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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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| Bronwyn | posted 17-May-2009 7:34pm recipezaar.com/cookbook.php?bookid=33588 of course this had the hhtp:/www. in front of it.....hope I don't get kicked off the board for posting this  Anyways these are recipes from the W.W. core program. Some of them do have sugar in them. I had thought on the core program you couldn't have flour or sugar? K10 there may be some recipes here that interest you. I like that they have been rated and that there are comments on how to make it better. The one I thought our group may want to experiment with was the no carb spinach "bread"......one of the reviewers commented on how good it was as pizza crust.Debbie M. my Mum isn't doing well at all. A short stint in a nursing home has made her almost bed ridden. She wasn't in good shape before but she could walk with assistance. I have talked to the home nurses about it and there isn't much chance of recouping her strength. My Mum is such a good person and she has lived a good life full of service to her family, community and her Saviour. I hope she can soon go to be with my Dad who passed away 15 years ago. My Mum was 90 in January. |
| Debbie M. | posted 17-May-2009 7:52pm I knew about her condition and was wondering if she had improved any. She is a good ol age. Its nice to know she has lived a good life. I wish you and your family well. |
| Connie | posted 17-May-2009 8:18pm I don't know, I feel so sad after reading all the posts. Today I watched Farrah's Story on my computer. That made me think of my own mortality. That is something I do not do very often. I don't think we are supposed to. But, it seems to be the older I get, more people in my circle of friends and family are becoming ill or passing away. For some reason I'm taking awhile to process things. K10, glad to say a prayer for your mother in law. And for your mom too Bronwyn. Bronwyn, I've been thinking about your post. Maybe you need to break your calories up more during the day. I remember that's how Dolly Parton said she lost her weight, she ate every 2 or 3 hours, but watched her overall caloric intake. Some doc's claim that is the only way to go. Just a thought. Dinner was great. Shrimp scampi, cottage cheese and garlic toast. This is one of my favorites. Shrimp Scampi 1 1/2 lb raw shrimp, peeled Olive oil 3 Tblsp butter, divided 2 tomatoes chopped 6 green onions, sliced 4 cloves garlic, minced fresh or dried basil to taste (I use 1 Tblsp dried) 1/4 cup dry white wine (I substitute cooking sherry, maybe 1 1/2 Tblsp) salt and pepper to taste Parmesan cheese (fresh in tub!) Cook shrimp in olive oil until pink and done. Remove from pan and set aside. Add 1 Tablsp butter, saute garlic and green onions until tender. Add chopped tomatoes and saute till soft. Remove veggies. Add remaining butter, white wine and basil. Stir well. Add shrimp and veggies. Cook until heated through. I serve this over rice pasta and top with parmesan cheese. |
| kathy | posted 17-May-2009 9:02pm Bronwyn-What town in Connecticut did you visit your brother? That's where I grew up! I learned to take the train into NYC at a pretty young age. It was an exciting place. Now I'm in the country (central Massachusetts is a rural area) and I would never go back to the NYC area. If you were in Greenwich or Cos Cob, I would love to know what street your brother lived on. I can't wait to hear about it. Debbie M. The birthday party was very funny-gum in someone's hair, someone's tooth came out (how old was that person?), and the neighbor's father came over. Wow. That's a lot going on. Bronwyn-My two grown sons live within 15 miles of us-and I love it too. One of them use to live 2 hours away. They don't come over at the same time-that would be really fun. I guess it's because one son has a steady girl, and the other is unattached. You don't want to hear what I've been eating. I'll start being good tonight. Today was just a little off the target. I always wondered why people were so thin and gyms were not around in the 50's and 60's. It should be so easy to eat small portions, especially if you have a snack to take the edge off your appetite. |
| Hilda | posted 17-May-2009 10:03pm I am thrilled that my Wholly Guacamole is in 100 calorie single servings at my grocery! When I go to a Mexican restaurant and the chips have flour, I dip the chip into the salsa, eat the salsa, and throw away the chip. |
| Laney | posted 17-May-2009 10:13pm Yay. I lost 3 pounds |
| Debbie M. | posted 17-May-2009 11:04pm Whoo hoo Laney! That's terrific. Way to go! The little girl was an 11 year old 5th grader. heh We had a 6 pack of 11 year olds. The party was actually more fun and less work then I thought it would be. I don't know why I worried so much. Good night all. |
| K10 | posted 18-May-2009 12:35am Good news so far on my mother-in-law. They took her by ambulance to one hospital and decided to send her to another hospital. They saw a 100% blockage in one of her arteries and did a stint right then and there. She will be there at least 3 nights. She may have another procedure because there was other blockages I think. I can't believe how quickly they got this done. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PRAYERS THEY WERE FELT. Bronwyn: Sorry about your mom's decline. 90, that is awesome. I hope you don't get kicked off. Thanks for your post too. Laney: Great job on the weight loss. Connie: Thanks for the recipe. We had an earthquake almost an hour ago. I didn't feel it fortunately. I DO NOT like them and I do better when I don't feel them. Good night everyone. |
| Debbie M. | posted 18-May-2009 6:23am Bronwyn, Happy Victoria Day!~ |
| Debbie M. | posted 18-May-2009 6:36am K10, I'm glad your MIL got speedy treatment. Stay NFNS today and watch portions. |
| Connie | posted 18-May-2009 1:47pm 145 today. Today I'm boxing up winter clothes and get out/washing summer ones. This is a job I only have to do for my husband. A man should not have so many clothes! Daughter is making tuna rockafeller to have as a dip. We signed her up for a summer class. Summer is upon us, although it is wonderfully cool and breezy so far today. Great day all. NFNS success to all. |
| Debbie M. | posted 18-May-2009 2:21pm I'm 49 pound heavier than you Connie. I'm 194 today. You are around my goal weight. I saw myself in my daughters birthday picture and I almost hit the floor. Bronwyn, I guess I now know how you felt when you saw your wedding pictures. I bet my husband is just tired of me being sick. My illness came back today but I'm finally feeling better this afternoon. I was layed up all morning. I hope the medicine is working. What is Tuna rockafeller? I just remembered a dream that I had this morning. And I think I know what it means. I was at a resturaunt and everyones food came but mime. I had been eating appitizers and bread and all the junk that comes before a meal so I wasn't hungry. I complained to the waiter anyway. The whole time I was thinking I was going to be too full to eat it anyway so why did I complain. I think this means that I have been eating too much in between meals. I'll try to stop that. We are going camping on Friday thru Monday. Yippy, it will be nice to get away. My parents are going with us. They have their own camper. The only thing bad about them going is their dog barks alot. My daughter was invited to a party on the last day of school, which is Thursday. So I was relieved that she could go. But now suddenly the party is on Friday and she is mad that we are going camping. I know she will be grumpy to miss it. Now I feel really bad. We have had these reservations since February. This is my 13 year old so she is very into her friends. There will be nothing I can say to make it better. I'm sure she will take it out on her siblings. She can be very nasty at times. Whats a Mom to do? |
| K10 | posted 18-May-2009 2:28pm Debbie M: Do we have the same daughter? There have been many times when we have gone camping and something else was planned that same weekend. It usually had to do with church. Our rule is, what is on the calendar first is what is priority. So you win there. I would explain to her too that if she doesn't have a happy heart she won't get to go to the next thing she is invited to. My daughter usually will complain and then have a great time. Things happen. I hope she will change her tune. |
| Debbie M. | posted 18-May-2009 2:31pm Good idea. That's what we do with chores. If I tell someone to do something and they are grumpy or have a bad attitude then they get another chore. One kid got 7 chores before she finally gave up. haha |
| Bronwyn | posted 18-May-2009 4:06pm Debbie M......I know what my measurements are and I know what I weigh....but still seeing the pics are so shocking to me. I have no idea why it should be shocking but it is. I always feel devastated when I see myself in a picture. It is so true.....if you are fat you look fat, if you are thin you look thin (isn't that what you said?) Somehow I except to look thinner even though I am fat....how dumb is that. When I tried on the outfit I wore for the wedding I somehow thought it was quite flattering and that I looked pretty good in it. When I look at the pics.....and I am not being hard on myself, it is simply the truth.....I look so much heavier than everyone else. I actually don't even recognize myself. You would think that the natural outcome would be,to be more motivated ,after seeing the pics.....it has the opposite affect on me. It makes me feel discouraged and defeated.......so I seldom look at pics and I also avoid being in pics. Thanks for the happy Victoria Day greetings....but unfortunately it is gray, gloomy, cool and rainy (i thought even a flake or two of snow earlier). We have not had any very nice weather yet this spring. It seemed like an unusally long and snowy winter as well......ready for nicer weather. So far today I have had cottage cheese, pineapple and walnuts. Debbie you are on your way down the scales.....way to go!!! About your dream.....I definitely think I eat too much. I like to eat....even just really healthy things. I like to think about recipes and food and all of that too much......I need a new passion. I need to find fulfillment in things unrelated to cooking or eating or reading recipes or anything related to food. The truth is we can survive on very little food.....we don't need a great deal of food and especially in our society where we don't have to be physically active just to maintain our lives (chopping wood, hauling water, manually washing clothes and etc.) |
| Debbie M. | posted 18-May-2009 4:53pm Bronwyn, It's amazing how much you and I are alike. We live mirror lives. I think even though I've been NFNS I've been loosing weight because of my developement of Pseudomembranous colitis. I'm taking meds now to cure it. After I'm better I'll have to eat even less and exercise to keep the lose going. Good thing spring is here. I hope your weather changes soon. Have you been back on your exercise machine. What was it, a bike? I wish I had one or a treadmill. |
| Hilda | posted 18-May-2009 5:42pm I found my stickers with the Bible verses on them. There are some that we need to memorize. I went to an Awana (Baptist) Awards ceremony last night for 3-11 yr olds. The older kids memorized 100 Bible verses this year. I probably haven't learned that many my whole life. It was very inspiring. Delight yourself in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart. Psalms 37:4 (NKJV) The desire of my heart is to be healthy, so I can feel better, serve better, and be an example to others. |
| Hilda | posted 18-May-2009 5:44pm You are more than a conqueror! I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Phillippians 4:13 |
| Hilda | posted 18-May-2009 5:48pm All things are possible! For nothing will be impossible with God. Luke 1:37 |
| Hilda | posted 18-May-2009 5:50pm This is a day of new beginnings! Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! 2 Corinthians 5:17 |
| Hilda | posted 18-May-2009 5:53pm If God is for us, who can be against us? Romans 8:31 (NIV) |
| Hilda | posted 18-May-2009 5:55pm Expect God's best! But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. Isaiah 40:31 |
| Debbie M. | posted 18-May-2009 6:26pm Hilda, When my oldest was young I took him to Cubbies. His first verse was, For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. He had his little blue vest with the circular patches that I sewed on. That was a fun time. |
| K10 | posted 18-May-2009 6:56pm We have AWANA at our church. My girls started in 3rd and 5th grade, but the short time they were in it, they enjoyed it. Hilda: Thanks for the verses. My friends daughter put a picture of me on her facebook and I think I look horrible and she said she thought it was cute. She is the sweetest thing and said she would take it off if I wanted her to. I told her not to. Still waiting to hear about my mom-in-law. No news is good news. Bronwyn: What is Victoria Day? I have heard of it, but I don't know why it is celebrated. |
| Angie | posted 18-May-2009 7:18pm My second thyroid test came back normal. I can't help but wonder if it is the Maca Root I have been taking. Anyway. I am glad I don't have to get on Prescription drugs. They told me to have it checked again in six months. Still have two more test to hear from but so far so good. It has rained all day today. It was great but I had to get out in it first thing to have the blood test done. We need the rain so I am not complaining. I remember my daughter not wanting to go on trips with the family. They can really cop an attitude but that's all apart of those wonderful teenage years. It goes by quickly. Hilda great verses. I have some of those written in the front of my Bible as some of my favorites. Pictures can really open your eyes on weight, hair dos and clothes. I have got a few I would destroy if Mama would let me take them out of her albums. Everyone have a good night. |
| Debbie M. | posted 18-May-2009 9:33pm Angie I'm glad your test came back better. Good luck with your other ones. Are you feeling ill? I hope eveything turns out ok. |
| Connie | posted 18-May-2009 10:29pm Busy day. Glad to be able to keep up with myself. K10, I'll keep praying for your MIL. "No news is good news" is a good way to look at things. Angie, good news about the test results. Is there something you are checking for specifically, or is this an annual physical? In this case, "good news is good news!" I have had soooo many run-ins with my daughter. I swear, my entire family feels for me. She could be such a stinker at times, most times. And often she didn't care who was watching. But I have to say, I never let up on her. I am the mom, she is the child, and it will be the day they put me in the ground when she one ups me. (At least to my face!) She is being pretty reasonable so far. Age is maturing her, thank goodness. Everyone always said she'll come around. It has taken her longer than most. But I can out stubborn her. Bronwyn, I am almost as frustrated with your weight loss as you are. Something has to give. All of your blood work came back ok so you're good to go there. But restricting your calories and going hungry is not going to work. That is a bad idea. Counting calories seems a chore? But there has to be a way. We all need to put our heads together and figure this out. You are a slim woman waiting to get out! Exercise is needed, but you have to be careful. Swimming is best, but can you leave your mom? Granted, swimming is a bother, but if that's what works, would you try it? Debbie, keep up the good work. And get better. Remember, when it rains, it pours. We all get back to back problems once in awhile. When you feel all better, everything will feel all better. Laney, congrats on the 3 pounds. Hilda, you are one inspirational chick! I can never pick my favorite Bible verse. I'll keep trying though! I'm too tired to post tonight's dinner recipe. I'll do it tomorrow, promise. Daughters tuna dish was a bit dry. But yummy. I don't know how to describe it. Like a tuna quiche maybe...or not. It's dense, spinach, tuna, cheese. I'll post it tomorrow too. Ya'll have a nice night! |
| Debbie M. | posted 18-May-2009 10:56pm Get some rest Connie. I see no one on this board seems to complain about their sons. Just coincidence? I am encouraged to hear this time of Teen-itis is temporary. |
| Hilda | posted 19-May-2009 12:12am Go to www.google.com and type in: Charice new single A Note to God This is an awesome song. She was on Oprah this afternoon. I ended up watching all her videos on Youtube tonight, |
| Bronwyn | posted 19-May-2009 4:56am Angie I am sure there is never a bad picture of you. You are so adorable. Have you been having concerns about your thyroid? I recently had blood work done as part of my yearly physical and mine came back normal as well. It is definitely on the low end. My Dr. is very conservative. He said an alternative Dr. would say it was too low and put me on thyroid medications. He is really against that. I had a friend once, who I have lost contact with in the past few years so I don't know where she is with weight and thyroid issues now, but, at the time I was in contact with her she was really struggling with her weight. The conventional Dr. said her thyroid was normal but she found a Dr. who put her on thyroid meds and she lost a lot of weight. I have always wondered if that would be my experience. Why were you taking Maca Root.....for your thyroid? Angie you never have been heavy though right....this is maintenance for you. You know when I read about you maintaining your weight on 1500 calories a day, I have to wonder if I am totally on the wrong track. I have been trying to lose weight eating that many calories and with a thyroid functioning on the low end. I have also not been that successful in even keeping the count down to 1500. I may need to seriously revisit what I need to do to have more success. What would a day of eating look like for you? K10, Victoria Day is a long week-end that originally was to commemorate Queen Victoria's birthday. It began something like 150 years ago. No one cares about Queen Victoria or any other monarchy figure head today but, it is a good reason to have a long week-end in May Unfortunately today seemed more like a long week-end in February with the cool weather.Debbie M. I was reading about the Hilton Head diet and I was wondering if a big part of the success people are reporting is the way Dr. Miller has incorporated 2 exercise sessions per day into the program. He claims to be correcting your metabolism by encouraging you to walk 20 minutes a day after I believe 2 of your meals. I would like to read the book to understand more fully what he is recommending but the book is out of print. There are so many favourable reviews on Amazon. I may order it from one of the used book vendors on Amazon. He isn't advocating anything strenuous, just 20 minutes of walking. I would think bike riding or whatever. Thanks for your concern and being frustrated with me. There is a slim woman wanting to escape but I am beginning to think she will only emerge with a real cut in my calorie intake.....I hate the idea as well. Connie if you tracked your calories they may be quite low.....low calorie and exercise may be inescapable in the pursuit of weight loss. Maybe I just need to have faith and turn it over to HIM! |
| Bronwyn | posted 19-May-2009 5:27am Kathy it was so long ago when I visited my brother in Connecticut....plus he moved out of Connecticut so many years ago that I can't even remember what his address was there. I was there in the spring when all of the dogwoods were in bloom. It was so beautiful. That was a whole new thing for me to see trains filled with commuters everyday for long rides back and forth to the city for work. |
| Bronwyn | posted 19-May-2009 6:05am Hey Debbie.....how about we try 2 (20 minute) sessions of exercise following 2 of our meals for the next few days and see what that does to our metabolism. Of course, I am going to be so perky tomorrow......4:05 and I can't sleep. I went to bed and fell right to sleep for about 1 hour and that was it...........groan. |
| Debbie M. | posted 19-May-2009 7:30am I have heard that there is a direct connection between weight gain and lack of sleep. Although I can't remember where. I am all for this 2-20 minute walking sessions. We can start today. Anyone else in? I bet the walkking will help with sleep too. |
| Debbie M. | posted 19-May-2009 8:18am I read an awesome devotion this morning. It gets right down to the nity gritty. Matthew 13:24-30, Matthew 13:36-43 |
| Debbie M. | posted 19-May-2009 8:28am Bronwyn, Have you noticed a difference in energy level with you new meds? Or any difference at all? |
| Angie | posted 19-May-2009 9:27am Debbie M and Bronwyn I just went for my yearly physical. I did feel like I had a bug of some sort last week with fatigue and some nausia and my back ache but all of that is gone now. The Maca Root is suppose to help normalize your hormones. It takes about 3 to 6 weeks from what I have read but I have been taking it for two weeks and wondered if that might have made a difference in the second test. Time will tell. I eat on a normal day my Old Red Mill hot cereal or organic yogurt with apples and truvia or scrambled egg topped with veggie chz on half Ezekial muffin for breakfast. Lunch is usually a salad of some sort. Chicken salad with grapes or tuna salad with rice crackers or egg salad with celery on rice crackers. I eat a snack of grapes and some kind of nuts and then for dinner I usually eat baked chicken with celery and tomatoes with veggie cheese or opened face broiled tomatoe and cheese on Ezekial bread or lean hamburger pattie with spinach leaves and tomatoes and pickle. I do use a low fat mayo with olive oil. I almost always have a 100 calorie bag of OR 94% popcorn at night with olive oil spray on it. I have never been over 20 pounds overweight but it is something I have to stay on top of. My Mother has all her weight in her stomach and if I gain that is right where it goes. She has had people ask her when she was younger when she was due. Once you gain it there it is soooo hard to get that stored fat off. I also gain muscle very easy so when I try to exercise my stomach it just pokes out that much more. So I try not to concentrate on that area but do an all over calorie burn. Your bike riding is a great exercise. As bad as it is you have to watch your calories. There is no way around it if you want to lose weight. Watching calories and exercise is the only way. I love walking also. It is raining and cool here. I am going to get some moppiing done. Have a great day everyone! |
| Hilda | posted 19-May-2009 9:57am I know there are calculations that tell you for your weight how many calories you can eat to maintain that weight. I always thought 1200 cal a day was the max if you were trying to lose. 1500-1800 to maintain. I am going to read that devotion. |
| Hilda | posted 19-May-2009 10:04am I think this way of eating is a "pearl" of great value. I am also interested in Elizabeth Hasselbeck's new book on gluten free eating. Debbie M. how did you relate the devotion to losing weight? Separating good choices from bad? |
| Connie | posted 19-May-2009 10:32am Morning all. Beautiful weather this morning. Bronwyn, what does your doctor say about your sleeping patterns? It seems you would constantly be sleep deprived. There is definitely a link between poor sleep and overweight. Maybe that's something you should seriously consider trying to get a hold of first. And staying NFNS and watching calories. If you added 2 workouts to the mix, how could you not lose weight? |
| Debbie M. | posted 19-May-2009 11:00am Hilda, I'm sorry Hilda. I guess I should have thought about relationship to food but I didn't. I meant these verses got right down to the ultimate importance of salvation. I must remember the reason this board exists. heh Angie, I am the poster child for weight gain in the middle. Strange because I used to have such a small waist. I wonder if I should post the terrible birthday picture. As said before pic don't lie. I don't know if the picture would be inspiring or depressing. hmmmm I'm thinkin not so good. I could post it so you could see it, then remove it so I don't have to see it. Is there a way to post pics so they are only in my album on my page? I'm trying to figure that out. If I can, I can post my operation pictures too without you having to look at my greusomness all the time. heh |
| Angie | posted 19-May-2009 12:07pm Debbie M with the times we are living in these scriptures are of great importance. I guess if you want to relate it to food seperate the evil from the good! |
| Angie | posted 19-May-2009 12:11pm Hilda I also am interested in Elizabeth's book. She was on Huckabee the other night talking about it. I have often thought I had a problem with gluten in the form of bloating. As bad as it is I am finding that a lot of foods make me feetl bloated. Beans, soy nuts, edamame along with gluten items. I am slowly weeding all these foods out of my diet. I keep a list of allowable foods and when I find one that don't set well with me I mark it off. |
| Bronwyn | posted 19-May-2009 12:49pm Hey where do posts you make go when they don't end up on here...........I made a post and it disappeared. |
| Debbie M. | posted 19-May-2009 2:24pm awwwww |
| Bronwyn | posted 19-May-2009 2:33pm Debbie M......yes frustrating that it disappeared but part of it was a challenge to you to join with me in 2 sessions of 20 minutes exercise today. I am just heading to do 20 minutes on the bike. I have a Leslie Sansome DVD walking that I may do for my second session or I may do my bike again. I think K10 does those DVD's. Are you feeling better.....colitis is a painful thing no wonder you have felt so rough. |
| Debbie M. | posted 19-May-2009 2:45pm Yes it has been terrible but from what I have read it could be a lot worse. Lets go and do the first session. I'll for a walk now. See you later. |
| Bronwyn | posted 19-May-2009 3:17pm hey Debbie M.....I rocked it on my bike.....I had on music and I was "dancing". A few years ago I was doing the same thing on an older bike....I was really rocking and the seat flew off and threw me into the wall and I slid unceremoniously down the rough brick wall I was so shocked and stunned as I sat there on the floor realizing what had happened......I wasn't hurt and it was so funny! I just sat there and laughed. My new bike is recumbent and the seat isn't the type that will throw me off like a bucking bull! |
| K10 | posted 19-May-2009 3:40pm Bronwyn: It sounds like you had a fun workout. I do the Leslie Sansone DVD's, I haven't in a couple of weeks though. I did go walking with my friend today. It was nice and not too warm, so we decided to do that. It is warming up here and I don't like it. I hate summer. It will be hot where we are moving, but I will have central air. :) I have had 2 pieces of Ezekiel toast with peanut butter with flax seed added. An apricot fruit leather, no sugar added and later I had a glass of OJ. |
| Debbie M. | posted 19-May-2009 4:22pm I can just picture you falling. How horrible, you could have been seriously hurt. Good for you for riding your new bike. It was walking for me. Again tonight with hubby. Good for us. We are going to kick these dumb metabolisms in the butt. |
| Connie | posted 19-May-2009 5:00pm Somehow I ended up weeding at my neighbors for about 3 hours. She really can't do anything. It occurred to me while I was weeding that perhaps she shouldn't be a property owner. She can't keep up with it. But we will get it done. She would work for 10 min and then rest for 10 min. She can't walk any distance. She is only 62, but she is so overweight. Again we discussed NFNS...she isn't interested. Tomorrow I will weed some more and then maybe she can keep up with it. K10, I hear your pain! I loathe hot weather. And soon that will be all we have. As soon as it gets too warm, I start saying "winter is almost here." I drive everyone crazy, but it works to keep me going until fall arrives. So far today, 2 coffee's and left over shrimp scampi w/rice pasta. Left overs tonight. |
| Bronwyn | posted 19-May-2009 5:05pm K10....here we would love to trade our weather for yours. I have no idea what is going on with our miserable weather but Al Gore had better not be coming to town to talk about Global warming Food.....1/2 cup cottage cheese and 3/4 cup fresh pineapple .......... 2 slices body conscious bread (I had forgot about this brand....it is quite good and NFNS) .........1/4 cup tuna with 1 tsp. low fat mayo and balsamic vinegar.....1 fresh tomato I have the Sexy Old Broad group(SOB's...hate the name) tonight and we are going out to eat and bowling. I really would rather not eat out......shoot! Debbie the recumbant bike is suppose to strengthen my knee....2 birds with one stone!!!! |
| Diane | posted 19-May-2009 5:51pm How can you possibly hate summer or loathe hot weather??? :) It is FINALLY warm here, second day in a row, and it is GLORIOUS!!!! We had a brutally cold and long winter here (Bronwyn, I can relate!). Cold weather depresses the daylights out of me and makes me want to sit in a corner in the fetal position and shove food in my face. Today I feel like I have life! :) :) :) Sorry...I'm just really excited! :0 |
| Bronwyn | posted 19-May-2009 6:04pm Connie when I read that somehow you ended up weeding at your neighbors house for 3 hours I was thinking it was an Alzheimer moment. I just read Still Alice.....which is sad and scary. She went to her neighbors and thinking she was in her home she started to pull all the cupboards apart and reorganize things when the neighbor walked in and found her there she was shocked. I bet your are a popular woman on your block.....you are welcome here anytime I know Diane......hate warm weather????? Did my second exercise segment. I am really having to overcome my large appetite....I am finding it hard to cut back. |
| Debbie M. | posted 19-May-2009 6:24pm Good for you. I'll be walking with Steve and my doggie soon. |
| Debbie M. | posted 19-May-2009 6:29pm Bronwyn are we talking a stationary bike or mobile? I pictured you riding along down the road. |
| Connie | posted 19-May-2009 6:55pm Well, I guess since I helped her put the bedding plants in last year I should help her keep up with them. Really, I don't mind. She lives directly across the street from me, so I have to look at it. I have decided I'm going to work over there every morning this week until it's all done. That's the only way it will happen and there's no reason I can't do it. I know it's weird how some people love the sun and heat, and some hate it. The year I ran I was in a 5K in the hottest month of the year. Right after we stopped at a gas station and I went in to get a candy bar. I could not talk to the cashier. I could not form a thought or a sentence. I actually tried to and embarrassed myself terribly. My husband on the other hand, was perfectly fine. I just can't do hot. I will hibernate until cool weather returns. But for you sun/heat lovers...happy days are here again. Enjoy your favorite time of the year. Good job on the exercising all of you who did it. I hate exercise! I am not fit to discuss it. One day though! I keep saying that. But I know it will happen. Off my feet for awhile. |
| Anonymous | posted 19-May-2009 7:00pm Another earthquake. I am so done with these things. I am depressed and I feel like a lump when it is hot. I don't get the Winter blahs I get the Summer blahs. Two people want to come look at the house tonight. One of them I can't contact, the call keeps dropping and the other one wants to come late. These people are ANNOYING me. Why must they want to come at dinner and later????? Now my husband has to miss our weight loss class because we don't want the kids to have to stay in the trailer for such a long time and we don't people to know they are home alone. Talk to you later. |
| K10 | posted 19-May-2009 7:45pm That was me. |
| Diane | posted 19-May-2009 8:04pm This past winter I drove to work one morning with my car temp. gauge reading thirty eight below zero...now that's cold! We went through about a two week (or more) stretch where it never made it above zero. It seems I can always cool off in the summer but I can never get warm enough in the winter, I tend to hibernate and sleep A LOT. Not good for the soul. Then we (Minnesotans) all complain that it is too cold, but we apparently aren't bright enough to move. I need to get a little more on track with my diet, I think now that I have regained some enthusiasm things will get better. I don't plan on weighing this week, I don't think I would be happy. However, the Wii will tell me when I work out with it tonight. K10, how are things going with your mother-in-law? Connie, what a horrible heat related story! I am guessing heat stroke or heat exhaustion? I did that once, one hundred degrees outside and I was curled up under a quilt freezing with a high temp. Once you have an issue like that it is easy for it to happen again. Debbie and Bronwyn, KEEP IT UP! |
| Debbie M. | posted 19-May-2009 9:48pm What I hate most is the mosquitos. They come directly to me, missing everyone else around. I don't know what it is but they LOVE me. And when I get bit they swell up to the size of a quarter. I have them for days and they eventually scab over. I grew up in a bungalow that had a screened in porch and I loved it. We didn't have air conditioning in those days. So if it got too hot in the house and we couldn't cool it off we would sleep on the porch. Those were the days. I want a porch like that now. Bring the hot, bring the cold. It seems around here, whatever the temp is we want the other. Go figure. Just pass the bug spray please. |
| Diane | posted 19-May-2009 10:06pm My mom is the same way with mosquito bites, she gets big welts that last for days. I'm lucky, when I get bit I scratch a few times and that's about it. K10, earthquake? Wow! That is something I have never experienced. How long did this one last? By the way, what did you think of 24 last night? It will be hard to wait until January to see what all happens. Bronwyn, what kind of recumbant exercise bike do you have? I bought a Schwinn about a year and a half ago, I really like it. I rode tonight while watching t.v.. |
| K10 | posted 19-May-2009 11:42pm We have been having some earthquakes lately. We had one on Sunday that I didn't feel, but I felt this one. We had one a month or so ago that when I was sitting on the couch I thought my daughter was shaking her leg and my other daughter was in an office chair and said what was that? Today I was in the office chair and it rocked a little, I thought the cat might be scratching on it, but I looked at our trusty old earthquake detector, the ceiling fan pulls, and they were moving, so I knew. Earthquakes feel different. Some are a sharp jolt and some roll. They can last from a few seconds to 15 or more. When you are experiencing one the time seems longer. I HATE them. I would get really scared and be upset for a while, but I have done somewhat better lately. Last July I was in Del Taco with my daughter and her friend and one started happening. I squatted next to the table and held the girls' hands and was trying to decide if I should have them get under the table or not. The menu boards opened up and it was a pretty shakey one. I looked up to see what was above us and thought we were far enough from the window. We ended up getting our meal to go. Typical of Californians we just kept on going on with our day. My husband was at work for the one in July in a concrete building with large windows and they flexed. He said that was weird and he wondered if they would break. What is weird is how far they can be felt. You can go online and check for the earthquakes that have happened and big they were. I lost .6 pounds. I figure with what I am dealing with in my life right now, if I lose or maintain I am happy. I am going to try harder though and try to exercise more. |
| K10 | posted 19-May-2009 11:45pm Diane: I wasn't as impressed with this season, but I did watch it every week. I liked how they showed how emotional women can be and it confirmed my belief of women not being in those kinds of leadership postitions. I hope I didn't offend anyone, but that is how I feel. What did you think about it? I always hate that we have to wait until January and then it comes so quickly. Usually there is a teaser for next season, but not this time. I am sure it was because of the writers strike last year. |
| Hilda | posted 20-May-2009 12:17am Debbie, don't apologize for talking about salvation. It's just that I thought maybe you got something out of those verses that I wasn't getting. It's like when you go to church and hear a sermon, sometimes you think you didn't get anything out of it, and another person hears the same sermon and their life gets changed because it spoke right to them. |
| Hilda | posted 20-May-2009 12:20am K10- what is apricot fruit leather? |
| K10 | posted 20-May-2009 12:21am Hilda: It is like a fruit roll up, but flat. |
| Hilda | posted 20-May-2009 12:26am People look at houses after work because they have good jobs and they are the ones with good credit, hopefully, and can buy your house. When people look through the week after work, it means they are serious. It is getting harder for investors to buy rentals now, I am finding out. They need 25% down, making it harder for foreclosures to sell. |
| Debbie M. | posted 20-May-2009 12:26am Its 12:15 here and I've been to bed and up already twice. Husbands got the Jimmy legs tonight. He moves them about every 15 seconds. Drives me nuts. At least he dosn't snore anymore. He used to snore so loud I would be angry. Sounded like each breath got louder and louder. I tried a lot of different things to get him to stop. Nothing worked so I would have to leave the room and sleep on the couch. Since his gastric bypass he snores no more. Thank goodness. But the legs go about 4 or 5 times a month. |
| Hilda | posted 20-May-2009 12:33am I read a remedy recently for restless leg syndrome, but I can't remember what it was. |
| Hilda | posted 20-May-2009 12:37am Maybe it was the bar of soap under the sheets at the foot of the bed. Another Dr. Gott column. |
| Debbie M. | posted 20-May-2009 12:55am Story: Philosophical Differences: $50 I asked my friend's little girl what she wanted to be when she grows up. She said she wanted to be president of the United State some day. Both of her parents, liberal Democrats, were standing there, so I asked her, 'If you were President what would be the first thing you would do?" She replied, 'I'd give food and houses to all the homeless people.' Her parents beamed, and said, "Welcome to the Democrat Party!" "Wow...what a worthy goal!" I told her. I continued, "But you don't have to wait until you're President to do that. You can come over to my house, mow the lawn, pull weeds, and sweep my yard, and I'll pay you $50. Then I'll take you over to the grocery store where the homeless guy hangs out. You can give him the $50 to use toward food and a new house.' She thought that over for a few seconds, then she looked me straight in the eye and asked, 'Why doesn't the homeless guy come over and do the work, and you can just pay him the $50?' I smiled and said, "Welcome to the Republican Party." |
| K10 | posted 20-May-2009 1:39am Debbie: I love it. So true, so true. |
| Bronwyn | posted 20-May-2009 2:29am K10 earthquakes sound so scary. Do you have a 72 hour emergency kit? Diane my husband grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba and I have been there at Christmas when it was 48 below and even colder with a wind chill. The air was just a heavy white hanging freezing mass. Because we get lots of chinooks here we seldom have that kind of weather just come and stay for weeks whereas in Manitoba it can be weeks of that kind of weather. Here we only usually get a couple of weeks in the winter that are like in the minus 30's. But I can't even stand to go out.....I hate it.....I get so chilled to the bone. Now on the other hand I have never lived anywhere that was hot, hot, hot all of the time so I don't know if I would like that or not. In my post earlier today that disappeared I was warning you to be ware of socialized medicine. You do not want a Canadian style medical system. I am too tired to tell you all the reasons I put in my post that didn't make it onto the board but, do be wary of anyone telling you socialized medicine is a good thing. I did well at the restaurant.....wasabi salmon, stirfry veggies and rice (mind you it was white and who knows if the stirfry had sugar). good democrat vs. republican philosophy story.............. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz |
| Bronwyn | posted 20-May-2009 2:32am debbie,,,,jimmy legs that is funny, I get them too but never called them that!!!! |
| K10 | posted 20-May-2009 2:34am We have a kit that has enough food for a few days. Probably longer, since my kids won't eat it initially. We keep our trailer filled with water. Where would you reccommend I get a 72 hour kit? |
| Hilda | posted 20-May-2009 11:25am I had typed in a post and it did not submit. The first time that has happened to me. The Red Cross website and your local chapter has information on the kits you should have at home, at work, AND in your car. You have to be prepared all 3 places. You need $200 or more in $1 bills so you can buy things if the power is off. The Red Cross is laying off people so it is your job to take care of yourself when a disaster comes. They may be able to get to you, but most likely it will be neighbor helping neighbor. After the ice storm here it took 3 days in the dead of winter for the Natl Guard to be called out. By that time many elderly didn't make it. |
| Bronwyn | posted 20-May-2009 12:55pm It is frustrating when you lose your post. K10 I understand that Costco has good 24 hour kits or you can go to different web sites like Hilda mentioned and put your own together. My friend has a great one and she is really good at rotating the contents. Every fall and spring she gets her husband and her two girls emergency kits out and they eat the items they have put in the kit and then replenish it again. |
| Debbie M. | posted 20-May-2009 1:40pm I got the words Jimmy legs from the show Seinfeld. Thats what Kramer called them. :o) I can feel the PMS coming on, just in time for camping. I don't dare get on the scaled now as it will be higher for sure. I can't win for losing. Now an invitation came in the email for my nephews commencement this weekend. Both my parents and I will be out camping. I asked her a long time ago but she never responded for sure. Just a statement that this was the grad weekend. The official party will be June 14th. We will be in Mossouri. I hate to miss it. But itf we come back to town on Sunday for the commencement we will drive 6 hours. 3 there and 3 back. Then the next day, Memorial Day come home. What do you think, what would you do? |
| Debbie M. | posted 20-May-2009 1:47pm Correction. Her statement said the grad weekend was the weekend of the 28th |
| Debbie M. | posted 20-May-2009 1:48pm Now I'm all aflustered. |
| Debbie M. | posted 20-May-2009 2:29pm More information about this graduation. We all assumed Josh was gratuating. Come to find out my sister did not know if Josh was graduating or not. Thats why she didnt have the for-sure information. Still that leaves me with having to change my plans. We were to leave on Friday at noon and come back Monday afternoon. It was our first long trip. Now My daughter is mad that she couldn't go to the party on Friday and my sister expects us to be at commencement on Sunday. Grrrr |
| Connie | posted 20-May-2009 2:33pm Debbie, let me see if I have this straight. Your nephew may or may not be graduating. You are invited to the graduation and "open house" if he graduates, but you have plans for both times already? |
| Debbie M. | posted 20-May-2009 3:12pm We found out that he IS graduating but JUST found out. Yes we have plans already. |
| Debbie M. | posted 20-May-2009 3:14pm 2 weeks ago we were told it was on the following weekend. Now just today we find out its THIS weekend. |
| Debbie M. | posted 20-May-2009 3:33pm oh course family is more important then camping. But why then am I so mad? We mad these plans in Feb. Its just like my sister to do this. I guess thats why I'm so mad. |
| K10 | posted 20-May-2009 3:36pm Debbie: You asked ahead of time and they weren't even sure if he was going to graduate? If he had great grades and was being honored with something I might go, but I think that I would keep my plans the way they are. But, family situations can cause so many extended problems. Why would a school have graduation on a holiday weekend? How stupid. Graduations are so boring. You go to see one person and have to sit through all this other stuff. Can you tell I don't like them? I think under the circumstances I would be understanding if my family couldn't come, since it is so last minute. You are in pickle aren't you? I think it would be more important to go to the open house, but you already have plans for that right? Could you change those? I just re-read this and I don't think I even helped you. How understanding is your sister? On a lighter note. My mother-in-law is home. :) |
| Connie | posted 20-May-2009 3:37pm Debbie , this is just my opinion. Personally, if it is not my child graduating, I'm not going to the ceremony. The open house is another story. I would explain to your sister that it is way too late notice to change your plans for this weekend. Then I would present her with a check to give your nephew after he graduates. The open house I would really try to attend. If you can't, then I would arrange for a separate party to celebrate with him. Maybe have him over for bbq or something. That is how we do it in my family. |
| Connie | posted 20-May-2009 3:41pm K10, we must have been posting at the same time! I'm like you, graduation ceremonies are so boring. I just don't go. When my husband graduated from college, he didn't even go! Good news about your MIL. |
| K10 | posted 20-May-2009 4:04pm Debbie: I know alot of times on holiday weekends you will get charged a fee it not the whole thing for not going or changing reservations. I am with Connie. |
| Hilda | posted 20-May-2009 4:25pm The graduating kid probably does not care who comes to the ceremony. I would ask for some photos of him in his cap and gown and give him a check or gift card. I like baccalaureates better. Is that already past? |
| Debbie M. | posted 20-May-2009 4:26pm I'm glad your mil is home, K10. I'm so up in knots over this and I can't even have a glass of wine to unwind. (because of my meds, the Doc said don't even use mouthwash) Now after the initial thinking it over, my Mom is pressuring me to go to the graduation. The weekend is already paid for. GRRRRRRRRRRRR |
| Hilda | posted 20-May-2009 4:27pm Debbie M- Where are you visiting in Missouri? |
| Debbie M. | posted 20-May-2009 4:30pm West Plains, Missouri. We go every year for Steve's family reunion. The reunion is actually in AK 30 min south of West Plains. |
| K10 | posted 20-May-2009 4:59pm How close are you to your nephew? Explain the situation to him and go from there? |
| Debbie M. | posted 20-May-2009 5:59pm We have, or I should say Steve has decided it's just rediculous for us to change our plans under the circumstances. He wants us to go camping. So thats what we are doing. I'll catch up with him later and make it up to him somehow. Stayed NFNS today. How did you all do? |
| Debbie M. | posted 20-May-2009 6:29pm I made a green smoothie. Yogurt, a little OJ, a small banana, 2 halfulls of spinach and 4 strawberries. Super. Would have been better colder though. |
| K10 | posted 20-May-2009 6:31pm Debbie: I agree whole heartidly (sp?)with Steve. You go and have a great time camping and your nephew will probably be the most reasonable one in this whole situation. I was going to ask you what your husband thought about it. Stayed NFNS. Too many Triscuits yesterday and today. I won't be buying them for a while. I need to stay away from chips and crackers for a while. I had a yummy smoothie this morning. 1 cup of plain yogurt, 1 banana, and 1 1/2 cups or so of frozen mixed fruit. Very filling. The fruit was strawberries, mango, pineapple and peaches. It wasn't very sweet on its own so I thought I would use it this way. I may have another one tomorrow with blackberries and blueberries. This will be good in the summer. |
| K10 | posted 20-May-2009 6:32pm I don't know if I am ready to add green yet. I wonder how frozen spinach would work? |
| Debbie M. | posted 20-May-2009 6:42pm I used fresh. You can't even taste it. Frozen, I don't know. |
| K10 | posted 20-May-2009 7:35pm I was thinking it would make it colder. |
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