Connie
| posted 27-May-2009 7:29pm
I agree with Debbie. Since money is tight, this is a good opportunity to show the kids how much fun you can have not spending money. So, what are some good ideas that you could do at home? Game playing always made mine happy. It is going to be impossible to make everyone happy...you shouldn't even try. When moneys tight, everyone in the family cuts back. My youngest used to keep track of monies spent on her and her brother. It can't be done. You just have to explain it the best you can and let them deal with it. And my advice, explain it one time only. Any further discussion is opportunity for them to manipulate. They can't help it...it's what they do. But be firm. And figure out something fun for the weekend that involves everyone. |
Debbie M.
| posted 27-May-2009 8:19pm
K10, I pierced my daughters ears because I couldn't afford to take her to the mall. Money is tight here too. |
Connie
| posted 27-May-2009 9:24pm
Quiet around here. Daughter fixed dinner, pork chops with mustard sauce and zucchini au gratin. I think I ate pretty good today, I got some fresh fruit in..go me! Bronwyn posted on the other site that she had a shower to attend tonight and she was going to eat before she went. I'm sure we all wish her luck.
Everyone have a great evening! |
Bronwyn
| posted 28-May-2009 10:03am
Oh my word I am back on.....that was faster than usual. I really miss you guys when I do something stupid and get kicked off I had posted on the other site that I slept 4 hours straight last night so that was great. I was up at 5:00 though and so I have been quietly doing things around the house. My family is shocked I made a big breakfast. I made poached eggs with smoked salmon, cream cheese on a whole wheat bagel, avocado, tomato and onion in a basil vinagrette, home fries and fresh blueberry muffins.
Boy the things you can do when you sleep at night.....I am not sure how far 4 hours will take me into the day but hey it feels great so far. |
Bronwyn
| posted 28-May-2009 10:09am
Connie how nice to have your daughter making dinner and it sounds great.
Nice to hear from you Debster.....want to hear more about your life.
Hey where is Kathy, Diane and Angie........haven't heard from you guys for a while.
K10....it is impossible to make things fair, it is hard to figure out how to handle these things, eh! |
K10
| posted 28-May-2009 10:39am
Bronwyn: Nice to have you back.
We told Youngest that she isn't going to go to the waterpark. I had been thinking about it after I posted and after I read Debbie's post and you know what, she doesn't deserve to go. Her grades are mediocre (sp?), her attitude has sucked lately and she wasn't nice when she complained about the gift she got for her birthday. By the way, she will be calling Grandma today and apologizing for it. We explained to her why she wasn't allowed to go and my husband told her how Oldest really isn't even getting a birthday gift because we were going to figure out a way to send her to camp anyway, and we repeated that the whole family was being helped by camp being paid for.
She of course cried and then told us how she hasn't liked the home school she has had to do this year (she is the one who asked to be home schooled) and why should she do it well since it is something she doesn't like? Of course, I explained to her how there are many things in life we have to do and we are supposed to do them well, because God wants that from us. A verse that I tell them all the time is, Colossians 3:23-24, 23Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, 24since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
Well last night, I binged. No excuses from me, just a confession. I was NFNS until I ate Special K. I am gung-ho now and back on track. :) I need to be for me and I know that.
Have a great NFNS day everyone.
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Debbie M.
| posted 28-May-2009 10:41am
Hey girls, I'm back too. They must have had a problem with the site last night.
Drum roll please, 191 !
Are you all getting tired of me posting my weight? |
Debbie M.
| posted 28-May-2009 10:56am
I was tired of all the oil I used when I pop corn in the pan so I tried the 'pop corn in a brown bag in the microwave method'. It worked too. It didn't stick the salt very well but I really don't need the salt. It satisfied the crunchy munchies without all that salt or oil. Thanks for the tip who ever posted it.
K10, It is hard to be the parent but our children need a parent. They have friends now and we can be their friends later. Something my husband says all the time is, The right thing is usually the harder thing. Stand firm in love. I think you sending her to camp is something she should be looking forward to with a happy heart. |
Connie
| posted 28-May-2009 11:15am
Morning. I'm feeling great this morning...legs look awful. That's the way it works.
Glad your back on Bronwyn. You know, I think you would be an excellent bed and breakfast owner. From talking with you all these months I have detected an entrepreneurial side to you.
Debster, we are all waiting to hear from you.
Debbie, we will never be tired of you posting your weight. 191 is good news, yes? What was the lowest you got down to before?
K10, family issues are always stressful. I'm curious why you ate the cereal. Were you hungry? Were you craving? Do you keep special k around for the kids? My daughter has been so committed. Even if she cheated on occasion, she is eating so much better than she was. She has diabetes on both sides of her family, maybe I do too. Anyway, this is going to take time. I'm hoping she will do the exercise video with me.
I think I'll pay bills this morning. I really don't want to get on line to the banking this morning. The last pay period I had to pay off husbands oral surgery and daughters wisdom teeth removal. 600 at one pop! But it has to be done. Wish me luck! |
K10
| posted 28-May-2009 11:42am
Connie: I ate because I ate. No hunger just self-destructive I guess. When I had the cereal I said, OK I am going to binge tonight and I will not do this again. Just like a drunk. I am ok with it, in the sense that it is a new day and I can start fresh. Like the beginning of the school year when everyone has an 'A'. I have an 'A' right now.
Debbie: We tell the kids all the time that we are looking forward to being their friends when they grow up, but we don't need a 13 or 14 year old friend. I agree with you, when it is the right thing to be doing it is harder. My husband was considering letting her go because we feel bad that we are taking them away from their friends when we move. I understand that, but she has not been having a good attitude lately.
Not as many kids are going to high school camp this year, summer school and such. I told Oldest that maybe there will be kids at camp that live where we are going to be moving? Wouldn't that be awesome?
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Debbie M.
| posted 28-May-2009 1:03pm
Oh that would be the best if they could find others going to their new school. Play dates even at this age are free and doable. I agree, cultivating a relationship this summer will go a long way to help them look forward to their new school.
Yes Connie 191 was the ultimate lowest I got last fall. I am going strong and totally committed to this way of eating. A chemical change has clicked in my body allowing me to resist food that is off program. I don't even want it. I know its the enemy and its the food that got me fat in the first place. If you want different results you need to do different things. Thats my moto and I'm sticking to it. heh Actually I got that from Dr. Phill. Something inside just clicked. I hope it clicks for you all too.
I am so looking forward to the 180's. Yippy, here I come.
I'm taking the kids to grandmas (half way) on Saturday. They will be gone for two weeks. I wonder what I will weigh when they get back. It will be easy to shop while they are gone.
Laundry and packing today............................ |
K10
| posted 28-May-2009 1:19pm
Debbie: Way to go. I am so proud of you. It will be so much easier with the kids gone.
I am making an egg scramble right now with celery, carrots and mushrooms. I am looking forward to eating it. I am going out to dinner with my friend tonight. I wonder where we will go???? I will be good. I have to keep my 'A'.
I haven't really had a hard time with resisting when I have gone to restaurants. My biggest downfall has been chips at Mexican restaurants, but if they don't have flour then I am OK. But how do we really know?
I almost weighed myself this morning, but I am afraid that it would have a negative effect on my mentally. I am just going to act like I weigh what I did on Tuesday, which was a pound up and my goal will be to lose that pound (hopefully more) by next Tuesday.
Talk to you all later.
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Connie
| posted 28-May-2009 1:41pm
Go Debbie! That switched clicked for me too. I think we really do need to look at forbidden foods for what they are...evil. How else can we describe them? They make us fat and sick...that's evil. For other people they may be ok once in awhile. But for the overweight, insulin resistant they are not ok. Tell it like it is girl! I can't wait until you hit the 180's, then the 170's, the the 160's! And on and on it will go.
Debster, where are you? |
Debbie M.
| posted 28-May-2009 1:44pm
I wish I was going out for dinner with my friends. It's one of my very favorite things to do.
I just realized what may have contributed to my weight loss is no alcohol. I love a glass of wine or a beer sometimes but I haven't had any now over two weeks because of my medicine. I can have it again on Friday but I don't think I will. I don't want the calories. Some one somewhere said to not drink your calories in any form. I still see the nutritional benefit in drinking milk and oragnge juice but I pick a small glass, 4 oz. and limit it to that. Otherwise it's been water for me or tea and coffee. |
Debbie M.
| posted 28-May-2009 1:47pm
Thank you Connie and Kristin and Bronwyn, Your cheerleading means so much to me.
Connie I printed out what you said and put it on my refrigerator. It says:
"All the forbidden foods are crap, junk, empty calories that make you sick and overweight and lazy. It's true. Remeber that." |
Bronwyn
| posted 28-May-2009 2:34pm
Debbie M.....that is great about your weight. You are really on your way. I haven't really decided about weighing yet....how often to do it. This morning when I made the big breakfast it was easy to do mine NFNS.....I had Ezikial bread instead of the bagel, and I didn't have any ketchup with the home fries (which didn't need it they were so good....had fresh rosemary and other seasonings), and of course I couldn't have the blueberry muffins but the avocado dish was fine. My point is that all I made was good healthy food, and I could eat most of it and I was okay with the things I didn't have. Oh I just remembered though that I didn't count the calories.
Ways to save money is something we are all working on,,,,it sounds like. Anyways I have a standard poodle.....you know the large one. He has never had a poodle cut.....we always get a regular cut. His cuts are $85 and we haven't done one for a while (poodle cuts are way more money and I have never liked them). When his hair is long he looks like a big black sheep dog. The other day he came prancing into the kitchen and I looked at him and about died laughing. My son had given him a home hair cut and in the style of a poodle cut.....oh my gosh that was so funny. He didn't do too bad of a job but it is a little uneven.....but hey he is ready for summer and we saved some money. This is the son that has no idea what he is going to be doing with his life....all my other kids were more motivated and concerned about their future and their education. So I said ,,,,,you know maybe there could be a business idea here. Why don't we see if we could find a place to take some classes in doing poodle cuttings......he loves animals. Standard poodles have fabulous personalities and are really nice to work with. I said maybe it could be a mobile business.....where you go to people's homes and clip their poodles. He just has a minimum wage job and I don't know if and when he will go back to school....but, he wasn't impressed. He is so hard to motivate but, my husband and I are both working on that and i hope something clicks where he recognizes that he needs more for his future.
I so agree with the fact that we are the parents.....and that is what children need is parents.....some one to lead, guide, direct and teach them. I remember so many times when my kids were growing up how dismayed I was with so many parents who thought they were in a "parent popularity" contest. I do find that I am good friends with my grown kids and their wives and I love it.
You know that is part of growing up is learning we can't have everything. Your daughter wanted the calligaphy set at the moment but when she saw other opportunities she wanted them to. I liked the scriptures you quoted K10. I want to be thin, fit and lovely but that means I really have to work on it and give up things that I also want that won't help me with my goal. "Whatever you do work at it with all of your heart"....... |
Bronwyn
| posted 28-May-2009 2:57pm
Decided if I am going to work at this with all my heart...that I need to record calories. I had not weighed and measured the food but I did my best to estimate....and record. |
Connie
| posted 28-May-2009 3:51pm
Debbie, you are dead on correct in contributing some of your weight loss to laying off the alcohol. I remember reading that beer was the worst carb in regards to weight gain. They don't call it a beer belly for nothing. My step father quit drinking a year ago or so, he is now half the man he used to be! If I were you I would only have an occasional glass of wine...very rarely if you can. Things are moving along so well for you, don't let alcohol mess it up. |
K10
| posted 28-May-2009 4:23pm
Bronwyn: We had what my mom called a "French Poodle" when I was a kid. He was mid-size. Timmy was such a great dog and lived to be 16. He would be shaved near his hind quarters and neck and once in a while my mom would get his toenails painted. Poor dog, other dogs probably laughed at him. His mom was a pill. If my parents were gone too long she would destroy things. One time she got in the cupboard and tore open a bag of flour. The mess it must have been. |
Debbie M.
| posted 28-May-2009 4:47pm
I weigh everyday. I know the scale will go up and down. Two steps forward and one step back. And as you can see when I reach a new low it always goes up again before it goes down. I like to weigh everyday because it lets me see directly what I eat is doing to my body. I get feed back right away. I would hate for a week or a month to go by and then see that what I have done has been wasted time. That to me would be depressing. Oh course I know I always gain during my cycle, but I expect it. But I keep on track and after the bloat goes away I am pleasantly surprised with a loss. Thats how its been going for me and I've been loving it. I need to look back to see exactly when I started losing.
Alcohol just seems to give me a head aches anyway. I also have figured out that I don't crave it now that my blood sugar level is more stable. Another plus!! |
Debbie M.
| posted 28-May-2009 4:50pm
Oh by the way, I cut my Yorkies hair too. Poor little thing. But it does save some money! |
Connie
| posted 28-May-2009 5:11pm
Oprah is great today...the biggest loser winner. Wow! What a transformation. |
Angie
| posted 28-May-2009 5:41pm
Hey everyone. I worked in the yard today. It was hot and humid so I didn't do any exercise. I feel like I did enough in the yard. I have been doing really good. I almost hate to say that because I am scared I will have a binge day and blow it. I have a new goal. I am trying to give up mayonnaise. It is truly my downfall. I bought some dijonnaise that is 15 calories for a tablespoon I think. I have been eating a lot of baked chicken, fruit and vegetables.
I have told you that I have a blue hemolayan cat. I know I destroyed that word. I got her when she was 3 because the people had to give her up. My daughter and I went over to be introduced to her and she had a poodle cut. She was shaved except for her head and a ball on her tsil. It was all we could do not to laugh and I didn't know if I wanted her or not but as you see in the picture on the other site she is beautiful and I have had no regrets in 10 years. I can't believe someone would do that to a cat.
Connie the veins I would be interested in having removed are not spider veins. They are probably half the size of a pencil. I don't have many but they do stick out especially if I wear heels. I know you will be pleased and the weeks will go by so fast.
Debbie M congrats on the weight loss. I also weigh every day. I know people say not to but it helps me get a handle on the day to know if I need to cut back or if I can have a treat. Bronwyn I have not been counting calories lately but if the scale goes up that will be my first defense. It is what works for me.
K10 update me on the moving. Is anything definite yet?
Have a good evening everyone and stay NFNS! |
Connie
| posted 28-May-2009 6:36pm
Good to hear from you Angie. You wont have a binge day...your to smart for that! I would have liked to have seen a picture of the cat.
Sometimes I find myself thinking of NFNS, just sort of pondering the whole thing. Don't we all? In my mind I imagine it's a complete makeover. First, we change the way we eat, which in turn changes how we live our lives to a certain degree. I remember when I quit smoking I found I always had money in my wallet. Such a wonderful side effect. Before I quit I was always scrounging for cash and coins to buy another pack. I guess one thing I no longer do since NFNS is run to the store for my chocolate fix, or cave in to fast food. NFNS sort of simplifies things. I see myself having more time for other things. Healthy things. And all the while, my weight is going down. I think NFNS is a mind set to a healthier lifestyle all around. Kind of like weeding out the junk in our lives, not just the junk food. If I can get control of something as big as eating...what else can I accomplish? Do you know what I mean? |
K10
| posted 28-May-2009 7:14pm
Hi Angie: The only things definite are we are moving and we have a verbal agreement with the landlord of the house we plan on renting.
I haven't heard anything from our realtor regarding if the offer was accepted by the bank or not. I just can't worry about that.
I love how well everyone is doing and I hope and pray I am on my way again. Good day so far. I had a grilled cheese with heels from Ezekiel bread. I used grated cheese and alot less than I would have used normally.
I guess I can't really complain about a 1.3 pound gain when I know exactly what I did to get there. My monthly visitor is supposed to come this weekend and I hope it does, so I can be almost done when we go camping.
Connie: I am amazed at how I am able to drive by fast food places that normally would have pulled me in. I have no desire for Pepsi. I had to have multiple ones per day. This is such a real way to live. You have such good ways of wording things the way we need to hear them. Thanks for that!!!!
I think what I am going to do on the Monday after I get back from camping is try not to snack on chips or crackers and also be really conscience of serving size. I don't have any tortilla chips or crackers at home right now, but I may buy some for the trip. NFNS of course. It doesn't mean either, that I am going to go crazy until that Monday like I normally would. I would pig out on so many things whenever I would get ready to start a new diet plan. I love how I am on a way of eating instead of a diet plan. That changes things so much.
We are all so awesome. I love how we encourage each other and support each other. We tell things like they are. Knowing that what is said may sting a little, but that is what we need to hear. Just like parents and kids.
Youngest had an attitude again today regarding school and was invited by her youth leader to something tonight and I had to tell her she couldn't come. Later this afternoon I asked how much more she needed to do on a project, knowing she had been working hard on it, and she had such a good attitude I let her stop until tomorrow. I pointed out to her why I let her be done and she smiled. That was worth it. She knows she has to work on it in the morning and she has a good attitude.
I am going to be going to dinner soon. I will be thoughtful about what I eat. Talk to you all later. |
Debbie M.
| posted 28-May-2009 8:59pm
Thanks Angie. It must be nice to maintaining. Thats what you are doing right?
K10, you and I are in the same place in our lives with kids and all. It good to hear the same things from you that I am going thru. Its also nice to hear from the other girls that we'll get through it and it gets better.
I think I might have a son like you Bronwyn. I suspect he may have a hard time finding his way in life. He takes a lot after my brother and he lived at home until he was 28. 6 years of college and never did get his degree. But he is a great person inspite of it all. He is married now and is 30. A lot can change in a year or two.
We went shopping for food for our trip Sat. We decided to not stop at any fast food places and not buy anything from the gas stations. We got 100% juice boxes, cheese, yogurts, apples, blueberries, cantalope, strawberries, carrots, crackers, rice cakes and such. We will make tuna salad and have sandwiches along the way. I'll have it on ezek bread. We are all set to go besides putting suitcases together. And I am all set for a successful day of NFNS.
K10, are you going to get together with the landlady to look over a lease?
I got a couple books from the library to read about getting along with teenagers. The first one I started to read is about making parenting choices that preserve your relationship with your child so they will want to do the right thing when the tough stuff comes up. I'm still at the beginning. I'll let you know how it pans out. Its called Unhappy Teenagers by Glasser. He is the author of Choice Theary. Anyone hear of it?
Good night girls. |
Debbie M.
| posted 28-May-2009 9:02pm
Wow Connie I missed your last post and just read it. Its so true and you put it so well. Thanks for that. |
Debbie M.
| posted 28-May-2009 11:40pm
Yesterday we had taco with the left over chicken that I had on hand. I could have hard shell tacos as they were made with milled corn. I saw that they were 150 calories each. I knew I wanted two tacos but that was too many calories. So I only had one shell. The other taco I made on a big piece of iceberg lettuce. It was crunchy and tasted great and I saved 150 calories!
Tonight I made a meat loaf with tortilla crumbs instead of bread crumbs. I got them in the gluten free section at the grocery store. It gave the meatloaf a nice mexican flavor. And there was no flour! |
K10
| posted 29-May-2009 12:15am
Debbie: Good idea with the tortilla crumbs, I will have to try that. |
Connie
| posted 29-May-2009 12:17am
Ok, I just did something I never thought I would. I got on line and read "Edwards" version of the first Twilight book. It was the incomplete draft, but once I started browsing it, I just kept going. My daughter pretty much forced me, but it wasn't bad. I can't believe I'm still up this late. I'll pay for that tomorrow, no doubt. Nice night all. |
Hilda
| posted 29-May-2009 12:50am
Thanks for letting me know about the Biggest Loser Oprah show on today. It was a good show. I like the idea that you have to come to realize that you are worth it. |
Bronwyn
| posted 29-May-2009 1:36am
i did not even know there was an Edward's version.....in fact I still don't even know what that means I did recently watch the movie and like you I forced my way through all 4 books. Things just got weirder from one book to the next however, also a little more interesting than hearing Bella go on about how beautiful Edward was. Okay I am going to google this. |
Bronwyn
| posted 29-May-2009 7:28am
Angie I understand that you eat this way to maintain....which is great and I hope some day to do the same but, I can't remember if you were ever heavier or not? So that is something I hadn't really thought of....instead of counting calories....weigh every day to keep an eye on whether you eating the right amount or not. That may be a better strategy for maintaining than actually losing.
I was reading on Sparks page about low fat and fat free food. I actually already knew this info but I thought it was interesting to read anyways. He makes some really good points about the negatives of fat free and low fat products. He talks about several specific items and gives a list of their ingredients. They can't just take the fat out....they add in all kinds of nasty stuff to make up for the fat. One of the products he really slams is Cool Whip. It isn't anything new but you still may like to read the article.
I didn't catch Oprah but the other day when I was riding my bike "Ellen" had on a girl from Biggest loser who had lost a lot of weight....I assume it was the same girl as on Oprah. She was very inspiring.
Debbie I am glad your brother has been able to progress and work things out. We are all on different time tables but it is so frustrating as a parent. My son is artsy.....but I don't know that he could actually support him self on that. He will do things for the first time....a sculpting in clay or metal or whatever and do a good job. Then I get excited and see talent and try to encourage him to take more classes or something to learn more technique and progress......he is never interested in doing more. It is like he already did it and doesn't want to do more. After work tonight he got really engrossed in sewing leather googles......I have no idea why or what for but it was interesting how he focused on it. Set up the sewing machine, located all the materials......didn't want any help or advise. And started to work on these googles. Now I am talking taking great pains to create some pretty cool googles out of leather.....not just flat. He created kind of like gigs to put structure into the leather to create depth. The thing is though.....what do you do with them and what good are they? He was even cutting and smoothing glass to put as lenses. He did a sculpture in ceramic of an old man's head.....it was quite good and I actually have it on display. But that was that....he didn't want to progress.....like he now bored of it or something. He did some really fun metal art.....took some blacksmithing classes......really did some nice pieces......but oh well that is good enough and done with that. I am sure I have mentioned this a 100 times but I feel so bad for him that he is also going bald.....at 19 my goodness.....it is just one more challenge. He is a cute boy but sorry no one looks as good bald and you don't expect a 19 year old boy to be seriously receded. Last year he went to the Men's Hair Club but came away really discouraged by any info they gave him.
Sorry for the long post......another long night, haven't been able to go to sleep. |
Bronwyn
| posted 29-May-2009 7:39am
Connie I was just reading your comments on NFNS helping you to recognize the waste of eating calories that are empty calories....no nutrition. It is ironic that in our advanced society that we have so severely dumbed our food down.....there are aisles and aisles and processed junk at the grocery store. This junk that people stock up on and fill their carts with every time they go shopping. |
Connie
| posted 29-May-2009 9:55am
Morning. Today I get to take off the hose. I can't wait!
Bronwyn, I did the like the story of Twilight, but the writing was some what tough for me. However, they were written for a much younger audience so I really can't judge the author by my standards. I love a good "escape." Stephanie Meyer planned on writing all 4 books from Edwards point of view, but the first was illegally released on line and she has decided not continue with any more of it. I don't know what to think about that. Her fans were so excited about it, part of me feels like she has let them down. However, the theft has taken a toll on her. In my gut I think she should suck it up and continue. It feels like she is punishing the wrong people.
I do believe there is a conspiracy in regards to commercial food. It all comes down to $$$$$$$. They use the cheapest ingredients available...sugar, flour and a bunch of man made stuff...pretty it up and slap a price tag on it that produces huge profits. I remember the press about the new food pyramid and package labeling. Many health organizations were appalled that the food industry got away with package labeling that was intentionally misleading and confusing. We have to be detectives. It should be a crime since the obesity rate in this country is so high.
It sounds like your son hasn't found his "thing" yet. He is still young...there's time. It sounds like you encourage him plenty...that helps. A positive attitude always does. But it is hard to watch. Last night my daughter's friend came over and they were very engrossed in an astrology book. Well, I had to listen to all sorts of things from it. She is very much "searching" for her own beliefs. She was raised in the church and attended a Christian school, but after taking some classes at University she has decided to embrace all kinds of things that are different for her and us as a family. This is a temporary phase. I bite my tongue a lot and slip in some wisdom here and there. The thing is, she is opening and expanding her mind, a good thing. But in the end, her root beliefs will triumph over all. It's just kind of strange to watch her go through it.
Hilda, the Oprah show was good. She lost an amazing amount of weight and looked fantastic. But did you notice how much all of the guests exercised? Like crazy. I could never do that. But dang, her arms and legs were buff! I need to exercise, I need to exercise! Also, she weighed all of her food. But she was eating so good. Her lunch looked fantastic. Ok, so we have the food part down...if we aren't overeating. We just need to get the exercise in as well. I'm getting excited about exercise. A very good sign! Once I get something in my head, I'm off and running. And you know what, I was the same way with dieting. I pushed the thoughts away until I was ready, then I went gung ho. Maybe I'll be exercising soon. The thing is, I have a lot to learn about it. My trouble spots...everywhere. But my arms and legs really need toning since they will show. I wish I could watch really inspiring exercise shows everyday. I would get a lot out of it. My T Tapp has shipped, I will keep you all posted.
What to do today? My butts dragging...the girls were going strong till past midnight. Maybe just relax and take it easy. And laundry...there's always laundry! Later gang. |
Debbie M.
| posted 29-May-2009 10:04am
Bronwyn, Obviously you have a very intelegent son. He is just feeling out the waters of life. Everyone marches to the beat of their own drum and that is what we found out about my brother. He eventually found his way, although a little slower than any one of us thought he should. Every person is different. What I am finding out in this new book I am reading is that nagging him about what he SHOULD do will only damage your relationship with him. You cannot control him and he has the kind of personality where he is going to do what makes him happy. You or I can't contol them and we can choose to nag or choose to keep the lines of communication open for when the really big decisions come. Then he will come to you. Interesting that I would be reading this new book just when the subject of these three men in our lives comes up. Your son, my son and my brother all seem to be kind of the same sort. My guess is your son will find his special thing eventually, and along the way he will aquire a degree from the University of Life. I predict this for my son too.
Funny me talking to you about older kids. heh My oldest is only 15. Its my 30 year old baby brother that I see so much of my son taking after. It delights and scares me at the same time. Only time will tell what happens.
Ok, I couldn't wait to tell you guys what I saw on the scale this AM.
189.5 What a hoot!~I wonder how long that number will last. Weighing everyday tells me if what I'm doing is good enough or not. Apparently it is AND I am hardly hungry. This NFNS ROCKS!~ |
Debbie M.
| posted 29-May-2009 10:09am
Connie, we posted at the same time. |
Debbie M.
| posted 29-May-2009 10:34am
I went back to see when the last ime I weighed 200 or over was.
April 1st I weighed 201.5
May 5 I weighed 200
So I guess I've lost about 10 pounds this month. |
Connie
| posted 29-May-2009 10:34am
Yea Debbie! Here's the thing...you don't want the next pounds you lose to be a few pounds you gained back because you slipped a little. Now is the time when you can make the most impact...stay NFNS and watch your calories. That is the only why to get into the 170's...and they are on their way. I am so darn proud of you! |
Debbie M.
| posted 29-May-2009 11:14am
I was taking briefly to my husband on the phone this morning. He is at work. I was wanting to identify what causes me to slip up at this point. I've lost this 10 pounds 3 times in the last three years. Its at this point that something happens. Steve thinks its emotional eating. When I get upset I say what the heck and nurture myself with food. He said he thought I addressed that issure with the artical I posted a while back. I'll repost so we can contemplate it again.
WOULD YOU ALLOW SOMEONE TO BUY YOU OFF WITH FOOD?
By Michelle May, M.D.
"I've noticed that sometimes when I am feeling resentful
about something, I reach for food as a sort of compensation
for having had to put up with the source of the resentment.
"Once I realized this particular trigger, it struck me as
totally absurd! If someone offered me food under those
terms, I would NEVER accept it. Just imagine someone
saying, 'Listen, I've decided to treat you unfairly on this
issue, but I'm happy to buy off your bad feelings with this
plate of goodies.' I can think of several impolite
responses that I might choose...but there's no way I'd accept
food in return for being taken advantage of! I would be
offended that someone would even make such an offer. And
yet, that's precisely what I'm doing each time I feel
resentment and reach for food to soothe myself.
"Now that I realize what I am really doing, I'm going to be
more careful to avoid such situations and when necessary,
assert my right to fair treatment. I know that I have
better coping skills than eating, if I just remember to use
them."
The next time you find yourself reaching for food to soothe
a hurt, an insult, or an injustice, ask yourself, if this
person offered me food to make up for it, would I take it?
This makes a lot of sence to me. I think I have been doing it subconsiously. Any thoughts? |
Connie
| posted 29-May-2009 12:04pm
Debbie, that does make a lot of sense. Food makes us feel better. Chocolate releases endorphins. But a lot of incorrect eating patterns is habit. We need to have new habits when it comes to eating. After we get some time with the better way off eating under our belts, we have healthy new habits. So the draw to eat incorrectly is strong and multifaceted. But we can do this. We can learn from our mistakes. We can take the time to think things through before we react. Your post shows us how we can be our own worst enemies. Good for you for identifying it. |
Conne
| posted 29-May-2009 12:36pm
Lunch today...4 rice cakes with cottage cheese. I sprinkled some Cavender's seasoning on the cottage cheese. In a little bit I'll eat the rest of the zucchini au gratin. |
Debbie M.
| posted 29-May-2009 12:37pm
Thank you Connie, I really think I have made progress. I have you to thank and all the support here. Something has clicked with me and I feel strong. When you said to me and Bronwyn that it seemed like a very painful way to live, it really hit home with me. I am worth living a pain free life. And with all the painful things in life that I can't control I can and want to eliminate this pain, the obesity. I have control over what I eat and I choose to be good to myself. I want to take care of me and nurture me. I want to be the best I can be. I deserve to be cared for. I deserve the best food there is. Not junk and processed food that will make me fat and lazy.
We all deserve it. No one will take care of you like you can so what are we waiting for? |
Debbie M.
| posted 29-May-2009 12:42pm
Does anyone else feel like this site is therapy? Maybe I'm just at a really good place mentally but I feel like I'm on top of the world. Maybe some of this is key to my recurrant depression. The last bout of it was in March when I was in a really dark place. |
K10
| posted 29-May-2009 1:26pm
Debbie: Way to go!!!!!!!! You're in the 180's that is awesome. I am so proud of you. I like the article you printed it really makes sense to me too.
I did eat last night but I had a spoonful of peanut butter, some celery and 1 Laughing Cow spread on the celery. That was really good. All NFNS and healthy. The peanut butter had flax seed in it.
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C
| posted 29-May-2009 3:03pm
Good job Debbie. And good job to you too K10. Once it clicks, there's no going back, believe me. Soon you will be looking at junk food as the grossest foods ever! Just piles of yucky, gooey, poisonous killer fare.
Bronwyn, where are you today.
And Debster, put us out of misery and post! |
Debster
| posted 29-May-2009 3:38pm
Hi Everyone....okay....here is my dilema....I am not great at sticking to this NFNS diet...but then again, I am not great at sticking to any diet, so therefore I felt QUILTY posting on this site because you were all sooooooo commmitted (that's a good thing) but I wasn't and I felt really bad about it. I have a lot of weight to lose....you all are lightweights compared to me, but....here is the thing.... I love hearing what all of you are up to and I also like many of the ideas and information that you come up with. So if you guys don't mind me tagging along and maybe getting inspired I would love to post...what do you all think? |
Connie
| posted 29-May-2009 3:50pm
Debster, rest assured...you are going to get there. We all have to take our own journey down the NFNS road. Have you ever heard someone say "most people try to quit smoking several times before they can do it." It's so true. NFNS is such a change from the regular american diet, it takes work. First you have to find the "want to." Then you have to get all the information. Then finding all the foods and amassing different dishes you can eat. So take it one step at a time. Change one thing today, then something else next week. Keep heading in the right direction. You can do it. Slow and steady wins the race. Don't be discouraged and don't give up. Put your brain in the right place and it will come. And really try not to feel guilty. Nothing good can come from that. Be happy...we are all happy to hear from you.
By the way, how is your husband doing? |
Connie
| posted 29-May-2009 3:53pm
Debster, if I remember correctly, you do not have a computer at home, right? That would help with getting recipes. Anyway can you get your hands on one to use after work and on the weekends? That would be a big, big help. |
Bronwyn
| posted 29-May-2009 4:06pm
My internet has been down today and I am just back on. Debbie I am so happy that things clicked for you....you are so on your way and don't let anything stop you this time. I as well have done a lot of gaining and losing 10 lbs.....quite depressing and discouraging to do that. I think in maintenance that you may see some up and down.....constantly correcting your intake to make the scales reflect where you want to be with your weight. In weight loss though going up and down 5 or 10 lbs.....is just going no place.
Debster don't tag along....join in. I too struggle with sticking to programs, you most certainly are not the lone ranger You made the first step....you were honest with us and yourself....so quit feeling guilty. Guilt is so totally non-productive....I know because I have excelled in it in my life. I am kind of the only one on this forum that has been here forever and had little to no success. I am more and more coming to terms with the strictness I will have to incorporate into my life to be successful. I have to exercise and I have to count calories. I eat fabulously healthy.....as far as quality of food goes (quantity may be the real problem). I love whole foods.....seldom if ever eat processed stuff....I can go without flour and sugar. I am so totally together with that part of the program BUT....I eat too much. I love to cook and I love to eat the things I experiment with....which in and of themselves are good healthy things BUT obviously I am unable to eat very many calories and be successful at weight loss. Debster you may be in the same boat as me.....I don't know. Charts will tell me I can eat just short of 2000 calories a day to lose 1 lb. per week. I just don't believe that. I think one of my hang ups is having to eat so low calorie to lose weight that I will be stuck with starving for the rest of my life. Okay I know I know nothing about starving or what that would be like. Debster join hands with your NFNS family and fre yourself of the guilt....you and I have a long and to some degree difficult journey ahead but in a year from now if we put our shoulder to the NFNS and calorie wheel we can find and feel some success. Are you with me??????? |
Debbie M.
| posted 29-May-2009 4:24pm
Nice out reach Bronwyn, I hope to hear from Debster too.
You can and will do it Bronwyn. Try weighing each day for a month and see how that goes for you. |
Debster
| posted 29-May-2009 4:34pm
Okay, I am getting ready to leave work....so I am signing out. I do have a computer at home, so I could look for some recipes. Thanks for asking about my husband. He is doing well so far. We check in with the hematologist every three months and they do an extensive blood work. Every check up proves that he is getting progressively worse but not to the degree that they need to do anything yet. They keep watching. It's eerie, and he says he always feels like he's waiting for the other shoe to drop (that old cliche'). Okay, Bronwyn. I will try very hard to be with you but one baby step at a time. I am a slow started with this weight loss thing. I record Oprah, so I am going to watch the show about the "Biggest Loser", maybe for some inspiration. I was so bummed that "Helen" won this year. I didn't like her. She seemed so selfish to me. Talk to you guys later. Bye! |
Bronwyn
| posted 29-May-2009 4:36pm
I have had this hymn going through my head all morning, do any of you know this one:
Put your shoulder to the wheel, push along, do your duty with your heart full of song, we all have work, let no one shirk, put your shoulder to the wheel!!! Now I am tone deaf...so this tune is playing nicely in my head.....but I thought this really applis to all of us.
Debbie aren't you going camping today? |
K10
| posted 29-May-2009 4:38pm
Debster: Please stay with us. I love your honesty. When I lead Bible studies, I always make sure that people come regardless of whether they were able to do the weekly study, they still can contribute and get something from the discussion. That is how it is here. This will click with you when it is your time.
This morning I had scrambled eggs again with spinach, mushrooms and tomatoes and a small amount of finely shredded cheese. YUM :9. Oh yeah, and OJ.
I browned up some ground beef and I decided to make a taco salad for lunch. It had a small amount of cheese, ranch dressing, some Fritos crushed up on top and lettuce of course and salsa too.
I am going to my Jacuzzi night with my friends tonight. My friend is making taquitos and another gal is making 7 layer dip. I am bringing cut up fruit. Pineapple, grapes and mango so far. All are very good. I am going to look at one more store and see if I can find some decent looking strawberries. I was going to include some cut up pluots and white peaches, but I wasn't very pleased with their taste, so I will eat them tomorrow. Unless my kids eat them first.
Everytime I have had to bring something to an event I have been bringing either green salad or fruit. How times have changed.
I need an idea for dessert for Sunday night. I was thinking about Nikki's cookies, but I would need to get the ingredients and I don't know what the kids that are there will think of them. If you have something tried and true please let me know. I can always bring fruit. Or maybe, fruit. HEHEHE!!
It sounds like the person who made an offer on our house is still interested. We had to send something else to our realtor. I would love for this to work out.
I was looking at my calendar and I figured that if I lost one pound per week until my birthday in late October that I would be at 150. I wonder if I could do that? My possibly more realistic goal would be 154, because then I would have lost 40 pounds by my 40th birthday. I started this program on January 19th. I will need to lose 27 pounds to be 150. I am 2 days shy of 5 months from my birthday. Is this realistic? My friend and I are going to be exercising again starting Monday. I will need to commit to exercising whether I see her or not. I also will be more active considering I will be packing up the house.
Talk to you all later.
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Debbie M.
| posted 29-May-2009 5:18pm
Debster, I don't care how much you have to lose. The effort is the same per pound. Even one pound lost is gain for us mentally and health wise. Stay with us Deb. We want you to contribute.
No camping this weekend. We are taking the kids to meet with relatives tomorrow. Its a 12 hour round trip. When we get home we won't have kids for two weeks. Egads!!! Second homey moon. hehe When we pick them up we will have to drive all the way. THAT WILL BE TWO 12 HOUR DAYS AND A FAMILY REUNION IN BETWEEN.
K10, you bet 1 pound a week is doable. You go girl. Trust me, 40 will come a lot easier if you are at your goal weight or close to it.
Left over meatloaf for us tonight along with green beans and cantalope. |
Connie
| posted 29-May-2009 5:37pm
Cantaloupe sounds so good! K10, one thing you could do is water down your oj. If you drink a lot of juice, that could really add up. I would recommend the peanut butter cookies. Kids would like them. Use the truvia, splenda can really give the kids stomach aches. |
K10
| posted 29-May-2009 5:55pm
Connie: Do I need to use the name brand of Truvia? When I made them with Splenda I could totally tell they had sweetener, how much Truvia do you use in them? The OJ is one of the things I am going to try and reduce or give up on Monday the 8th. I am drinking less than I was. I will try the water in it. Thanks, I know you have mentioned it before.
Debbie: Be safe with all that driving you will be doing. Remember to take some walking breaks. We don't want to hear about deep vein thrombosus (DVT). My ultimate goal weight is 130. Lower would be great, but I would be overjoyed with 130. If I make it to 150 by October I will only have 20 pounds to go. I haven't seen those numbers in years. We can all make our goals, Connie is proof. Forty is going to be great. It is all attitude right?
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Diane
| posted 29-May-2009 6:22pm
Bronwyn, you mentioned how we have "dumbed down" our food and the countless aisles of pure crap in our grocery stores. I don't know where I heard it, but it was advice about how to shop in a grocery store. Basically the best idea is to shop only the perimeter of the store and forget the center. By doing this you end up with your fresh produce, meats, and dairy and skip the chemical/preservative/fat laden area of the store. It does make sense. I have been a part of the grocery industry for about 23 years in one way or another and I have been impressed with the increase of people I see who are actually standing in the aisles reading labels. These foods though are pure chemicals and they are loaded with sodium to keep them "fresh".
I was bound and determined a couple of months ago to do an "experiment" for one month and only eat things that were not processed in any way, shape or form. The more I thought about it, it has become almost impossible.
I got a new game for my Wii called EA Active, it is more intense and more fluid than the Wii Fit. I just used it yesterday for the first time and it seems promising. I have not only fallen off the diet wagon in the last week or two, but actually got run over by all four wheels. The weather here went back to dismal, cool and gray and my brain puked out. I told my Mom that I seriously believe I am solar powered, I must have a little solar panel in my skull or something. It just seems like the weather drives me so much.
Way to go everyone that is staying true to NFNS!! |
Debbie M.
| posted 29-May-2009 6:42pm
Diane you made me laugh out loud.
K10, fingers crossed for the house.
Packing the kids up. We are almost done. I have mixed feelings about them going. My daughters left ear is sore and red, I hope it will be ok as she will be out of my care. We put antibiotic ointment on it. |
K10
| posted 29-May-2009 7:13pm
Debbie: Your mom probably had her ears pierced with a needle and thread, she will know what to do. My mom had hers pierced this way.
Diane: I love the solar powered comment. I am reverse. I thrive in the Winter. I am on a mission to be motivated this Summer to eat well and get fit. Maybe I should try and rent the EA Active game. Can you tell me what types of sports or games it has on it?
Off to dinner and jacuzzi.
Have a great night ladies.
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Connie
| posted 29-May-2009 7:32pm
Angie, that was without a doubt the funniest way to confess! What do they say, "you have to be able to laugh..." Interesting experiment. My husband loves to tell me about the time when he was 21 and ate only organic. He said he lost a bunch of weight. He must have been beyond skinny then, because he was very slim when I meet him and that was after he gained it back. And he was 21! Well, get right back on that horse! At this point, with all the new food knowledge I have I would stay NFNS no matter what my weight. Anything else seems so terribly artificial and destructive...it's scary. I'm not eating it. I wont.
Have you heard of SAD, Seasonal Affective Disorder? It sounds like you may a mild case. The good news, it's temporary, it goes away when the sun comes out! And also easy to remedy, buy the full spectrum light bulbs for your home and you will notice a difference.
I have used full spectrum bulbs for years. My husband recently bought some fluorescent bulbs. Ok, it is said they last forever, cheaper, etc. Well, I felt like I was living in an underground bunker! It was terrible. I literally wanted to cry at the thought of living with that terrible light. I replaced them all with full spectrum. That started the great bulb debate around here. So I did some investigating. Fluorescents are not what they claim to be. In fact, I believe the opposite is true. I may end up being a black market light bulb buyer.
Tonight for dinner
Quesadillas with grilled steak, bell pepper, onion, cheese and garlic. Sour cream and salsa on top
Cheese dip and rice from favorite mexican restaurant. NFNS chips from the grocery store.
It was darn good! We have been cooking so much this week. My daughters cravings get less everyday. She has ate out a couple of times and said it was no problem.
K10, truvia is a natural organic sweetener. There is nothing artificial in it. It is twice as sweet as sugar so you would use half the amount of sugar called for. There is a different taste, but it is not offensive. I for one am glad to let my taste buds adjust to it. The first batch of cookies my daughter made, she used truvia. She decided to use splenda for the next batch. Splenda does taste more like sugar but she ended up with a stomach ache and said the next batch would be made truvia. I don't know if smaller children could tell a difference. My advice is try the truvia. We can have it, it's completely safe, and see what you think. Trust me, with a little glass of milk you will be in heaven! Nikki's cookies are more of an adult cookie. |
Anonymous
| posted 29-May-2009 8:11pm
What is a jacuzzi night?
How do you make popcorn in a brown paper bag? |
Hilda
| posted 29-May-2009 8:11pm
That was me. |
Diane
| posted 29-May-2009 9:49pm
The EA Active has all sorts of different things going on. There is some running, lunges, exercises with a resistance band, boxing, tennis strokes, just lots of things to keep your whole body moving. Today's workout was completely different than yesterday's, I think they try to focus on different parts of the body instead of using the same parts every day. There are three different levels you can work out at as well. If you have the chance to check it out, I think you would like it. It was just released a week or so ago.
I think I am a victim of SAD, the winters are really tough on me. Once the sun goes down, which is early in the wintertime, my brain says it is time to sleep. The boyfriend can get quite irritated and doesn't understand it. Combine that with needing to get up at 3:30 in the morning to go to work and winter gets rather gruesome for me. When the weather gets gray it is the same kind of thing. I have never tried the lights but sometimes think it would be worth a shot.
Black market light bulb buyer...I like it! |
Connie
| posted 29-May-2009 10:04pm
Diane, the bulbs are buy I get at WM or anywhere. They look light blue or purplish.
Night all. |
Connie
| posted 29-May-2009 10:17pm
I hope you all had fun with the above sentence! Sometimes my typing can't keep up with my brain...or visa versa. It made me laugh out loud! And were a funny bunch too. |
Debbie M.
| posted 29-May-2009 10:41pm
You put popcorn in a snall lunch size brown paper bag, fold the end over and put it in the microwave. Hit the popcorn button and you have hot air popcorn. Very simple. No oil. Its dry but crunchy. Good for those moments you want to munch.
We put Michelle's ear in a salt bath for 5 minutes. She said it feels better.
I'm full of anxiety for the trip tomorrow. I hope I can sleep. I don't like change. |
Hilda
| posted 29-May-2009 11:36pm
Watch out for impetigo in the pierced ear. My daughter got her ear pierced way up high when she went off to college. I had told her no body piercing. It got impetigo and she took the earring out. I told her I had prayed it away! |
Debbie M.
| posted 30-May-2009 12:54am
Quotes in relations to setting goals:
“The palest ink is better than the best memory.”
“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”
“If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin.”
“I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I have to be more specific.”
“If you chase two rabbits, both will escape.”
“Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there.”
“You will never find time for anything. You must make it.”
“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.”
“The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.”
“Goals that are not written down are just wishes. ”
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Anonymous
| posted 30-May-2009 12:59am
It seems that I have a lot to catch up on. K10 - where are you moving...has you house been up for sale very long? Connie, how are your legs? Why did you have surgery? I love summer and the sun. I have a bad cold ---actually, it just started yesterday with a scratchy throat but today it's gotten a lot worse....I am looking forward to going out in the sun tomorrow. It has been raining in Maryland for the past few days but it is supposed to get better tomorrow. Listening to your food choices is getting me a little motivated here. I watched the Oprah show about the "Biggest Loser" - I had recorded it. It was inspirational. Good night everyone. Sweet Dreams! |
Debster
| posted 30-May-2009 1:00am
Oh, that last post was me. Sorry! |
Bronwyn
| posted 30-May-2009 1:36am
Debbie I like all of your sayings....this one especially hit home...
“I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I have to be more specific.” I have spent so much time (thinking about it) and energy (stresses and dealing with so much disappointment) on wanting to lose weight and get in shape that I haven't spend nearly enough time on being the person I want to be. Weight has always held me back from so many things.....made me self conscious. like Connie said there is a thin person inside....that is who I really am and I need to find a way to be successful in releasing the real me so i can become the person I want to be. Debbie M. is uncovering that thin person in side....way to go. Debster....there is a thin person inside for you to. OPERATION FREE THE THIN PERSON WITHIN!!!!! So many of your have already completed your free the thin person operation.....WOW!!!
Connie I made the 3 minute cake, my son wanted me to show his girlfriend the cake. I used sucranat and I only had 1/4 of a piece. I had made 2 and there were 5 of us and I didn't want to make another one. 1/4 was satisfactory....with a bunch of fresh sliced strawberries. I have had too much to eat today albeit good food. My son who just got married called at lunch and asked if they could come over for lunch. I put together a nice and healthy lunch.....but it was more than I normally eat in a sitting. Then my youngest son called this evening and asked if I could make dinner for he and his girlfriend......so i made another meal again healthy but too much for a second meal of the day. Then to top it off the 3 minute cakes. Monday I am totally into calorie counting. I think I am going to do it in a notebook instead of on line.....some times the on line one takes so long. I think I may try to do a rotation of calories to hopefully keep my metabolism a little confused (do i want to confuse it???) Anyways your input please......I am thinking of 1000, Mon and Tuesday (those days are one I usually don't have any special meals out or anything except for SOB's once a month), 1200. Wed. and Thursday, 1400 on Friday and Saturday and 1600 on Sunday (which is perfect because I have a big family dinner...everyone comes home)
and then the whole thing over again. On scarsdale I think the only snacks allowed are carrots and celery...I may try that. So the calorie rotation....recording it and weighing everyday and recording it.....plus NFNS. Plus exercise everyday....at least 5 days a week. |
K10
| posted 30-May-2009 3:01am
Hilda: Two ladies from my old church get together a couple of times a year, there used to be three, but the third is having issues right now. Pretty sad actually. We either go out to dinner or do a potluck. Then we relax in her jacuzzi. It was a fun time.
Connie: Don't flourescent light bulbs have mercury in them? What do the environmentalists think is going to happen with all that mercury when the bulbs are thrown in the dump? I am all for black market bulbs. I have some fluorescent bulbs in my dining room and they have to warm up to get bright enough.
Debster: We are going to lose our house if we don't do a short sale. We are extremely upside down on our loan. We just can't afford it and the bank won't work with us. It has been up for sale for about a month now. We have an offer, but the bank has to approve the offer. We are moving closer to my husbands job. God's hand has been in this whole thing and we are going to be renting a lovely home from someone at our church.
Debbie: I liked the quotes.
Have a good night ladies. |
Connie
| posted 30-May-2009 9:23am
Morning. 144.5 this morning. I was relieved. I have been so inactive this week, and for some reason that lead into a bit more munching than usual.
Bronwyn, it sounds like a very god plan, but so much work. I guess after awhile it will become second nature to you and you can skip some parts of the tallying. All that food you cooked for family! My family would love you! I can whip up a decent dinner, but lunches are not my thing.
K10, we are still praying for you and the housing situation. There is no better place to be than in God's hands. The evil bulbs do have mercury. And they are made in factories in China that have no EPA standards and are producing more pollution than the benefit the bulbs are creating. And they give off no heat, something that occurs with regular bulbs and helps to heat out spaces. They are more dangerous than they are beneficial and the light they produce is a terrible quality.
Debbie, I'll be thinking of those quotes all day. Have a safe trip.
Debster, hang in there. Let it all seep in. Change on thing. I had my spider veins done. As I look at my legs, I don't see how all of them can disappear from my one visit. I think I'll probably have to do it again, although on a much smaller scale. I would wait until Jan.
I'm going to spend some time outside today. I think the weather will be ok, not too hot. We have had the best spring, cool and rainy. Later. |
K10
| posted 30-May-2009 11:50am
Yesterday I was talking about how many weeks I have to get to 150 well, I will have to lose more than one pound a week 4 or 5 times. When I counted the weeks I started with my birthday and went back until now, forgetting to figure in that I am not 170. DUH!!! I think I am going to try for it though and see how close I can get. I need something to shoot for. Starting on Monday the 8th I am also going to weigh everyday for a bit and see what happens. It doesn't seem to have the mental hold on me it did before.
Yesterday I weighed 177, this morning I weighed 176.3. 176.1 is the lowest I have been so far on this adventure. I weighed 177.1 on Tuesday, which is my weigh-in day for my class.
I will talk more later, I need to start on some more packing today. |
K10
| posted 30-May-2009 1:23pm
HELP!!!! What different websites should I go to for NFNS dessert recipes????? |
Connie
| posted 30-May-2009 1:42pm
K10, google no flour no sugar dessert recipes, then plan on spending awhile surfing around. I found one on recipezaar called apple pinapple crisp no sugar no flour that sounded decent. I think I will try it. Desserts is the one meal that is severely limited by NFNS, but it gives us a chance to get fruit in our diet, so how can we complain! We really need to keep desserts to a minimum. |
K10
| posted 30-May-2009 3:17pm
Connie: Thanks, I saw that one already. I think I will just do the fruit thing. Maybe an angel food cake for the fruit to go onto. Maybe NS added ice cream???
I would have to agree with you about how desserts are the area where NFNS makes it hard. I will figure something out. Thanks |
Connie
| posted 30-May-2009 4:16pm
OMG!!!! I just went to a website called smittenkitchen and they have an article with 17 nf desserts! They look amazing!!!! Sugar would have to be substituted. One of the recipes called for matzo meal. Another website said you could substitute crackers (put through the food processor) for matzo meal. The pictures looked wonderful, not your average desserts. You'll love them Bronwyn. Everyone check them out. |
K10
| posted 30-May-2009 4:28pm
This so sounds like a Bronwyn site. Where did you find the NF desserts? I didn't have much time to look? |
Connie
| posted 30-May-2009 4:40pm
Google saved the day...again. The above website took me to another website...buttersugarflour...it is amazing also. I think our dessert problem days are over. I tried to print a recipe and ended up with 10 pages of comments! What a mess. The printer finally did spit out the recipe and then 3 pages of pictures. Just when I think I'm computer savvy I'm stumped again! This is a job for my daughter. There was a recipe for macaroons with raspberry. Be still my heart! |
Connie
| posted 30-May-2009 5:29pm
I went ahead and wrote out the macaroon recipe on an index card. I had to convert the ingredients from grams to tbsp/cups. No biggie. The cooking temp was in C, another conversion. I can't wait to try them. They use almond meal and call for 1 tsp vanilla. I think I will use 1/2 tsp and 1/2 tsp coconut extract. The almond meal adds so much flavor, I think the added coconut flavor will be good. What do you think Bronwyn? |
Debster
| posted 30-May-2009 5:47pm
Okay....eventually I will get into the dessert recipes, however....and ok...these are just tiny things but
#1- I bought a poster board today to make a visual board of what I want to accomplish
#2- I took my niece to breakfast and I ordered a western omelette, tomatoes instead of potatoes, and unsweetened ice tea....when the breakfast came, half of the plate was filled with fried home fries...I almost was going to do my usual"oh well" I can start tomorrow but I asked the waitress if she could please substitute the potatoes for tomatoes....and she said "sure, hon...just keep the potatoes and I'll bring you tomatoes...another test OMG!...I said, could you be so kind as to take the potatoes for me? to save me from myself? and she smiled and said...sure...This is different for me...I think an accomplishment
#3- My niece and I also went to Sam's Club....free sample time....but I stayed away and "Fudge Wudgie" was giving away free samples of fudge....OMG again....I said ....nope, thanks....well...I needed to share
K10- I am sorry about your house...my brother is going through the same thing now...these are tough times for so many. I will keep you in my prayers. |
Debster
| posted 30-May-2009 5:50pm
Oh, by the way... I may check back once before we leave of Ocean City tonight....we will be gone until Monday evening...no access to a computer. |
Connie
| posted 30-May-2009 6:13pm
Debster, you accomplished a ton today. The "oh well's" can get you stuck where you are...or worse...so good job on that. And those darn samplers at the store. I quit tasting them when I started NFNS, it get's easier. Keep that poster board front and center! You made very wonderful choices today. You were strong in the face of really, really tempting stuff. See, you can do it. Commit to things one day at a time. One meal at a time if need be. How's the recipe search going? It's important to substitute the usual fare with good, tasty stuff. And eating out is not so hard. Remember, lean protein, veggie and a potato or rice. Stay away from sauces. Stay strong! |
Connie
| posted 30-May-2009 9:00pm
I did a little grocery shopping, we were out of ezek bread. Daughter injured her ankle last night babysitting and so she is out of commission. I picked up the latest People magazine. Some good weight loss stories in there. One was of the girl from My Big Fat Greek Wedding...she looks amazing. She has lost 40 lbs. She gave up cheese. Geez! I don't know if I could do it! Anyway, grab an issue if you can. These stories are good for us.
Time to read. Night all. |
Debster
| posted 30-May-2009 9:42pm
Thanks Connie....we decided to leave very early tomorrow morning after church....my niece and I both have colds and are coughing now a little...we are going to rest up and head out tomorrow. My husband does not get home until later on Saturdays and I think he is a little tired himself....driving 3-3 1/2 hours may not be a good idea tonight. I have not done a recipe search online yet but I have sooooo many light and healthy cookbooks that I am going to take one with me for the next couple of days and mark some recipes. I am putting many things on my poster board, like being able to babysit both of my grandchildren by myself. Because of my knees, I never tackle this one because they are ages 2 1/2 and 11 months. It gets scary when I am in pain. When I babysit them my niece helps me. Fortunately, she loves them too so it works out fine but sometimes I know that maybe she would like to take off with her friends on the spur of the moment and she is afraid to leave me with them ( I am too ) Anyway, this is a big deal. I bought the book about the biggest losers- a 30 day jump start book. It's very interesting and there are some recipes in there. One of the contestants is now in love with asparagus, pan fried in a little olive oil with a salt substitute seasoning....he says it's yum-o....doesn't sound that great to me but who knows? Good night everyone! |
Debbie M.
| posted 30-May-2009 11:02pm
Debster, What you experienced today is what we have been calling heady power! YOU did it today. You resisted and you felt the heady power! The power in your head that makes you feel strong, like you CAN do anything, including walk away from the junk. Welcome to the HEADY POWER CLUB. Dosn't it feel good?
I stayed NFNS today up until tonight when I had two beers with my husband. I do believe he encouraged me as he wanted to take advantage of me. hehe Too much information there. :O)
I don't plan on doing that on a regular basis and I know wine would have been a better choice but we didn't have any.
190.5 today
Good night
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K10
| posted 31-May-2009 2:29am
Two spoonfuls of peanut butter. Large tablespoon and large teaspoon. |
Debster
| posted 31-May-2009 6:28am
Good morning all. We are getting ready to leave for church and then O.C. Debbie, your husband sabatoged you for his own personal gain. Tell him that's a deal breaker. ha!ha! See you later! |
Connie
| posted 31-May-2009 10:00am
Debbie...thanks for the laugh! I tickles me to think we can still be taken advantage of. Remember, beer is the worst. Get some wine to have on hand at all times. Maybe that is easy for me to say, I do not like beer at all and wine so so. Back in the day I drank only sweet drinks, pina coladas, white russians. I have always went for the highest calorie, sweetest options available. All those years I was my own worse enemy. But no more. You are so close to the 180's!!!!!! When was the last time you were there?
Debster, have a safe trip. And keep up the good work. Relax, make good choices and then you can relax some more. NFNS is relaxing. No guilt involved.
Bronwyn, where are you?
Tonight I am making 20 minute chicken parmesan. I will be modifying the recipe, of course. But it is amazingly easy and quick and tastes wonderful. So after I tweak it, I'll post it on line.
My niece sent a blank recipe card with her shower invitation. I can't decide on my favorite recipe. So I think I'll make her up lots of recipes. She just graduated from optometry school, a healthy minded girl. And I think she would appreciate it.
Yesterday I ran the weedeater for a couple of hours. I can barely lift my arms. More yard work today. |
Debbie M.
| posted 31-May-2009 11:57am
Connie I knew you would dissaprove but I have to tell you why we don't keep wine in the house anymore. Wine is my husbands drink of choice and he drinks way too much of it when we have it here. I think we should not keep any booze in the house at all but he does. When he takes a beer he drinks a lot less and it fills him up because his stomach is so small and he drinks it way slower, dinking less. Like I said I don't want to have any of it here but as you well know we cannot control anyone else, only our selves.
I'm glad I could give you a chuckle, hehe. It was nice to have no kids in the house last night but very quiet this morning.
I think it has been over 10 years since I have been in the 180 for any period of time. I'll weigh tomorrow again.
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Debbie M.
| posted 31-May-2009 12:04pm
I can't wait for the chicken recipe.
K10 are you eating natural peanutbutter? It has peanuts, salk and oil. Read your labels, most commercial peanutbutters (skippy, jiff)have sugar.
Debster so nice to have you back.
I think we are going to set up the pool today to have it warm up in the next two weeks for when the kids get back. Our water comes freezing out of the well. Brrrrrrrrr.
My husband saw a on TV, NBC Today Show, that went through all the sweetners from a dietitions atand point. I briefly tried to find it but didn't. Let me know if any of you find it.
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Bronwyn
| posted 31-May-2009 5:27pm
Hi guys I have been busy. I actually posted yesterday but it didn't show up and I didn't have time to re post. Well it sounds like everyone is on a roll still, way to go girls.
I know this is a very different life experience but I have never drank in my life ever. I grew up in a home where no one ever drank and it has just never been a part of my life experience. My parents had fabulous and fun parties....and alcohol was never a part of that. The same in my immediate family, we do a lot of entertaining and it never involves alcohol. Anyways....seriously you can live a full and happy life without any alcohol. Okay, I am trying to force a life of abstinence on anyone but I am just saying......
I have a roast cooking. I got a recipe off Allrecipes...Herb Rubbed Eye of the Round.....it smeels so good. Actually if is it good I will give you a better reference to it......because I combined 2 recipes. Connie I love Smitten Kitchen. I used to read it all the time and have kind of forgotten about it.....thanks for the reminder.
Debster you are back and strong......good for you!!!!
K10 i sure hope you can find out soon about the sale of your house. It you are anything like me ...... hopefully not ....but I can't really put my head down and get organized if I don't have an exact plan. I believe fly Lady had a progam for getting organized to do a move....check it out. |
K10
| posted 31-May-2009 6:26pm
Debbie: My peanut butter is all natural and the one I had last night also has flax seed in it. Peanut butter seems to do better with me as a night time snack and I seem to stop eating easier. I really savor it and I lick that spoon clean. Enjoy the time without your kids and remember they are having fun too. I think you notice your kids being gone more when you have more.
Brownyn: My immediate family doesn't really drink either. My husband may have a beer a few times a year. My mom's side of the family are all drinkers. My mom wasn't. Wine, beer and hard liquor is what they drink. We are going camping with them at a balloon and wine festival. They don't get how we aren't drinkers. They drink from the time they get up until they go to bed when we camp with them. They even take Immodium so they don't get diarrhea. TMI I am sure. They don't get beligerent though. I would say they are functioning alcoholics. I did drink on occasion when I was younger. Actually, I probably drank more when I was underage than I have as an adult. You aren't missing anything. I will not drink in front of my kids. The last time I had a drink was last year when I was camping with my family and it was only one. I think the drink I will have while I am there is OJ. I am having a hard time organizing because I don't have a definite time frame. I will check out fly lady for the move info. Thanks.
Connie and Bronwyn: The more recipes you can provide the better.
I decided on a snack for tonight. My husband and I drove about half an hour away and got some fresh tortilla chips and salsa. I also bought some for our trip and home. They are so yummy and it isn't close so they are a special treat. Yes they are ground corn. I had told my friend that I was going there and asked if she wanted any chips and she said just bring that instead. Her husband who is diabetic said he would rather have something sweet if he was going to eat carbs. I ended up buying fried tortillas with cinnamon and sugar on them, actually it may just be sugar. My hubby and I won't eat them. I am not even tempted to have them. Her husband will probably blame me when his sugar is high.
Talk to you later.
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Debbie M.
| posted 31-May-2009 7:08pm
We had steaks and corn on the cob on the grill tonight. A real treat with just the two of us.
Drinking is a very strange concept. We go a long time between with out it and then we have it for a while. Its very easy for people with depression to get caught up in an addiction for it because they drink to want to change their mood. It really just makes things worse. I'm glad I can take it or leave it. I really don't need tha calories and it messes with my other meds. I am just better off without it. Good for you to all who don't drink. Your health is all the better without it. I remember very stupid times in my youth that I drank so much I can't remember how the night ended. And was sick all the next day. Very very stupid.
I love chips and salsa but I must put a limit to them other wise I over indulge and bust out the top of my calorie limit for the day. Its so easy to lose count of what you're had just eating out og the bag. Better to count out what you will allow yourself to have and then stop.
I hope everyone is having a nice day. Ours was so quiet and relaxing. We managed to get the pool up. It's filling now. We will take it down again around Labor day. It's a 15 foot by 4 foot high round pool with the air ring at the top. It's our 6th year having it. I half expect it to break anytime now. It's been nice to have.
Bye for now. |
Connie
| posted 31-May-2009 8:45pm
Checking in. I spent another half a day working in the yard. The sun was out, I was covered head to toe, but the work and the heat have zapped my energy. I made the 20 minute chicken parmesan . It is no longer 20 minutes! Since we can't use already prepared speg sauce, it takes a little longer. And the chicken breasts are breaded...something else we can't buy pre made. But it was great. I worried how the ezek bread crumbs would do, they did fine. So tomorrow I will post the "new and improved no longer 20 minute chicken parmesan" recipe. We used speg squash for our pasta. Yum!
All I can say about alcohol is ...I understand prohibition. For those who become addicted, it is the most destructive behavior. It destroys people, families, careers...everything. My husband still imbibes more than he should, although less and less. For awhile there he was really on his way down. He says he uses it to control his add.
I have one more chore to do today and I am done. I think I will sleep well tonight...I hope! Sweet dreams all. |
Bronwyn
| posted 31-May-2009 10:35pm
Oh, i just realized that I sounded like I lived in a bubble....a non-alcoholic bubble Over the years I have had lots of friends and, when I worked co-workers, who drank. It has never held any appeal for me. I can honestly say that when I was working as a social worker on a diversified case load (I had a large area and did all aspects of the job from social allowance to child protection and everything inbetween) and also when I was a probation officer....there was a direct link to some type of substance abuse with every case I was involved in. I hated what it did to so many people's lives and totally innocent children. When I lived in the city we lived in a very nice neighborhood. We lived in this beautiful old neighborhood with huge trees (like you talk about Connie). Our house backed onto the river....so nice. Our house was a little old house....we were the paupers on the street. The rest of the street were very wealthy people in big homes. I remember one day my kids were playing out in the yard and had sort of ventured into the neighbors yard. The woman came over and was just vile and horrible. I couldn't have a decent conversation with her. I apologized and said I would make sure the kids stayed out of her yard but, she just was out of control with her anger. Later I saw her husband walk by and I told him I had been really hurt by the things his wife had said to both my kids and me. He said, he was so sorry but that her friends had taken her out for lunch and that she had now been drinking for several hours and that this is what she was like when she started drinking. He was kind of like, "welcome to my world". Here was this incredibly wealthy couple who had 5 homes in various locations around the world. They had the opportunity to do whatever they wanted to do and yet they were not truly free to enjoy their lives because the wife was a slave to alcohol. I thought that was so sad.
My roast didn't turn out to be as fabulous as all the reviews on site I got it from. I wouldn't make it again so I won't post it here. |
Debbie M.
| posted 1-Jun-2009 3:17am
Bronwyn, That is so sad about your neighbors wife. Funny about the bubble comment.
I live in a neighborhood with old towering oak trees. It's one of the reasons we choose to move to this area. They are so beautiful. We actually have shaddy Maples in our yard though.
Debster, do you know about the othersite and posting a picture? Visit the map too and add yourself to where you live. Its a cool feature. |
Debbie M.
| posted 1-Jun-2009 3:38am
I just read in the news about Tiller who was a late term abortion Doc. He was killed in his church in Kansas. |
