add to our for sale sign. We need to put our cats in crates and we remove our dog, typical of Dachshunds, she is a barker. I choose not to be in the house so the buyer can feel free to talk. It wouldn't have mattered today because we don't speak Korean. We have gone to our trailer to wait for people and then they don't show up or are late, so from now on I will ask them to wait while I put my pets away. I have even done what Hilda suggested and put a note on our lockbox that says, appt. only pets. What is frustrating is in society today people don't value other people's time. If they are late they can call me. My agent told me that realtors probably won't come in when they hear a dog, but it wouldn't shock me if they tried. I will have a major problem if someone comes without an appointment. When we have an open house we will probably put our pets in our travel trailer for the day. All that to answer your simple question. I guess I needed to vent. |
| Debbie M. | posted 3-May-2009 1:22am Wow, K10 what a fiasco. I hope this is over soon. I did terrible at the party. I had some orange whip blender drink that tasted like a Dream Bar and a piece of cake. Boohoo This was a beautiful day! My sisters graduation was wondeful. We are all so proud of her getting her Masters at 46 years old. I habe been trying to sleep but no luck. My legs were itchy so I got up and shaved them. Then I turned over the laundry and loaded the dish washer and washed the counters. Now here I sit. At least I won't have to get up early in the morning. Bronwyn, I'm thinking about you. I hope the day was perfect. |
| K10 | posted 3-May-2009 2:01am So I just had about 2 bowls of Special K cereal. I know it isn't NFNS, but it was good. If they didn't put sugar or corn syrup in it I think we could eat it. The first 2 ingredients are rice and wheat gluten. Good night |
| Bronwyn | posted 3-May-2009 3:44am Everything was so perfect........this was a two day event and busy, busy with lots of family visiting. It was a lot of fun........everything was great,,,,,,,and then I saw some pictures of myself. The reality of being so overweight doesn't really hit me fully until I see myself in a picture. When I bought my suit, I had thought it was quite flattering and then I saw myself in pictures. I am amazed at how distorted my image is compared to reality. I know I am overweight but pictures are the cruel reality. I am so exhausted but I was looking at pics that were taken in the past two days........the wrong thing to do just before I hit the bed because it is so devasting. Everything was wonderful except.......seeing myself as heavy as I really am. I am so overwhelmed by that. I still have lots of company and I need to some how turn this image of me in the pics off and get to sleep.............. Sounds like you guys are doing well......sorry about the frustration with the house sellling though K10. Just had to cry on some ones shoulders tonight about the emotional weight of excess body weight............... |
| Anonymous | posted 3-May-2009 7:48am Connie-What are the butter beans that you had with ham? Are they called by another name? My husband and son have put music on my ipod, so I enjoy walking so much more now. The music makes a huge difference for me. Gives me more stamina. Did you Hugh Jackman fans hear how he got buff for his last movie? He had to eat lean protein (solely protein I think) every 3 hours all day long. The first meal of the day he got to have one piece of toast. Then it was all protein all day. |
| Kathy | posted 3-May-2009 7:48am I was the above anonymous. |
| Hilda | posted 3-May-2009 8:30am One day at a time. One meal at a time. Be prepared with healthy options. Never go to the supermarket hungry. Drink your water. I have to plan out my fruit and vegetables first. |
| Debbie M. | posted 3-May-2009 10:58am Bronwyn, I know, I know, I sooooooo know how you are feeling. I am so tired of wondering who is looking at my fat when I walk across the room. I'm tired of pulling at my shirt because I think its clinging too much. I'm tired of wondering what I'm going to wear when I hate eveything I own. When I see the sizes it makes me cringe because the numbers can't be lying. When I go to the store I don't even want to look at the clothes because I know that the ones that fit me are so tent like and frunpy and the cute ones that I used to wear are no longer an option. When I fold the laundry and hold up my shorts or pants I am still shocked at how huge they are. Its a never ending reminder of what I have become and what I used to be but am not anymore. I know this sounds like a pity party for one. But I want you to know that you are not alone in your feelings. I know there is a way out. I know that after trying and trying and yet again failing we must be one step closer to success. Like someone said about smoking. Just because you fail you shouldn't give up. Many people try several times before they succeed. WE WILL TOO. Like Hilda just said, One meal at a time, one afternoon at a time, one day at a time. If a race car driver has a bad turn do you think he gives up on the race? No he keeps on going. We don't have to come in 1st but we do have to finish. 197.5 today (funny there is always a .5) |
| K10 | posted 3-May-2009 10:59am Bronwyn: I am glad that the wedding was so beautiful. Where was it held and what made it a two day event? Was that because of the rehearsal dinner and all that or was it really a three day event? I am sorry you are sad about the pictures. Sometimes pictures just aren't flattering as we know from seeing famous people's pictures. Try not to dwell on this and look at it as your before pictures. That is what I did last year at my neices wedding. We had 7 months to lose the weight from the time we found out about the wedding until it happened. Of course, we had intentions of losing weight and we never did. Just remember that you are loved for you. Have a happy day and look at the joy you have in gaining a new daughter. HUGS!!!!! |
| K10 | posted 3-May-2009 11:02am Debbie M: I just can't weigh myself everyday, I can't handle to fluctuations. Is that hard for you? |
| Connie | posted 3-May-2009 11:45am Good morning. I have a lot to say...so take a seat and hear me roar! First, well done Bronwyn. I'm sure the wedding, the whole affair, was wonderful. Your guest had a splendid time and really appreciate being part the grand event. Give yourself time to rest. K10, good grief! I imagine you'll being getting jacked around a bit until the house sells. Deep breathes. The butter beans are frozen, I buy them at WM. I also buy the baby lima beans. I didn't add the ham to them. But they are really tasty. Next time I'll add some bacon drippings. Ok, here we go. I too hate those old pictures...and the granny panties. And knowing when people saw me they could probably remember me when I was thin and might be thinking I really let myself go. But I found something that worked, NFNS, and I did it. Bronwyn and Debbie, you lament your current shape so much, but you never stay on NFNS long enough to change it. It's like your torturing yourselves. One step forward, two back. You both make progress and then you cheat and then you stay away from NFNS altogether for awhile and then you are even more miserable. It is painful to hear. Remember Hilda saying you have to want weight loss MORE than junk food? It is true. You have to make that connection. If I were a shrink, I might be wondering why you continue to sabotage yourselves. There is something keeping you from what you want. Usually that comes down to fear. So, I'm asking...what are you afraid of? You have got to figure that out. YOU HAVE TO. I doubt it's fear of letting go of tasty garbage, but I guess it could be. Are you associating tasty garbage with happy fulfilling family times and without the tasty garbage you can't have that wonderful feeling anymore? How about praise? Are you afraid people won't think of you as the creative cooks you were and the adoration will disappear? Could you be thinking all the junk food in the world will disappear while your on NFNS and you will never have an opportunity to eat it again? Let me tell you, you are the only one's that can do this for yourself. Trust me, there is such heady power in being at a social event and staying NFNS. It feels great. IT FEELS POWERFUL! Who's in charge of you life? There have no doubt been times in your lives when you have mastered something, anything. All you need to do is master this for a time. Not forever, just until you reach your goal weight. You need to have a positive attitude about yourselves, see yourselves as you want to be, KWNO THAT YOU CAN GET THERE WITH NFNS, and then do it, dang it. I actually have more to say, but perhaps I've said enough. Keep in mind I love you guys, I really do. I am going to try and post a fat picture and a new picture on the other site. I don't know when, I'm at the mercy of the tech people around here. But soon, I promise. In the meantime, make some posters to set up around your house with whatever words you can think of that will give you strength and read them all day. Do not take that forbidden bite without waging a war over it. Win that war. |
| Diane | posted 3-May-2009 1:51pm Bronwyn, we are always our own worst critic. I am sure you looked great and your family and friends were happy to see you and spend a precious day like that with you. We are all looking forward to seeing some of those wedding pictures! K10, I feel for you with the showing issues. I know when I had my last home up for sale I was always frustrated with the realtors. They would leave lights on, doors unlocked, carry in mud on their shoes (I ALWAYS take my shoes off in my entry) and just got me frazzled. When my brother had his house for sale, he asked me to swing by after the realtors left to check on things for him. They had left both the back and front barn doors open and all five of his horses, one being a quite expensive show horse, were gone. Hopefully your house will sell quick and you can put all of it behind you. I made some Hodgson Mills cracked wheat hot cereal this morning before work, it was my first attempt and I learned I will have to change some microwave times, temps or something. It wanted to crawl out of the bowl. I have also found some Morningstar veggie patties that I like. They are not a veggie burger but they are very good. I put one on a toasted slice of Ezek bread and then melt a little shredded Mexican cheese blend on top. The patty itself has a southwestern flavor to it...pretty good! |
| Debbie M. | posted 3-May-2009 2:10pm Connie, You are exactly what I need. You said exactly what I need to hear. I'm going to print what you have said today and do what you said and make a poster of words that speak to me. I'm going to have to think about what the pay off is that keeps me failing. You are so inspiring. Do stop your preaching because your words really help me. I can't help wonder where you get your power connie! And I totally love what you said about the heady power you mentioned at a social. Ok K10, Here is what happens to me when I don't weigh for a while. I wonder if what I'm doing is working or not. If I don't weigh I don't know if I am gaining or losing. So if I weigh everyday or every other day then I know where I am. I'm not saying it works for me, hah, as I'm still fat but I do like to keep up with it. It definately dosn't make me happy if I gain but it sure gives me a boost if I lose. If I stay the same it's ok. I know most people would be driven nuts doing what I do. I have to get busy on my poster now. |
| Debbie M. | posted 3-May-2009 2:18pm Connie, Who is the guy in your pic? |
| Connie | posted 3-May-2009 3:34pm My husband took the picture this morning. Too rainy today to have a hairdo, just clipped it up. Thanks for your comment Debbie. The lighting was very kind! One picture I'm calling "fat," the other "skinnier." The fat one was taken 2 years ago. I'm wearing my Lane Bryant size 14 jeans and I did grow out of them. One year later I was back at Lane Bryant shopping for jeans again, the 14's were too small. That's my nephew at my side, it was his graduation open house. I was hamming it up for the camera. He would tell me what to do, and I would do it. He is our "miracle" family member. He was diagnosed with Ewing's Carcinoma when he was 5. He has had over 20 operations. Total hip and live donor leg bone replacements and has more surgeries to go. One leg is 5 inches shorter than the other. He is awesome! In the other picture I am wearing my size 10 jeans. So you see, I know this plan works. I had to get past the 15 lb mark before I could really start to tell a difference, and it was subtle. But I stayed NFNS even when I couldn't tell. Then after 20 lbs, other people started to notice. After 30 lbs, I was a different person. But for a time, I just trusted in NFNS and kept at it. Time on the plan is the key here. |
| K10 | posted 3-May-2009 4:39pm This plan is the only time I have been able to keep going. It would seem like after 5 weeks or so I would start cheating more and more. I have allowed a little more sugar in, which is from my bacon on the weekends or some deli meat. Usually on the label it will say 1 gram of sugar or carbs. Sometimes it will say 0 sugars or carbs, but still have sugar of some kind listed in the ingredients. I think it funny how differently I look at cheating now, like the other night with the Special K. My Tuesday night Lose It For Life class starts back up and that will help with motivation I am sure. I don't think I have lost, but I have maintained. I will know on Tuesday morning. The problem with Tuesday is, I will either be bloated from PMS or from the actual event. That will be frustrating. I did wear a pair of jeans today that I wasn't able to fit in. I am going to go look at pictures now. |
| Connie | posted 3-May-2009 4:45pm K10, getting into a smaller pair of jeans is more telling than the scales. You should be proud!!!!! So far today, I don't think I have overate. Finally! A day where I'm heading in the right direction. |
| Connie | posted 3-May-2009 6:21pm Nice and quiet here for the time being. Soon husband will be home and then we'll fix dinner. No one has claimed to have tried the sesame seed hamburger buns, so I'll let you know how they are. I'm going to scrape all the seeds off mine. I'm going to skip the mac and cheese since we are having cheese on burgers. So more butter beans instead. Sounds healthy to me. |
| Connie | posted 3-May-2009 7:52pm Change of dinner plans...again. Does that happen to you all? Planning on one thing...changes to another? Son brought home a pizza and left it. I heated up the butter beans, added a spoon of bacon drippings. OMG, it was so good! Definitely will be having that again. So, dinner was so easy, the whole evening is open for me. Looks like reading...it is too wet outside to anything else. |
| Bronwyn | posted 3-May-2009 10:26pm Okay friends, the last car of company just pulled out of the driveway....it is all over except for the mess  Connie I would have loved to been your size for the wedding or the size of several other of you as well. I need to make those 3 by 5 cards that K10 talked about and keep them here by the computer so I can get all of you straight now with your names and faces. Connie you said the things I needed to hear. I need to really do the program and stay with it even when it seems like nothing is happening and then eventually I will see some weight loss (I have to!!!!). Okay I am sad about the way I looked at both this son and my first sons wedding but I have two more children who will eventually get married......I still have the chance to be thin at two of my children's weddings. Tres, Debbie M. and me......tomorrow NFNS 100%.......all the time not just some of the time!!!!! What do you say???? Debbie that is how I want my picture taken as well......from behind the couch where I am sitting.,,,,,a head shot. I will need some help with posting the photos. Presently I am shooting for Connie's fat pic K10.....smaller jeans....that is fabulous!!!! Woohoo....you are just starting to get to the part that Connie is talking about where the changes start to be evident to others as well as your self. Dianne that was so nice of you to make that website for the NFNS family. You are doing NFNS as a way of remaining thin right....you haven't been heavy????? I guess I better do some tidying up here and think about getting the courage to have a pic taken to post. I don't think I will start with a full body shot. Connie I love the large Lima beans......that is what I call butter beans (is that the same bean. or the bean you mean???). I make them from the dried bean,,,,it is easy. They are so yummy. I have a salad recipe for large Lima beans I will post later......it is so good. I would just as soon have a side of the beans as potatoes. Connie what are sesame buns.....are they NFNS???? I really like the Ezekial hamburger buns. Okay how do we change our minds to be dedicated and successful...........Debbie what do you think of making a rule you have to sit down and write down the pros and cons of eating something off program......that would have to improve our success rate. I mentioned that before but I never followed through with it......oh yeah follow with plans to be successful another goal  You guys are great!!!! |
| K10 | posted 4-May-2009 12:16am We all need to stay NFNS. We could be each others sponsors like in AA. If we are going to eat something off plan, we need to sit down and post it on this site or the other one. If we are saying it before doing it we may think twice. In the Bible study I do, we are supposed to pray everytime before we eat. I know that when I am eating and I am truly not hungry I will avoid praying just because I don't want to admit to God what I am doing. Like He doesn't know already. Bronwyn: I can't wait to see whatever photo you decide to put up. The great thing about digital cameras is you can just keep taking the picture until you find one you like. We can all do it. NFNS all this week, lets start off the first full week of May this way. I am going to start back on my no eating after 8 p.m. tomorrow night. I already blew it tonight. Ladies please ask me if I am sticking to it. I want your nagging. I will be honest, because if I am not I am only hurting myself. We should figure out a good one-liner that we can all put up in our kitchens to keep us motivated. What do you think of that??? Good night ladies. |
| Debbie M. | posted 4-May-2009 7:43am I like the praying before eating idea. Where else could we get that kind of support and power against something that seems to just take over at times. |
| Connie | posted 4-May-2009 9:15am Morning ladies. I'm happy to read all of your committed posts. I remember when I started NFNS I really was excited about it. It seemed like a fun and healthy experiment I was going to do. With the elimination of cravings, my calorie count went down immediately. I remember spending time making lists of all the foods I could have. I ate the ones I loved often. Using all the fresh veggies from the recipes I obtained on line kept me busy. I was learning a new way of looking at food and a new way of preparing those foods. I had the time to do it. If I didn't have the time, I squeezed it in. NFNS was priority #1. Bronwyn, you have been very busy. Now that things have settled down, you can focus on NFNS. Another thing I remember, even when I started losing, my clothes were not really loose. That took some time also. But I was so happy to be eating better. The diabetes factor was huge for me and I felt relief eating NFNS. I am looking forward to your head shot. It is really great putting faces to our on line persona's. K10, replace eating after 8 with another activity. If your busy doing something else, it might not be so hard to let go. Hmmm, what to do? How about making a list of all the smart choices you made that day and the ones you plan to make the next? Just an idea. The Ezek hamburger buns are sesame seed. They are the only ones I could find. The butter beans say "butter beans." They are brownish. I actually really like them. Baby lima's next. Can't wait to see which one is my favorite. And Diane, have I thanked you for the other site yet? It's great. Now that we can see each other, we will become even closer. I'm thinking someday a reunion could actually happen...well, one can dream! Well, the world is soaking wet here. I'll be staying in today. So I'll check in often. Great day all. |
| K10 | posted 4-May-2009 9:55am My oldest is sick with what appears to be a cold maybe mixed with allergies. She has state testing today and she doesn't want to have to make it up, so she is going in for the testing. I think I will make her an appointment, if we can get one with this stupid swine flu going around. She of course felt well enough to go to church yesterday, which included an activity after and then a drama class in the evening. I knew I should have kept her home. Off to make her lunch, see you later. She may stay home I will let you all know. |
| K10 | posted 4-May-2009 11:03am She is staying home. |
| Hilda | posted 4-May-2009 11:40am Dr. Phil's book has lots of answers for why we keep cheating and the payoff we are getting from staying fat. Listen to the last week's Joyce Meyer shows. You guys make me think of the saying "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. What positive changes have you made in the last year that you are still doing? Thou shall not whine! Nothing tastes as good as being thinner feels! |
| K10 | posted 4-May-2009 11:54am Hilda: I always like the nothing tastes as food as being thinner feels. I remember hearing that in Weight Watchers. |
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