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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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| Angie | posted 30-Jun-2009 8:41am That was me. |
| Debbie M. | posted 30-Jun-2009 10:11am oh, EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW |
| Connie | posted 30-Jun-2009 10:17am Morning. Yeah, all those white russians...they went down like water. Rarely do you find them made correctly. A true white russian is made with the 3 ingredients separated. It should only fill half of a short glass. Now everyone makes them with a ton of milk added, filling a tall glass to the top. I think that's what saved me. I didn't puke. But it will be a long time before I drink again. 3 times a year is my norm and never that much at once. But I had a blast...A BLAST! Once I was at a concert and the row in front of me had about 5 topless dancers and one man sitting in it. They were drinking and it soon became apparent they were dancers. Those girls did end up puking. They kept their shirts on but it was quite a show. My 16 year old son sat next to me. It was embarrassing. He enjoyed himself until they started getting sick. Bronwyn, what happened with the car? Is it drivable? Good luck with the computer Angie. I'm down 1 1/2 pounds this morning. Thank goodness for NFNS. Tons to do today. Have a great one all. |
| Debbie M. | posted 30-Jun-2009 11:47am great Connie, Its back down the scales for you. My scale is still stuck at 189. But I will continue on NFNS |
| Bronwyn | posted 30-Jun-2009 12:43pm I guess we did have theft on our insurance with a 250$ deductible. The insurance company is having it towed out of the impound lot and taken to a body shop. It seems so strange with it being such an old beater but it is an old beater that we need. They left the walet in the car and took his electronics.....I-pod, DLS. phone and so forth. Husbands birthday.....need to get some things done here and I guess bake a cake  |
| Connie | posted 30-Jun-2009 7:38pm Happy Birthday Bronwyn's husband! We had pork chops on the grill with mashed potatoes and peas. Very good and filling and summery. My son marinates the pork chops in Italian dressing for a couple of hours before grilling. Love it. I found a new recipe on line for a beef and broccoli stir fry. I plan on cooking it Fri so I'll let you all know how it turns out. Hope everyone is well and enjoying their Tuesday afternoon. |
| K10 | posted 1-Jul-2009 12:09pm Hi ladies. I probably won't be able to write too much with packing and all. I am reading the posts. I will write when I can. |
| Bronwyn | posted 1-Jul-2009 1:16pm So did things finally get finalized and you are moving for sure???? Canada Day today.....no plans. Vitamix is such a good company. I called an 800 number and gave them my registration number off of the machine. It is on warranty until Nov.....woohoo!!! They are mailing a part out to me at no cost and it should be good to go. I will be back into green smoothie bliss in a matter of days!!!! I am reading some very interesting info on eating disorders and obsessions with eating, dieting, weight and so forth.....very interesting. I will share later.............. |
| Debbie M. | posted 1-Jul-2009 2:40pm I'm so relieved to see 186.5 today. I don't really know what happened to my system but it finally let go of those unwanted few pounds. Well.......I have many more than a few unwanted pounds but I'm still stumped why I would go up 4 pounds all at once and stay there for several days. Good job Vitamix. Nice to hear someone standing by their word. Happy Canada Day. It seems to me though, that everyday is Canada Day when you're in Canada! Our house is so quiet right now. The girls are next door. I need to pour myself into the check book while it is quiet. See ya later. |
| Connie | posted 1-Jul-2009 5:43pm Hi gang. That's great news on the vitamix. My son has started buying pre-made green smoothies. They are about $3. each, but good for him and I'm happy about it. And happy Canada Day. Debbie, that is something that has happened to me with NFNS. But it always eventually came down. I was down .5 ponds this morning. I think I'll just stay off the scales for awhile. I have been eating more since my MI/IN trip. Today I ate lunch with my friend and her baby. I was breaking off pieces of bread for the baby and eating some of it myself. Why was I doing that? I need to nip that in the bud immediately! K10, happy packing! That's such a huge job...I hope it goes smoothly. |
| Debbie M. | posted 1-Jul-2009 6:44pm I'm having wicked cravings. It seems like an icecream cone with a full sized snickers bar in the middle of the icecream would be just about the perfect thing right now. |
| Connie | posted 1-Jul-2009 7:34pm Debbie...egads!!!!! Time for a tall glass of ice water and maybe some fruit. Something cold may curb your craving. Good luck! |
| Bronwyn | posted 1-Jul-2009 9:01pm When I was growing up today(July 1st) was called Dominion Day and I don't remember the order of the changes but it has been July 1st, 1st of July, Confederation Day and now just plain old Canada Day. My kids are going out with a big group for dinner and then a big celebration down town....you know bands and fireworks. Debbie I hope I am not too late but do try to curb your cravings with something NFNS. A big icy green fruit smoothie may fit the bill. It is hard to get back on track when you have junk food days. Connie I have no doubt that you will overcome your desire to eat more. I think that when we have party days or weeks it is hard to return to smaller portions and to stay away from flour and sugar. The Stampede starts on Friday......that is a big 10 day celebration in Calgary. There are free pancake breakfasts and bands playing all over the city every morning and things throughout the day. There are tons of bar-b-que parties and of course the Stampede grounds themselves which are a total junk food haven. Our whole family is going to the Stampede Monday and to the Grandstand show that night. This is a place where you can have deep fried everything....even Oreo Cookies deep fried (can you imagine). Debbie did you find something to deal with your wicked cravings......wicked is such a good descriptor of those nasty cravings. |
| Debbie M. | posted 2-Jul-2009 3:24am I did resist. I told my husband and 11 yr old about my fantasy and they went into the kitchen. After a while they came out with a smoothie. It wasn't green but it did have NFNS!!! Banana, strawberry, peach, milk, ice and a little cherry Chrystal Ice Drink. It hit the spot!! Aren't they so nice. I haven't had such a horrable craving like that in a long long time. Maybe its because I've been drinking crystal Ice lemon aid and cherry drink. I really do think it makes a difference. Good luck with your stampeed. Just remember why they call it that. Its a stampeed because one feels like a pig when they leave their from eating so much. Now, now, go party but don't let the party be in your mouth! Take a bag of nuts and veggie sticks to snack on and eat before you go. Drink lots of water. It was only 63 degrees here today. Never ever have I been cold in July. I kept telling the kids to close the door. I was chilled. |
| Connie | posted 2-Jul-2009 10:08am Morning. I have many things I should do today, but I don't want to do any of it. Whatever I decide on I will not attack it with vigor, merely tolerance. I think if I spend some time outside before it get's too hot I will feel better. Debbie, I wish we had your temps. My MI sisters have told me they are having extremely cooler temps as well. I'm sorry I missed it. Yes, your family sounds very sweet to help you out in your hour of need. Bronwyn, I think your right about the "after" effects of being off NFNS for awhile. My appetite has been different. Eating out is the hardest for me. When I'm home, I'm fine. I'm glad to recognize that. Plus, I was thinking I could cheat some and it would be fine. But I was doing that repeatedly, and I ended up gaining 5 lbs in just over a week. That's a lot. If I had kept it up it would have been 10 lbs in two weeks and so on. I would call that rapid weight gain. How's the packing K10? And Debster...where are you? Yesterday when I was flossing I noticed a chunk of tooth was gone. Well, great. They squeezed me in at the dentist to look at it. We think we can patch it with a filling. It's on the bottom, very near the front. I hope it ends up looking ok. Time to get moving! |
| Debbie M. | posted 2-Jul-2009 10:35am What a coincident. My husbands dentist just found he had a cracked molar. He didn't know it. The dentist told him to just let him know when it starts to bother him. I was thinking there must be something that can be done before it bothers him. Something cheeper than a crown when it does start to bother him. Connie, I'm sure your tooth will look fine. I bet you won't even notice a difference. My scale said 183 today. I didn't believe it so I weighed again. 186. I can't wait to be in the 170's. Progress has been slow lately but I'm not discouraged. Having steel cut oats this morning. I can't believe how demanding my children are. I think they are spoiled. They are always wanting something or wanting to go somewhere. Maybe this is the normal way it goes when you have teenagers. I don't know, but my life dosn't seem like its my own. 16, 13, 11 and 9. When I saw no, boy do they make me pay with the attitude. I told my 11 yr old to go upstairs this A.M. and put her clothes in the drawers (like I told her yesterday and she didn't do it) She stomped up the stairs. So I made her go up and down the stairs quietly 10 times. Boy if looks could kill, I'd be dead so I made her do it 3 more times. These attitudes really bother me. SHould I just blow it off to typical Teens? Or what? This isn't an isolated thing. It goes on like this all day somethings. And thats just one kid. I have 4. What was I thinking? |
| Debbie M. | posted 2-Jul-2009 2:03pm Two things. I lost a 10.00 bill out of my pocket today which is going to make someone that finds it very happy. And I found a set of keys that I lost 2 months ago! |
| Debbie M. | posted 2-Jul-2009 3:43pm Hello, where is everyone today? |
| Connie | posted 2-Jul-2009 5:11pm I decided to clean the porch furniture, the porch and the siding on the front of the house. It took hours, but it wasn't too hot and there was a breeze. I've been outside all day. Debbie, teenagers are such a pain most of the time. And I should say "most" teenagers. There are always those exceptions. Ok, it is a given they are going to be bratty...how you handle it will make the difference. There should be consequences. Ruining their lives is overkill, but making your daughter go up and down the stairs is perfect. I would have done something like that. Be consistent and that will make a big difference. Summertime can be so hard for kids...and parents too. My mom always said if we said we were bored, she'd find something for us to do. Of course, it would have been hard work so we didn't say it very often. Hang in there. |
| K10 | posted 2-Jul-2009 5:12pm Hi Debbie: I think what you did was right. You have to nip that attitude now. My youngest rolls her eyes alot right now. She is 13. I am actually having an overall easier time with Oldest she will 15 this month. Now that I have said that I probably just jinxed myself. As they get older they do more and more. I have been dropping my oldest off at friends' houses more and more lately. I am doing it more since we are moving so soon. She is at the thrift store with some girls from church and her small group leader looking for clothes to wear to camp next week. They are going to be princess super heroes. Hi Connie: I am going to be off to get some boxes in a minute. I am off track. More on than off and I need to stop it, but I have 2 things this weekend and I don't want to commit to being NFNS until after the 4th. I had every intention of doing so last Monday, but I am struggling with it. I weighed yesterday and took my measurements. Of course I am up. At least when I am blowing it I am not doing so for the whole day like I used to. I know doing this is causing more cravings, but I am in a funk. At first I wasn't going to write about it, but I know you all care about my well-being. Why do all holidays have to focus on food?????? I need to go, I will talk to you later. |
| K10 | posted 2-Jul-2009 5:12pm Hi Bronwyn too. |
| Connie | posted 2-Jul-2009 5:49pm K10, every bit you can do that is NFNS is going to help you in the long run. Maybe your reluctance to commit is because of your move and how busy it is making you. In my mind I keep thinking your "dancing" around NFNS. Doesn't that sound lovely? Keep thinking about how much you want it and it will happen. Something will "click" and you'll be 100% all the time. Don't become discouraged that it will never happen. Get yourself ready for when it does. It will happen. Ahhhh, food and holidays. They do go hand in hand. We will be having something smoked and I'll make some potato salad. There will be a small amount of sugar in the mayo, but that's all. And a veggie of some kind. I'll buy some melon for our desert. Yum! It just takes a little creativity to tweak our holiday foods to make them NFNS. Husband is out to dinner tonight. I think we are going to wing it for dinner. That is something that has helped me immensely...my children are grown and can fend for themselves. Just like they did last night. |
| Connie | posted 2-Jul-2009 10:00pm Dinner tonight...3 rice cakes with cottage cheese. I did have a huge lunch. So, good enough. Off to bed. Night all. |
| Bronwyn | posted 3-Jul-2009 6:15am Connie.....3 rice cakes and cottage cheese......geesh no wonder you are so thin! I want to eat 3 rice cakes for dinner and call it a day ......really I do!!!K10 it sounds like we are both struggling. I want to be like several of my friends, not only are they already thin but when they are stressed they can't eat. One of my friends is so tiny and when she has stressful events in her life she just about disappears she gets so, so thin! Debbie I love the way you handled the stomping....that was perfect and I am sure it got your message across. Our school systems have shorter summers. The kids go to school until the end of June and either start school just before Labour Day or the day after.....it varied from year to year. Yeah awake again tonight........... |
| Connie | posted 3-Jul-2009 8:34am Bronwyn, I don't know why your statement about your friends bothered me, but it did. I guess it made me kind of sad. I want to say something poignant, like "don't be like your friends, be you at your best." But that sounded too cliche. I just think you haven't found the "groove" you need to be in with NFNS. When you do, things will happen. Slowly. But it's the "over time" that makes this plan so successful. BTW, last night I got up and had some egg salad and then some ice cream. Actually, too much ice cream. Darn it. Everyone is off today at my house. What to do? |
| Debbie M. | posted 3-Jul-2009 12:14pm Connie, I feel like what you said to K10 and Bronwyn are things you used to say to me. I have found my groove and its because of your blunt but truthful encouragement to me. This morning the scale said 185 once again. I was so thrilled to see it. IT is really happening for me. Just when I get a bit tired of the sacrifice, I get rewarded and I feel the heady power. I am challenged at every turn but I continue, NFNS. It is so worth is as I an very slowly going down the scales. Just 2 months ago I was up over 200 and now 185. I have a long way to go but I AM going! I am only 10 pounds from my husband now. At one point I had 30 pounds on him. THis is my first real goal. To weigh less than him. Have a wonderful Independence Day everyone. Camping for me. Shoving off within the hour. I have many many naughty things packed but also many very good thing. I am not worried about my choices as I am 100% committed. Join me............... Deb |
| Bronwyn | posted 3-Jul-2009 2:35pm Connie I don't know why my statement about my friends would make you sad. I wish I was like them....in the fact that stress takes away their appetite and stress makes me want to do nothing but eat. I truly wish i wasn't a stress eater.....I don't think I would have ever got so heavy if I wasn't a stress eater. I think you are amazing with how small of portions you can eat and be satisfied by.....I want that too. Happy 4th to you all.....and Debbie you really are on such a roll....good for you. Thinking of some of your old posts I can see the shift for you so clearly!!!! K10 do your best for the holiday week-end and join back in with me on Monday trying to truly get back to 100%. Debbie lost 15 lbs. or even a little more in 2 months of 100% commitment on NFNS....that is inspiring. I gained 5 lbs. in 2 weeks of bad eating.....that is not inspiring at all. |
| Bronwyn | posted 3-Jul-2009 3:15pm FYI...... New research shows eating walnuts lowers your cholesterol A recent meta-analysis of studies feeding people walnuts confirms that, despite the fat and calories, eating nuts lowers your cholesterol levels. I've long been an advocate of eating lots of nuts and seeds which are very good sources of both antioxidants, minerals, protein and essential fats. Especially good are colder climate nuts such as walnuts. Only 7 walnuts gives you 2,000 ORACs - that's the antioxidant power of half a dozen tomatoes. |
| Connie | posted 3-Jul-2009 3:33pm Glad to hear your positive attitude Bronwyn. And Debbie...woohoo!Do you know, I never said woohoo until this website. I can't remember if it was Bronwyn or Debbie that got me started. BTW, I was reading the other night and one of the characters names was Bronwyn, only spelled different at the end. I had never heard that name before this website either. Live and learn. How are you Hilda? And K10, and Angie and Debster? And Diane? I hope I didn't forget anyone. Today hamburgers on the grill, potato salad and a corn salad. My sister made the corn salad for the shower. It was amazing. She got off the food network website form the Neeley's show. Try it. I bought frozen corn that I cooked under the broiler. Great day ladies. |
| Bronwyn | posted 3-Jul-2009 4:24pm I got this in my in-box today. K10 I thought you might like her theory of forgiving ourselves and moving on. Connie in some respects this is what you did with your holiday. You ate more than you should have, you ate some flour and sugar but, you didn't "take a 10 year detour" into hogs ville. You had a wonderful time with friends and family.....you didn't obsess (although you tried to eat good because it made you feel better....there is no denying that healthy food makes you feel so much better)....you still let it be a little looser than when you are at home. Mind you, the deal is you are already at a very good and healthy weight. Anyways when we lose our place on the NFNS train we can board again.....and forgive ourselves and move on. There are situations that it may be better to not be setting yourself up for failure. All Is Forgiven, Move On! All Is Forgiven, Move On! July 4: Holiday Pig Out Special a Kick in the Tush Club Independence Day Mini-KICK (next full-Kick, Monday July 13) What???? HUH? Is Janice Taylor, Weight Loss Guru, the voice of Our Lady of Weight Loss, 50-pound big-time-loser telling us that it's okay to pig out? 4th of July PIG-OUT "You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism." ~ Erma Bombeck OWN IT. You've been wrestling with, thinking about, and tasting the idea of NOT pigging out this 4th of July weekend. It's been your focus all week long, has it not? THINK ABOUT IT. You manifest what you focus on. In other words, by thinking about NOT pigging out, you are destined to pig-out. WHAT TO DO. Give yourself permission to PIG OUT. One BBQ, one meal, one day ... not even one pig-out weekend doth a fat-person make. I can pretty much guarantee that if you are not fighting the forces of evil, pushing the devil food away, you will at the end of the day find that you have eaten less than you would have if your mind held on to and kept repeating, "I am NOT going to pig out." WHAT NOT TO DO. Do NOT use this one weekend of indulgence as an excuse to fall off the wagon and take a 10-year detour! Do NOT beat up on thyself! HOG WILD vs. PIGGING OUT. There's a difference between pigging out and going hog wild. Pigging out has a playful, light, and fun quality to it. If you like, you can even wear something pink! Hog Wild, on the other hand, is NOT pretty. Hog Wild means you have gone weigh too far, into the dark side. ALL IS FORGIVEN, MOVE ON! If you went past Pig Out straight into Full Tilt Hog Wild, forgive yourself and move on ... move on ... move on ... NOW! Into your 'lite.' Spread the word, not the icing! Janice |
| Connie | posted 3-Jul-2009 5:04pm Sounds good to me! |
| Bronwyn | posted 3-Jul-2009 6:18pm shoot....I just got a call from the Dr. Office asking me to come in and discuss the results of my bone density. You only get called in when the news is bad. I have been worried about this. |
| Connie | posted 3-Jul-2009 9:47pm In the spirit of the holiday...I ate...a lot. The bad thing is this makes two weeks in a row. But it was very good. Bronwyn, I hope the bone density news isn't as bad as your worried it could be. I'm guessing you've already looked the treatments on line. Any good news there? Off to bed. Night all. |
| Bronwyn | posted 4-Jul-2009 3:33am I thought this was interesting,,,,,,,,,,,,,another reason to be abstinent from chocolate, sugar and to not use spinach in my smoothies: Plus I have had lots of tums in my life....I have one every night before I go to bed as prevention of getting heart burn. I have also had a lot of dairy in my diet in my life.....used to think that was a good thing for my bones. Anyways you girls may find this interesting. Osteoporosis Diet * The best diet to prevent osteoporosis includes lots of fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds, beans, and fermented dairy products such as yogurt and kefir. * A diet high in vegetables promotes an optimal ratio of phosphorus to calcium. * Increase consumption of leafy green vegetables such as kale, collard greens, bok choy, parsley, mustard greens and escarole. These are excellent sources of calcium, magnesium, vitamin K and other nutrients. * Other excellent sources of calcium are tofu (if it is produced with a calcium based coagulant), chickpeas, black-eyed peas, other legumes, most nuts, and many grains (especially the grain amaranth). * Acidic foods such as lemon juice and vinegar help to absorb calcium. * Foods such as spinach, chard, beet greens, and chocolate contain oxalates, which may bind with calcium and prevent it from being absorbed. * Phytic acid found in wheat and oats will also bind with calcium and prevent it from being absorbed. * Decrease consumption of meat and dairy products. Meat and dairy increase urinary excretion (loss) of calcium. * Despite popular opinion, milk and dairy foods are not the best sources of absorbable calcium and should not be increased in the diet. * Avoid refined sugars. Diets high in sugar increase the loss of calcium in the urine. * Avoid the excessive use of sodium (table salt). Sodium increases the loss of calcium in the urine. * Avoid consumption of colas/sodas which contain excessive amounts of phosphorus and sugar. Excess phosphorus leads to increased loss of calcium and magnesium in the urine. * Avoid coffee consumption. Caffeine from coffee increases loss of calcium in the urine. * Caffeine from tea has not been shown to decrease bone density, but caffeine from coffee has. * Avoid excessive alcohol consumption. * Avoid the use of Tums, which have been actively promoted as a calcium supplement. Tums decrease the acidity of the stomach. However, stomach acid is necessary for the absorption of calcium. |
| Connie | posted 4-Jul-2009 9:42am That is very interesting. I have to admit I am not inclined to change my eating habits. I have been doing some of the positive things on the list, but my coffee is way too important for me to give up. So, I guess I'm taking my chances. I have always been a very big dairy eater and thought I was getting benefit from that as well. Food is so darn complicated! If I have my way today I'll not leave the house! Yesterday WM was a madhouse and then I was in the kitchen for hours. I need to plant some petunias, so in my yard as well. Have a great morning all. |
| Connie | posted 4-Jul-2009 7:03pm Today has been a little bit of everything! I even managed a small nap. Left overs/munching today. Looks like a nice quiet night. Hope everyone is enjoying the holiday. |
| K10 | posted 5-Jul-2009 2:15am Hi all. I ate all kinds of wrong things today and yesterday. I will not take a 10 year detour, but probably a weekend detour. Bronwyn: Monday sounds like a good day to get back on track. Where would I be without Monday's? I hope your doctor has some good plans for you. I need to get back on track mainly because my bathroom habits have changed. TMI for some, but that is the main reason I want to get back to NFNS. I haven't felt as bad as I thought I might, which has its disadvantages. My back has been hurting since yesterday. I don't know why. I haven't packed in the last two days. We went to a fun afternoon and evening at our regional park and saw some great fireworks and some great time of fellowship with friends from church. Two of us that were there are moving in the next month. We dropped our trailer off at my cousins house and had a BBQ lunch with them and swam in their pool. We then went to our other friends house and swam and had yummy tri-tip. Too much additional food to mention. We set off fireworks and enjoyed watching the illegal fireworks going off in the neighborhood. Only certain fireworks are legal in our city and that is what we had. To all the ladies thank for your loving support with my struggle right now. I enjoyed reading what was written and I totally agree. All is forgiven,move on! I will be making changes for the better on Monday. Bronwyn: The osteoporosis diet is interesting. I would like what all it intails. HAPPY 4TH OF JULY. THANK YOU TO THE SOLDERIS FOR DOING YOUR WORK SOO WELL |
| Connie | posted 5-Jul-2009 10:04am Morning all. Yesterday there was a very disturbing article on my sparkpeople email. It was all about obesity rates nationally. It looked at the numbers today and those in the past. We are not only going down hill, we are going down fast. It was a very interesting read. Sadly, the info on our children is just really bad. Did you all see last week, or the week before, a mom was arrested for negligence because her son weighs 500 (or was it 400?) pounds? She was on the news. She was also overweight and a single mom. It was very apparent she was a lower income/educated person. She was so ignorant...no one has taught this woman what works. Anyway, it just really bothered me. She is going to jail and the food companies are rich. More food today. I think I have had enough. The last time I weighed it was 147.5. So down a bit, but still up some. I wish I could stay in bed all day. Three night's in a row of crummy sleep and I'm feeling grouchy! |
| K10 | posted 5-Jul-2009 11:32am I meant to say SOLDIERS. |
| Bronwyn | posted 5-Jul-2009 12:51pm Connie I would love to weigh 147.5....celebrate your weight! Went to Waterton yesterday........beautiful. Friends have a cabin there. Great visit. Family dinner today. osteoporosis diet looks very much like NFNS.....no wheat or oats anyways (flour or not)......I wonder if it is connected with the body not processing gluten well.........sounds NFNS and gluten free |
| Anonymous | posted 5-Jul-2009 6:16pm Hey everyone I am back on line and running a lot smoother. I hate to ask again but can someone give me the other site. They deleted some of my info. I put in NFNSFamily but it didn't work. I hope everyone had a great 4th. We worked in the yard all day friday and saturday went to ride bikes 18 miles and then went to the beach. Great weekend. |
| Angie | posted 5-Jul-2009 6:17pm that was me. |
| Connie | posted 5-Jul-2009 8:07pm Hi all. Welcome back Angie...so the tech guy/place worked out all your computer kinks? Man, I hate to try this because the last time I did it I was kicked off here for a day. Let's see if I can do it. Actually, I can't. My computer has lost all the memorized links...maybe because it was not used for so long. I'm going to try and find it. Can't find it. I'll be looking for someone else to post it as well. I'm beat. My friend with the baby came over and stayed all day. She is probably going to get back with her ex. He drove 2000 miles to see her and the baby. He left this morning and she is very emotional. She is floating above cloud nine and needed me to help ground her. It has taken all day. I really, really hope they can make it. But it is a mess right now. I did not eat too much today. That feels good. I also passed on the ice cream! Back on track is where I want to be. |
| Connie | posted 5-Jul-2009 8:15pm It's nfnsfamily.ning.com. Good luck! |
| Anonymous | posted 5-Jul-2009 8:18pm www.nfnsfamily.ning.com |
| Debbie M. | posted 5-Jul-2009 8:21pm That was me. I'm back. I'll write tomorrow. Sleep well all........ |
| Angie | posted 6-Jul-2009 7:31am Thanks for the info. I hope it don't mess ya'll up. I have it saved into my favorites now. I am headed out to repot some plants. Have a good day all. Connie, glad your back on track. We all fall off but it's nice to get back on. |
| Bronwyn | posted 6-Jul-2009 12:42pm Today is our big Stampede day. We are going out for breakfast and then off to the grounds. We are going to the Chuck Wagon races and to the Grandstand show. Unfortunately it looks like rain. |
| Debbie M. | posted 6-Jul-2009 3:17pm Too many things to talk about and too much to remember. The kids had dewling lemonade stands in the neighborhood today. Of course it had to end with my 11 year olds feelings getting hurt. Why can't anything be easy? I have a kitchen full of dirty dishes and a supper to cook so I have no time to catch up now. I may just have to tell Bronwyn how delightful her posts were when I got caught up on the posts yesterday and leave it at that. Happiness to all. Later |
| Connie | posted 6-Jul-2009 6:58pm Lemonade stands...how cute is that? I did see when when we ate out in Louisville, but before that, I can't remember when. I hope they made some $ to help with the hurt feelings. It has been a busy Monday. My floors were all so dirty from the long weekend. Lot's of house cleaning today. Last night I woke up with my nightgown and bedding soaking wet...again. I ended up on the couch. When I finally woke up this morning, my bed was still damp. Ok, that is such an irritating thing to have happen. I've washed all the bedding and I'm hoping tonight it will not happen again. Anyone else having any night sweats? Husband and daughter out for the evening. Left overs for dinner. Basically, all's well in my world. |
| Debbie M. | posted 6-Jul-2009 8:10pm Daughter with the hurt feelings made $4.00 but the other stand made $20.00. She was such a pill tonight that I had to send her to bed at 7:30. I used to have night sweats but they didnt last long. I never did figure out what caused them. Might have been some medications I'm not on anymore. Sorry you've been miserable. |
| Connie | posted 6-Jul-2009 9:34pm I just realized this is my daughters last week of school. Then, since she hasn't found a job, she'll be home all the time. Uugh. She is not a morning person. I guess it will be ok. But I do enjoy my productive hours home alone. She has made it through trig with flying colors. She has the brains if she would only stick with stuff. I think my night sweats are hormone related. I can remember the older ladies in our family discussing them. Yep, it's official...I'm an older lady. It's funny because I don't feel older. I mean I wonder if I'm going to feel "youngish" until one day my body pretty much just breaks down and then I'll feel my age. Hmmm. I guess that's not a bad thing to wish for. My daughter went to a fourth of July party the other night with some of her old HS friends. She told me none of them have a job. Wow. Her best bet for work is babysitting. But even that is very competitive. Guess she gets to take the rest of the summer off. Well, night all...sweet dreams. Oh, I forgot to tell you guys, the other night I dreamed my cat came back to me. It was a great dream. He was so happy and I was so happy. And sure enough I woke up with tears on my cheeks. I told my husband and now he thinks I'm a bit "not right." Well, whatever. I can't control what I dream. And I can't help it if I was emotional. It really was a great dream. I'm lucky like that. I dream of loved ones that are gone. |
| K10 | posted 6-Jul-2009 9:39pm Hi called utility companies today to have them put in our name for our move. Door to door storage will be dropping off 4 crates tomorrow. We will have them for 4 weeks. It will make it easier to move with them. We won't have to load all at once. We removed our house from the market and will let it be foreclosed on. We would have been liable for taxes on over $140,000.00. Our credit is shot anyway and we can't afford that kind of tax liability. I have had a sore back since Friday. I don't know why, but I won't be able to rest it past today. Too much to do. Not eating well. I think the stress is getting too me. Eating less than I would have before NFNS, but I am not eating NFNS. I will try to soon. I know I will do well once this move is done. I will not let myself eat poorly past this month. That is my goal. I may start being good sooner, but I am giving myself July. I know it is to my detriment (sp?) but I am not worrying about that right now. I haven't had a Pepsi at least. Talk to you later. |
| Connie | posted 7-Jul-2009 9:48am Hang in there K10. Keep your eye on your immediate goals and try to do as little damage as possible. That's good enough to be thankful for. I am up 3.5 pounds and it is staying with me. I know it doesn't sound like a lot, but it is a start in the wrong direction. I have to get on top of it or I will keep heading in the wrong direction. I have ate off of the plan, here and there, and this is the result. So it seems in order to really lose weight and keep it off, 100% commitment is required. I knew this, just never tested it. So, don't expect to lose any weight right now. When your moved and unpacked, that will be the time. Not drinking pop is HUGE! You could lose 10 pounds a year just by doing that. And try and avoid sugar free pop. Check in when you can. Hope your back stays strong. |
| Bronwyn | posted 7-Jul-2009 2:06pm K10, sorry that things have worked out to be extra stressful. I guess now you have to just move fore ward......now you can make plans and set dates for your move. I am for sure a stress eater so I can relate to how difficult it is to focus on good eating when you are stressed. I also know though that the better I eat the better I feel. I deal with stress even worse when I am eating lots of chocolate. Connie I have some night sweats but not as bad as you describe and not really often. It certainly does disturb your sleep. I am so thankful that I never had hot flashes.....they look so miserable. I have been talking to a friend when she would all the sudden look like she was on fire..........red and hot. Of course I got some worse things.....severe bone loss. Debbie what did you like that I wrote.......the osteoporosis diet. Grandstand show was fanastic.......had lots of fun. |
| K10 | posted 7-Jul-2009 3:48pm Thanks Connie |
| K10 | posted 7-Jul-2009 3:49pm and Bronwyn :) |
| Debbie M. | posted 7-Jul-2009 5:07pm Bronwyn, Did you meet with your Doc? Did he say you have servere bone loss? How does that effect you and what can you do now? I liked what you wrote about ALL is FORGIVEN so move on!! That is so true. We must forgive ourselves and love ourselves enough to be good to ourselves and feed and nourish ourselves properly even when under stress. Quality of life is not about how much stress we have (we will always have some sort of stress) but rather how we deal with it. K10, I'm so sorry about losing your home. But I'm so happy you have a nice place to move into and are going forward with your plan. This economy is really tough. Everything is going to work out just fine for you. Our Lord always takes care of His own. Connie, You are going to leave those 3.5 pounds behind in no time. I'm sure of it. |
| Connie | posted 7-Jul-2009 10:30pm Been so busy today I haven't had time to post. I went for my yearly today. Now that I'm fifty I'm also going to have a colonoscopy, bone density and of course, my mammogram. That should keep me busy for awhile! Tomorrow I'm going to the dentist for my filling. After that I'm hosting a "some men suck" party for my friend who moved back with her baby. Remember...she's 40. Well, her tale is long and winding but the bottom line is she still wants a relationship with her ex. He dove 2000 mils to see her and the baby last weekend and hinted aplenty about getting back together. Then he left. He got one state away and called her and said he was having second thoughts. Then when he got back to Oregon he called and said no way. What a jerk. He ended up getting a house and a travel home out of her for FREE. Titled and in his name. I think he only came to town to prove she would see him and try to get the restraining order dropped. He moved in with another woman right after they split. I think she might be screwed on this one. Of course the important thing is that she keeps custody of the child. But in the 9 months of that childs life he has given her nothing for support. He is a loser and she is well rid of him. But of course, she is devastated...so tomorrow we will have coffee and I bought some toys for the baby and I bought a coffee cake. I'm not planning on having any. I weighed 149 at the docs today. That's 2 pounds more than at home. The nurse said "everyone says that!" Whatever. Anyway, I have been one the phone with my friend, or she's been here and I'm feeling behind on everything. She's having a tummy tuck on Fri. I'm taking her. Then she'll be stuck at home for awhile. It just seems like things keep popping up where I'm straying from NFNS. Before my trip, I never strayed. It's weird. Talk to you all tomorrow. Great night everyone and if you can, stay NFNS. |
| Connie | posted 8-Jul-2009 9:46am Good morning all. I'm sitting on my porch drinking coffee...before the temperature starts soaring. This is the time of day when I can steel my resolve for NFNS. I have my dinner planned for later. I just have to get past the coffee cake. Maybe I'll still be too numb from the dentist to eat! Later I am menu planning and I'm going to rely heavily on rice/cottage cheese/tomato until I drop the added weight. Sounds like a plan. Today will be taxing. I have been grudgingly allowing my friend to lean on me. And that's wrong for me to feel like that. I do want to help. It's just that she keeps talking about the ex, the same sentences over and over. I would never turn her away. And I feel bad that I'm so stuck in my routine I don't want it to change. And her being here is change. She wants to go to lunch all the time. And I'm helping with the baby. Good grief!!!! I do believe she is becoming family. The party was my idea...maybe I'm coming along better than I thought. Great day ladies! |
| K10 | posted 8-Jul-2009 10:28am Connie: Some friends can be so draining. Not that you don't like them, but they just have too many issues and then they become your problems if you aren't careful. |
| Debbie M. | posted 8-Jul-2009 11:20am How on Earth is she going to lift her baby after a tummy tuck? Connie when you can't stand hearing about the EX anymore, just tell her she has 5 more minutes to say his name then it's on to anything else. Tell her it's not good to dwell on him. You are happy to listen but she has to fill her mouth and mind with other subjects as well. Tell her it's "moving on therapy". For other therapy she can write letters to him then have a memorial ceremony for her old life and burn them. She can have closier then and move on. AND above all go to the courts and have him pay child support ASAP. Friends in need can be especially draining. Remind her she is a strong capable woman and she is going to be OK. You are being a good friend. She is lucky to have you. Have fun at your party. |
| Bronwyn | posted 8-Jul-2009 1:19pm Cottage cheese, cantaloupe, pineapple and walnuts........ Connie I agree you will have to wean your friend off of talking about her X or you will both go crazy. So the scoundrel came out to see her and the baby and made her think he wanted to get back together and talked her into signing over property to him? Forget the tummy tuck.....her time needs to be spent on getting legal help in overturning that paperwork. He took advantage of her vulnerability. He obtained her signature based on false premises. Why do women want to get back with men who are so untrustworthy, she already knows that about him. Speaking of draining friends......the more I read about osteoporosis the more discouraged I get! It seems like there is way too many stressful things going on in my life at the moment. |
| Connie | posted 8-Jul-2009 2:47pm We love you Bronwyn! Actually, the house was one he was buying from his grandmother. He was having trouble making the payments, so she paid for it. The agreement was that he would make payments to her, nothing in writing, and now he is saying it was a gift. She just called...he is calling her again. He is so fricking living in la la land. He treats her like his mom/lover/girlfriend/friend. She will be here soon for the party. It's going to be all ex talk now for sure. I'll catch up later. |
| Bronwyn | posted 8-Jul-2009 2:53pm Connie I really do feel discouraged today and I started to weep when I read.... "We love you". I think all the reading I am doing is so depressing.....and I don't want a future like they are describing for someone with osteoporosis. Good Luck at your party.....try to have fun......I think totally at that selfish mans expense. He will continue to play these games as long as she will allow him do that. Too bad their is a child in the middle of it......makes it so much harder to make a clean break. |
| Connie | posted 8-Jul-2009 3:24pm Awwww, Bronwyn. I'm going to tell you the same thing I told my friend...sometimes we forget that we are wonderful. Things can get us so down we can't think realistically. My friend is low, although fighting her way back. (Sometimes anger can be very helpful!) I'm forcing her to take home my Janet Evanavich #1 in the Stephanie Plum series. If laughter is the best medicine, it should help. Now my advice for you, try to think positive and get the book for yourself to read. I keep thinking about the Sally Field commercials advertising osteoporosis medicine. She is a basic health nut...a runner (weight bearing exercise to the max!) and she has it. So, maybe it was just in the cards for you. It sounds like the medicine is vital. Cheer up dear, we do all love ya...so does your family and your friends. |
| Debbie M. | posted 8-Jul-2009 3:25pm Bronwyn, I'm glad you think the tummy tuck is a strange thing to do right now in this womans life. When Connie said that I was totally shocked. What is she thinking. From what I hear a tummy tuck is very painful to recover from. She dosn't need that right now. I'm sorry you are feeling so down. I love you too and I don't want you to feel bad. I just read a little bit about your prognosis. You must NOT dwell on the negative. Look at all the things you can do to help yourself. I just read that women and men who walk regularly during middle-life can strengthen their muscles, improve their balance, and reduce their chance of gettting a hip fracture when they become older. One-half to one hour daily is recommended. You need to get moving and commit to this walking plan. I love what you ate today. Over our camping weekend I chopped up some cantalope and put it in my greek yogurt. It was very different but I liked it. I had some yogurt today with frozen blueberries in it. LOVE IT. Hang in there Babe, it is going to be alright! Our God is an Awesome God, He reigns over Heaven and Earth! There will be no brain tumors or osteoporosis in Heaven. |
| K10 | posted 8-Jul-2009 5:22pm Connie, Bronwyn and Debbie: You all are so thoughtful. What great support we all have here. I have been running errands and I need to get packing. I picked up oldests unofficial transcipt and she is ranked 28th out of a class of 585. I am so pleased, I hope she keeps it up after the move. Take care ladies. |
| Debbie M. | posted 8-Jul-2009 7:43pm K10, Wow, thats a terrific rank. Congratulations for passing on brilliant genes to your daughter! |
| K10 | posted 8-Jul-2009 8:09pm Thanks Debbie. I never did that well though. |
| Debbie M. | posted 8-Jul-2009 8:47pm Lunches went up at our schools. 2.00 a day for 3 of them and 1.75 for the other. Thats 155.00 for every 4 weeks of lunches. I really hate packing lunches. I had to do it for 8 years before I had the option to buy school lunches, which I did for the last two years but I don't think I can afford it this year. I'm sure I can pack them for WAY less money. I have to come up with economical ways to feed the kids. Things they will eat without it all being junk. I really don't like packing lunches but I don't think I have a choice. |
| Connie | posted 8-Jul-2009 10:17pm What a day. My friend came over and stayed for 7 and 1/2 hours. I'm beat. While she was here, her ex called. I wont go into it but it is far from over. My friend has turned into mama tiger and he is going to rue the day he messed with her. Financially I mean. I wish her much success. All day the book of Ruth has stayed in my mind. It's my favorite book and seems very fitting. As for the tummy tuck, well, I guess her thinking is she should do it now before she finds a job. She is living with people who can help her for the first week. She has a perfect body, except the tummy. Having a baby at 40 is not kind to the abs. She has plenty of money! Tonight she was talking about us going to on vacation out of the country. What! I am not going, not...not...not! I will have to get her to accept that. Debbie, packing lunches is the pits. Could you do them partially, and with the kids help, the night before? It would be a good way to monitor their healthy food intake. It will be interesting to see how much you save. Bronwyn, how are you doing wise one? Have you been back to the doctor? Inquiring minds want to know! How are you doing K10? And congrats on daughters ranking. Any affirmative standing they achieve is so good for their confidence. I hope she is glowing and the whole world can see it. And I hope that feeling becomes addictive for her...in a healthy grounded way of course. Well ladies...dear friends, I am going to sign off and read. I am going to relax and tomorrow morning have some coffee on my porch with my neighbor. Doesn't that sound wonderful? I am blessed indeed. |
| Connie | posted 8-Jul-2009 10:19pm P.S. I had coffee cake. No more junk in this house as I seem to have temporarily lost my mind. |
| Debbie M. | posted 8-Jul-2009 11:21pm Naughty Connie. I do believe you are caught in an avalanche my dear! STOP IT!!!~ |
| Bronwyn | posted 9-Jul-2009 12:04am Yeah Connie stop it....you are the powerhouse of NFNS....no more junk!!! Got the part for my vita mix.....haven't tried it yet but I think it is going to work.,,,WooHoo!!! Connie how much money does your friend have,,,,,enough that her husband wants to keep her on the string for financial means??? I already don't like this guy. He has been untrustworthy and taken advantage of her previously. She should move on and leave him in the dust....IMHO!!! Again I know having a child together makes it more complicated. Congratulations proud Momma....K10!!! It is so wonderful to see your kids have good experiences and be able to feel the heady power of working hard and being rewarded. It seems our group is shrinking.....well I know that is the intended purpose of this site.....but I wasn't referring to weight  |
| Debbie M. | posted 9-Jul-2009 12:08am Chocolate is evil in more ways than one. Death by Chololate. Bronwyn, Did you see this in the news? Of course I thought of you when I read it. heh CAMDEN, N.J. (July 8) – Authorities say a man died after falling into a vat of melted chocolate in a New Jersey processing plant. The Camden County prosecutor's office identified the victim as 29-year-old Vincent Smith II of Camden. He was a temporary worker at the Cocoa Services Inc. plant. The accident happened Wednesday morning as Smith was loading chocolate into a vat where it's melted and mixed before being shipped elsewhere to be made into candy. Prosecutor's spokesman Jason Laughlin says a co-worker tried to shut off the machine and two others tried to pull Smith out of the 8-foot-deep vat. He was hit and fatally injured by the agitator that mixes the chocolate. Cocoa Services hires a second company — Lyons and Sons — to do the mixing. |
| Debbie M. | posted 9-Jul-2009 12:19am Do you think they will still use the chocolate? Morbid, I know. |
| Bronwyn | posted 9-Jul-2009 1:02am Chocolate is on the don't eat list for osteoporosis......I have read so much that now I can't remember what it is about chocolate but it is bad for your bones. I am trying to say I will never eat chocolate again (and it is hard for me to make that commitment.....but for me it is also a trigger food)......a vat of chocolate with a dead man in it may be a good visual (not trying to be insensitive about his death). That is horrible.....they didn't really title the article death by chocolate did they.....too flippant. |
| Debbie M. | posted 9-Jul-2009 3:13am No, That was me being flippant. Ooops too snarkey? I really only meant to share it because you love chocolate so much. It really is a terrible shamful accident but I did see a bit of humor in it in the most repectful way, of course. |
| Debbie M. | posted 9-Jul-2009 3:16am The real title was: Man Falls Into Vat of Chocolate, Dies |
| Debbie M. | posted 9-Jul-2009 3:21am I baked my Mom a cake today. The whole house smells like yellow cake with cream cheese frosting. @#$% (extreme snarkey word) I get to watch everyone else eat it tomorrow. Whatever. I'm sure I'll do ok with it. I don't want to get fatter again. |
| Debbie M. | posted 9-Jul-2009 3:24am Why oh why can't I sleep? GRRRR Poor Bronwyn you are like this so often. I don't know what my problem is tonight. I just can't seem to shut my brain off. It's after 3 A.M. Anyone else up? |
| Debbie M. | posted 9-Jul-2009 10:21am As you know I was up late last night and got hungry so I made some microwave popcorn. We usually make our own in a pot but I was feeling lazy. The reason I tell you this is because its salty and I usually retain water when I eat it at night. This morning I weighed a new low!!! 184.5 I think I might have been less if I wouldn't be puffy from the salt. Its only half a pound less but its something! |
| Connie | posted 9-Jul-2009 12:11pm Good morningish. My neighbor came over for coffee on the porch. So nice. I slept terribly last night. The other neighbors decided to play loud music until midnight. They are young and that's going to happen...I try to be understanding, but I hated it. Last night dinner was NFNS and I didn't eat anything after. I'm back on track. Good job Debbie! Just think about where you'll be in 6 months! This plan has such staying power. Tonight, and all day, NFNS for me. I'm so relaxed right now. A little ironing and then just chilling. Great day all...NFNS for all of us. |
| Bronwyn | posted 9-Jul-2009 12:31pm Debbie M......I don't think it is flippant for you to say "Death by Chocolate"......but I do think it would of been hurtful to the those who grieved his death to read that as the headline. I did look it up and one site had a scene from Willy Wonka where a kid was immersed in a vat of chocolate........that was the picture on the news story.....not too sensitive, eh!!!! I have to tell you though that I think I will use it as a visual in my mind whenever I am tempted......I will also tell myself that chocolate often has gross things in it. My aunt never ate chocolate and she swore that she heard they had to be pulling mice and rats from the vats on a regular basis. She also said there was an allowable amount of mice hair (you know USDA approved) in big vats of chocolate. Geesh how could I eat that stuff......I may be cured (oh I do hope) and I hope I haven't totally grossed you all out Now I need to do some research to help you feel totally appalled at your cake Debbie. Of course that is unnecessary as you said it all with "I don't want to get fatter again". That is really the best motivator (but I am keeping the gross chocolate stuff in mind as well Connie....you are too nice. I haven't had neighbors close enough to hear or even be aware of for so long that I don't know how I would deal with that. Hey K10....when are you actually moving??? How is it going? Well I have spent the last few days researching osteoporosis on the internet.....today i have to do some work here..Yikes!!!! |
| Debbie M. | posted 9-Jul-2009 1:07pm I love you visual of chocolate. Ick, mice hair? I read a book one time, can't remember the title, where a girl lost weight by imagining mold on her food. She would occasionally vomit at the thought of it. I HATE mold. That would be the one for me. Nasty. Its hard to believe they acutally put the Willy Wonka photo on the artical. Thats just calous and plain rude! I need to take my girls to the mall even though its an awesome day today. Hopefully they will come home and go in the pool. My 11 year old is still out of sorts. PLEASE pray for me. SHe is truely testing my patience. My mom and I went to Red Lobster for lunch today. I got the broiled blackened fish, baked potato, broccoli and a tossed salad. I skipped the rolls. I did accidentally eat a couple croutons but when I realized what I was doing I pushed what was left aside. Its amazing how much we eat with our minds on auto pilot. Thanks for the encouragement ya'll. |
| Connie | posted 9-Jul-2009 1:33pm Imaging certain food as "bad or disgusting" is something that has worked for me. I bought some thin sliced roast beef lunch meat. It is frowned upon because it's processed, but it makes such a great sandwich! That will be my lunch. Hang in there with your daughter Debbie. This is the first time my daughter and I have co existed so peaceably. I never thought I'd see the day! How are you Hilda? |
| Bronwyn | posted 9-Jul-2009 1:36pm COPIED FROM SPARKS PEOPLE: A Major Sign of Success The other day, a good friend confided in me that if she could get away with eating McDonald's French fries and chicken nuggets for every meal - with no effect - she would. Every meal. This brought our discussion to "If you could eat any food and it had no effect on your weight or health, what would your indulgence be?" I thought about it for a long time, and eventually told her I couldn't think of anything. Truthfully, the things coming to mind were avocados, veggie stir fries, or fruit salad. FRUIT SALAD! That's it - that's my one thing. SUCCESS: I'm not even interested in unhealthy foods any more! It feels so much better to eat well. That's my sign of success. What would your one food be? DON'T YOU KIND OF FEEL LIKE THIS.....MOST OF THE TIME. THEN AGAIN I NEVER DID LIKE STUFF LIKE MCDONALDS.....BUT SUGAR AND CHOCOLATE BAD STUFF. |
| Debbie M. | posted 9-Jul-2009 1:58pm I was looking at a picture of dessert at Red Lobster and all I could do was think about the effects on my blood sugar and how it would make me feel. I think that counts as success. |
| Debbie M. | posted 9-Jul-2009 2:05pm I called my neurologists office today to see if they got the results of my MRI yet. The secretary said they had the report but wouldn't have the films until tomorrow. They should call tomorrow by noon. I am not a good waiter. I wasn't bold enough to ask what the report said. Knowing my Doc he wouldn't take the reports word for it until he reads the report himself. He is a very snarkey Doc but a very good one. |
| Bronwyn | posted 9-Jul-2009 2:51pm Your Dr. isn't going to be bamboozled by someone elses opinion.....that isn't snarkey! You get two opinions for the price of one. Hope the results are great! |
| Debbie M. | posted 9-Jul-2009 3:01pm Yes, you are right. It's not snarkey but trust me he is errogant and has a very stiff bed side manner. It's all to my benifit though. He's the best in the area! |
| Debbie M. | posted 9-Jul-2009 4:24pm I made a simple soup in a large sauce pan. I started out with chopped onion and garlic in a little oil. Then a bit of beef broth. I browned some ground beef in another pan. I added it and the rest of the broth to the sauce pan. Then chopped tomato, carrot, potato and broccoli and added. Salt and pepper to taste and I have a tasty soup Steve and I will love. Kids get spaghetti. |
| Connie | posted 9-Jul-2009 4:47pm Debbie, the soup sounds yummy! I have had that feeling that what I most want is something healthy. It is the best feeling. Bronwyn, I really think you are making a big change. Your clicking into NFNS. There's no going back...you are about to start losing weight long term. No matter at what rate the weight comes off, if you stick with these attitudes, it is coming off! Your next K10! I have resisted cheese today. I bought some wonderful black plums the other day. So good...so sweet. Dinner tonight is going to be very simple. I may just have chicken on the grill and some rice. I'm too tired to think about a lot of work. |
| Bronwyn | posted 9-Jul-2009 4:55pm Connie cook an eye of the round roast and slice thin.....it is the best roast for sandwiches. It is lean and slices beautifully. Don't get the processed meats. |
| Connie | posted 9-Jul-2009 8:15pm I just read an interesting article on my home page. Rhesus monkeys that had their calories restricted lived longer and had a much lower incidence of disease than regularly feed monkeys. This has long been known true for mice, etc. But now they have proof of it in primates. I remembered seeing a man on 60 Minutes or The Discovery Channel or something like that, and he was convinced of this. He cut his caloric intake and was eating only organic vegetarian foods and he was sure it was the fountain of youth. Hmmmm. I think there is something to this. I was trying to decide what to take for food tomorrow since I will surely be at the hospital all day. I lightly crushed some NF tortilla chips and added some cashews, raisins, NS coconut flakes and some grained sweetened chocolate chips. It's my own healthy granola. It could be argued that the chocolate chips are not NS, but I went very lightly with them. Since I'm eating this as a meal, I think it's allowed. My daughter liked it so I made some for her to eat on the way to class tomorrow for her final. I feel empowered! Hopefully I'll get some much needed sleep tonight. |
| Bronwyn | posted 9-Jul-2009 9:13pm Connie I just read your comments on eating restricted calories.....just as I finished putting away 350$ worth of groceries from Costco. I could eat vegetarian quite easily I believe however, there would be so much tension in my home. My husband is totally a meat eater.....and red is his favourite There was such a variety in fruit today and I bought way too much fruit....got a little carried away. I don't want any of it to go to waste.....we will be eating fruit like crazy here. Debbie M. for your information.....and I will be clear I again got a big container of the Golden Kiwi that is Zespri Gold Kiwi Fruit from New Zealand Connie your granola sounds interesting with the corn chips.....now how much of that would you eat and call it a meal? I am trying to learn from you We now have(2) steel head trout,(2) eye of the round roast,(1 large pkg.) chicken wings (I make them....cut off the fat and bake them), (large package)chicken breasts, (3) roasting chickens, cans of salmon and tuna.........and tons of fruit. I did get some greens, mushrooms, avocado's and corn on the cob.....so hopefully we have food for a while with some vegetable additions. Now I don't feel like making and dinner however Connie hope you get the sleep you need. |
| Connie | posted 9-Jul-2009 9:27pm I don't know how much of I will eat, I guess I'll just snack on it. I will have my coffee for breakfast, so I probably wont eat any until after 11:00. I will need to be very mindful of the fact that it is calorie rich. I keep getting little bites of it tonight. I would like to add some sunflower seeds and dried NS added apple pieces. Well, I cooked dinner and I'm the only one that ate. I hate it when that happens! |
| Debbie M. | posted 9-Jul-2009 10:05pm Zespri Gold Kiwi Fruit from New Zealand. Gotta love that Zespri Gold Kiwi Fruit from New Zealand. Just couldn't do without that Zespri Gold Kiwi Fruit from New Zealand. heh This may sound odd but I was in bed a little while ago but couldn't get comfortable because my legs were to hairy. lol I had to get up and shave them. I found a lunch idea on the web. Core an apple and fill with peanutbutter, then put raisins on each peanutbuttered end. Put in baggie until time to eat. What do you think? |
| K10 | posted 9-Jul-2009 10:08pm Hello ladies. Totally not NFNS, but I know you love me anyway. :) I will be back on track soon. I am having a garage sale at my friends house on Saturday. I have so much stuff I still need to go through that I will probably have another sale after we move from here. It will actually be at my current house, I won't be moving the stuff. We are moving on the 25th. The for sale sign was taken down today and we are letting our house be foreclosed on. We are also going to have to declare bankruptcy. I know it isn't biblical, but we don't have any other options. The thing that absolutely hurts the most is, we will be selling our trailer. It breaks my heart. I am more sad about having to sell the trailer than losing our house. We are pretty sure the travel trailer will be considered a luxury item so we are going to sell it and put the money toward our car and be closer to paying it off. I think I may have a bladder infection. I am drinking cranberry juice. Like I need another thing wrong with me. My back is still bothering me but not as bad. I will talk to you all later. I hope you all can have a good nights sleep. Oldest comes home from camp tomorrow. I hope she had fun. |
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