Debbie M.
| posted 20-Aug-2009 8:03pm
Awww, I'm sorry. Cars are the worst investments. |
K10
| posted 20-Aug-2009 9:35pm
I made a pork loin in the crockpot with pepper seasoning sprinkled on the top and bottom. I also cooked potatoes, baby carrots, celery and onions. It was good and easy.
I am so tired of kids that ask what we are having for dinner and you say what it is and they say yuck! Then the other one complained that I scooped celery and carrots on her plate. You don't know how hard I had to restrain myself from saying something I would regret. Of course, the one who complained about the pork ate it with no problem. They talk about how my friends step-son complains and then they do the same thing. I pointed that out to them.
Wrong day to do this. They don't get the computer tonight for their complaining. They did apolgize, but I think it was to get the computer back. Not happening. |
Bronwyn
| posted 20-Aug-2009 9:41pm
I'm back......done in a horror picture voice.
Sherri I don't think this program is working for you at all.....not in the least. I was skimming through the posts and read yours where you said you started at 124 and now weigh 202.4  Some how that struck me as very funny and I have looked back a few times to see if I misread it......nope, but I know that isn't your REAL stats or you would not be singing the praises of NFNS. On a serious note....Wow impressed,,,,you go!!!!
Okay....holidays and good food choices did not happen for me. I am now in the process of needing to detox of flour and sugar and get back to being on track. I think each time you go off that it is harder to get back on track.
Sorry about the car troubles, financial stress and the family illness'. Life can be so challenging. The pastor who preformed the wedding we went to on Saturday based his message on joy.....and he talked about the hard times when it is so easy to forget about the good. It is hard to focus on Joy when things are challenging and yet keeping your mind on your blessings helps so much with the challenges. It was quite good. It was a little different in that they had the wedding at 11:30 a.m. and then had a receiving line and reception altogether. They had quite a program and the whole thing went until almost 5:00 p.m. and then at 7:00 there was a family party and dinner. It was a full day of family, celebrating and eating.
Okay I need to sit down tonight and figure out how I am going to tackle this program head on. |
Bronwyn
| posted 20-Aug-2009 9:46pm
K10...we posted at the same time. I think everyone who cooks meals for their family dreads that question,,,"What are we having"....my shackles go up immediately. It is a loaded question because so often it results in a ,,,,,oh yuck or I am not hungry response. It brings out the worst immaturity in me immediately when I am asked that question |
K10
| posted 20-Aug-2009 11:02pm
Bronwyn: I am so glad you are back. I have missed you. From now on I am going to say "I don't know" if I am not cooking yet or "it doesn't matter, you're going to eat it".
I agree it is hard to get back on track once you have been off. |
kathy
| posted 20-Aug-2009 11:05pm
K10-I'm going to look for the Alpen cereal. I think I need more fiber. It's sort of my own personal little problem. Do you (or anyone else) have any good NFNS cereal ideas? I study and study the lists of high fiber foods-oh well-constipation doesn't kill anyone. Hillda? Does this come with being 58? |
Connie
| posted 20-Aug-2009 11:20pm
Well dang...this has not been a day of fun for any of us. Money is the root of all evil, what makes the world go around, how we define our success and the grease that keeps our lives moving along. And there never seems to be enough of it. Sometimes I wish I could move to a mountain, throw away all my possessions, wear nothing but black pants and shirts and live off the land. Of course I would probably blow myself up trying to stay warm, starve trying to live off the land, get eaten by a bear or go completely nuts from the solitude. But sometimes it seems appealing!
MIL is having a heart cath tomorrow. Then we will have some answers. She is not doing too well. Holding her own in a way, sliding downward a little at a time.
Money is tight here as well. I still haven't made a new budget. If I can get on top of things, I can stay there a good long time.
I managed to stay NFNS all day. I spent almost all of today at the hospital so I packed a banana and two small bags cashews. Then for dinner some steak and potato. I feel lucky to have had that...my kids fixed dinner. I'll be back at the hospital tomorrow so I'm going to stop at WM on the way and grab some healthy food to nibble on.
Good job Sherri. Concentrate K10, you too Debbie (me three!), our stomachs will follow our heads. Welcome home Bronwyn. I'm hoping for a good nights sleep. Rest well ladies. |
K10
| posted 21-Aug-2009 1:00am
Kathy: One thing I have noticed with NFNS is regularity. I have had the same issues as you in the past, but this way of eating makes such a difference.
Connie: Good job staying NFNS today, way to go. |
kathy
| posted 21-Aug-2009 8:08am
K10 Are you eating Ezekial bread? |
Debbie M.
| posted 21-Aug-2009 8:14am
Good morning, I'm so sleepy.
The kids are off to school. They loved their breakfast casserole. I browned some diced potatoes and very fine onions in olive oil. Threw in 1/2lb bacon pieces until done. Drained and put into 9 x 9 greased glass pan. (I used 9 x 11 but it was too thin) Mixed up 7 eggs with a little milk, salt, pepper and 1 tsp powderd mustard. Pour that over the top of potatoes and bacon. Sprinkle with shredded cheese. Bake until just brown. Serve or refrigerate. In the A.M. cut a square and microwave for 20 seconds or so. We still have half left for tomorrow. |
K10
| posted 21-Aug-2009 10:09am
Kathy: Yes I eat Ezekiel bread. Ezekiel 4:9 and the Cinnamon raisin version too. I usually put a little cream cheese on the cinnamon one.
Debbie: I am so going to try this. My kids will like it. I buy the already made bacon bits (real, not those Bacos things) and my family adds it to scrambles or omelettes.
I wonder if you could add potato to it? Or sausage. Yum, I think I am hungry. |
K10
| posted 21-Aug-2009 10:11am
I can't wait to sleep in tomorrow. Our old cat might wake me up though. He comes in right when the alarms start going off and meows like a baby cries.
I think we are picking up my @##$$%% car tomorrow. IT BETTER BE BETTER!!!!!
Connie: Keep us posted on MIL. I hope her heart cath goes well. |
K10
| posted 21-Aug-2009 11:42am
I just came back from a walk. I don't know how far though. I had some hills to climb. |
K10
| posted 21-Aug-2009 12:55pm
Bronwyn: Did you mention Robert Ferguson before? I just saw an infommercial on the food lovers fat loss system. It shows how you eat a protein, fast carb and slow carb at each meal and it boosts your metabolism. It is something that looks like it may be something to try. Supposedly you are able to eat your favorite foods and still lose weight. It has a money back guarantee.
What do you ladies think? |
K10
| posted 21-Aug-2009 1:26pm
It also has a six day detox thing? Exercise videos too. Eating out planner. Cookbooks. |
Bronwyn
| posted 21-Aug-2009 2:21pm
Good morning ladies......gained weight while we were away......geesh as if I needed that. I am off to check out the site you mentioned K10.....never heard of him before. I was talking to my mother-in-law last night and we got on weight. I remember when I first met her over 30 years ago that she was so stressed about her weight. She had been thin like me when young and had put on a lot of weight she never could seem to get rid of, I remember thinking 30 years ago that I was certainly never going to be in her position of hating my weight and being so miserable. Guess what 30 years later she is still sining the same song and I have joined in with the choir. |
Debbie M.
| posted 21-Aug-2009 3:36pm
la la la la |
Debbie M.
| posted 21-Aug-2009 4:05pm
K10, If you wanted to, you could buy the ready to go potatos too. They make hash browns and diced potatos in the dairy section. Have you seen them? |
Bronwyn
| posted 21-Aug-2009 6:06pm
K10, I looked at Robert Ferguson's website.....I don't think it is a plan. He is promoting the idea of eating whatever you want (and I don't get the feeling that he is promoting healthy eating) and by just eating in the right ratio of protein and so forth you can lose weight.....lots of weight. You know it simply isn't true. Then of course the next step is to send him $$$$$$ for his program. Listen I think all of those web sites are scams.
I am having a hard time to really get going. My daughter is going back to school on the 4th or 5th. She is having 20 - 30 kids over tonight. I need to get back to some cleaning here. We are having a bar-b-que and doing s'mores. |
K10
| posted 21-Aug-2009 8:57pm
Bronwyn: I know those things always seem to cost money out right and that is what has been nice with NFNS. Yes, some foods cost more, but ultimately they are so much better for us. I do think there is something to be said for food combining though.
Have fun with the additional kids. How old is your daughter? What kinds of things do kids their age do when they hang out?
My girls would go to a friends house and watch movies and sometimes go on Facebook together. They would even be on different computers talking to each other.
Debbie: I have seen those potatoes. Something to think about trying. |
Anonymous
| posted 22-Aug-2009 4:39am
I'll try again. Does anyone on NSNF diet have a pie or cake recipes. I have a party and just found out the birthday girls has been on this flour free and sugar free diet for a while.
This is a diet I can never stick I need my sugar fix once in a while.
Again thanks for any input. |
Debbie M.
| posted 22-Aug-2009 10:11am
Thats what is so great about this plan. Once you rid yourself of the sugar you don't NEED it anymore. |
Debbie M.
| posted 22-Aug-2009 10:13am
I would make a sugar free cheese cake and put fresh fruit on top. |
Debbie M.
| posted 22-Aug-2009 10:12pm
We went to a back yard wedding reception tonight with our kids. It insisted on raining on and off. But what made us leave was the under age drinking allowed by the adults and the illegal drugs. Too bad. I hope everyone there makes it home safely tonight.
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K10
| posted 23-Aug-2009 1:54am
Debbie: Wow that is amazing to me that people allow underage drinking. Drugs too, unbelievable. I am glad you left. I too hope the people make it home safely. |
Bronwyn
| posted 23-Aug-2009 4:16pm
My nephew is a sought after hair dresser. He was flown into California to do the hair for a wedding. He was surprised at the debauchery all in the name of celebrating a wedding. He said couples were switching partners, all kinds of substance abuse and on and on. It was all very out in the open as well.
Connie how is your MIL.....???? |
Anonymous
| posted 23-Aug-2009 4:38pm
Debauchery is a good word!
It really was sad Saturday night. My friend has children the same age of mine who were involved with the drinking. The worst part? She gave them permission to drink. As soon as we found this out, we left. My kids thought it was terrible and thanked me for being a good parent. Can you believe that? heh |
Debbie M.
| posted 23-Aug-2009 5:17pm
That was me.
What is going on with me? I just started my period after two weeks from the last one. What a bummer. Is this all about being 45 and perimenopause? a couple months ago I had a 21 day cycle. I thought perimenopause was suppost to make cycles get farther apart. This just plain sucks. |
Connie
| posted 23-Aug-2009 8:12pm
Ki gang...I miss ya! MIL is still in hospital. She had 5 way bypass 17 years ago and they are starting to fail. 2 are completely gone. One is terribly kinked and one is clogged. The clogged one can't be fixed because of it's location. She isn't a surgery candidate anyway because she has emphysema and too ill. So, they are going to treat her with meds. Blood thinner and something to slow her heart down. She was taking a blood pressure med. now her blood pressure is falling way to low even off the med. She can't come home until her blood pressure is stabilized. She is very sick. I've spent the last 2 days cleaning her house for when she comes home. She will be on oxygen and a walker. She is a severe pack rat. The kind they do tv shows about. I've done all I can there. Maybe she will not come home. Her daughter is coming in tomorrow. I am so behind here. And my eating has been TERRIBLE. But I really haven't cared. I can only handle so much.
Today is my sons birthday. We are having pizza and watching tv. I'm just happy to be home.
I posted a link on this site on August 19th that has several dessert ideas for people on NFNS. |
K10
| posted 23-Aug-2009 11:13pm
Connie: I am sorry about your MIL, this must be difficult for your family. We had pizza too from Papa John's and we weren't impressed at all.
Happy birthday to your son. How old is he? I hope you have a good nights sleep. |
K10
| posted 24-Aug-2009 11:31am
Hi Ladies:
If you all could pray for Oldest. She woke up this morning with a pain in her lower right abdomen. No fever, just pain. Hubby told me to have her go to school and let us know how she is doing. What concerns me is when she actually is worried about missing school, that is when she is really sick. She also had a pitty party last night about hating her new school and all that. She keeps asking to be home schooled. Youngest was the one who was homeschooled last year. We told her we would talk about it after this semester. She could possibly take some of her courses at the community college even. Lord help me know what to do. |
Bronwyn
| posted 24-Aug-2009 11:49am
Are you strong enough to break your habit?
Well, you may think you are, but the truth of that matter is that you cannot break or change a habit. You can, however, create new, better and even stronger habits. And while you may think that the old habits are forever gone, they are simply hiding out. At some point in time, one or more will get triggered.
Therefore, it is important that on that day that you mysteriously find yourself covered in cookie dough, after months and months of fat-burning perfection, that you simply remember this: An old habit got triggered. Plain and simple. No big deal.
In the old days, a tsunami of defeat may have rolled in and crushed you. But now you know better, don't you? You are not weak, you are not bad, nor are you a failure. You are simply human and a habit came out of hiding. You can now continue moving forward on your journey to "Sveltesville."
As Our Lady of Weight Loss says, "All is forgiven, move on!"
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Bronwyn
| posted 24-Aug-2009 11:55am
Connie the above was a thought from "forgive yourself and move on". I don't even think you need to forgive yourself...the more I stress about food and what I eat than it seems the more I eat and, the more bad choices I make because I feel defeated. You are under a lot of pressure.....eat when you are hungry and stop when you are full and don't feel bad about what you eat. Happy birthday party to you and your family
K10 did you think your daughters stomach pain was anxiety about the new school. These kids are under so much social pressure at school. Home school is such a big commitment but some times it is the right thing.
Debbie M. I have been surprised many times by many parents. |
Debbie M.
| posted 24-Aug-2009 12:28pm
Good, centering advise. |
K10
| posted 24-Aug-2009 12:38pm
Bronwyn: I like you what wrote and I also agree with you, that the more I stress about food, the more I eat. She hasn't called me yet so I am hoping that PE went well, that was the class I was most worried about with her pain.
She is stressed about school. She was fine last week, but I think she just plain misses her old school and her friends. Plus one of her good friends moved out of state and they hung around at her old school. She says she thinks it would have been easier to have moved out of state instead of being close, but not close enough. There is this boy from church that she goes to school with and she has been hanging out with him and he has to go to continuation school because he failed some classes. There goes the person she has been hanging out with. I think that happens in October. He has a girlfriend so I feel ok with her being friends with him. Since he doesn't seem to be a good student I am somewhat glad that he is leaving.
She had another friend from church last year that took her under his wing and made sure she was ok and he ended up not graduating and has to go to continuation school, so she sees in this new kid what happened with the other one.
I just keep praying that some good Christian friend will come along and they will just click and grow in the Lord together. She seems to like being friends with guys because there is less drama. I feel for her.
Back to unpacking some boxes we brought in from the garage yesterday.
I hung up most of my pictures yesterday. It is starting to feel more like my home now. |
Bronwyn
| posted 24-Aug-2009 1:00pm
Okay this may be crazy talk but I am feeling a little crazy lately.....I wonder if the emphasis on NFNS is giving flour and sugar too much power. By this I mean, I am finding that when I have sugar I binge on it because I have eaten the "forbidden food" and so I feel I need to eat it now and then start over. I am an emotional eater....open and shut case....what do I choose to eat when I feel (whatever the emotion is).....I choose sugar. I may eat several other things to try to avoid the sugar item but, eventually I eat the sugar item and then over eat on it....while already having consumed the calories from the "legal" NFNS items. I am beginning to feel that what I need is to not give any food item any power over me......it is just food and as Geneen Roth says....."food is food" and "love is love". I think that if I respect and love myself and care about my body I will choose to eat healthy.....healthy is actually what I like. Am I losing my mind here........anyone understand what I am saying and feel the same way at all. |
K10
| posted 24-Aug-2009 2:47pm
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
K10
| posted 24-Aug-2009 2:57pm
Bronwyn: This coming from a woman who just ate 2 pancakes that I made from my daughter to put in the freezer. These multi-grain pancakes are made with oats, white whole wheat, sugar, triticale, rye, barley, whey, nonfat milk, flaxseeds, millet, buckwheat, baking powder, salt, brown rice, dextrose and natural vanilla. Coach's Oats is the brand name of this pancake mix.
Sometimes I really feel like why is flour and sugar so bad? I know they can be, but these pancakes have better stuff in them than eating bacon and eggs, don't you think? I am not trying to talk myself out of NFNS, but I feel like if I don't eat this way I am bad. But I am beeing bad if I am overeating NFNS foods too.
I hate that I have to be addicted to food. I need to concentrate on portion sizes no matter what I eat. I need to eat more fruits and vegetables regardless of what eating plan I am on. I find that if a certain kind of food is OK to eat according to my plan, I can go nuts with it.
Sherri: Don't get me wrong I have seen the benefits of NFNS, but I am just in a funk right now I think.
I am so concerned with my girls' welfare with moving and I truly feel God led us here, but I still have doubts. What if my kids make poor choices since we are here, will I blame it on the move? UUUGHGHGH.
Back to working on the house. |
Bronwyn
| posted 24-Aug-2009 2:59pm
K10....ha, ha, ha!!!! That was a resounding affirmation of my feelings. I am not suggesting I should abandon all principles of good sense and nutrition.....I just feel like I am going a little crazy and not in a good "give all bad things up way"........in more of an "out of control and overwhelmed way". I want to some how get to having a good relationship with food......where food is food and to be used for sustenance for my body not used to deal with boredom, stress, anger, loneliness or anything other than hunger. I don't want any food to have power over me. I have given sugar power......power that it doesn't deserve. |
Bronwyn
| posted 24-Aug-2009 5:57pm
K10 my above post was in response to your emphatic "YES"!!!! I had not read your next post until just now. I am wondering if NFNS works better for people who don't have an eating disorder. I am not sure it is the best for me.....I end up feeling so overwhelmed by not doing things perfectly. That is one of my problems.....not being able to do things perfectly enough, getting discouraged and giving up. The other is that I have all these self esteem issues tied up with being a failure especially a failure at losing weight. I have a hard time, like you do, to think that your pancakes should be off limits. Can you eat your pancakes in a reasonable portion, do they set you up for cravings, are you hungry immediately after you eat them????? I think these are some of the appropriate questions to ask ourselves......to be in tune with our bodies and how we feel. Maybe there aren't any blanket rules that work for everyone. What I want to learn to so is to eat only because I am hungry.....not because I am bored, sad, mad or whatever. For me I have a hard time stopping at one cookie.....or the real question may be have I created this problem by ruling the cookie as bad and then having a whole avalanche of feelings and regrets beseech my mind when I have one. If the cookie was just "a cookie".....not a forbidden treat would have the same power over me. The other question though is how do you get back to normal.....after years and years of trying of jumping from one diet to the next. Sherri there are many who have had great success with this program......I am just sorting through my experience and feelings. |
Anonymous
| posted 24-Aug-2009 6:10pm
I will try again. HELP. Does anyone have a Non flour no sugar dessert recipe for a party.
I am making for a friend who is on no flour no sugar diet.
I may just serve fruits on a tray with yogurt.
Does anyone know of a website for no flour no sugar. Thanks. |
Connie
| posted 24-Aug-2009 6:41pm
Sounds like you all are getting down to the nitty gritty! MIL may get to come home tomorrow. Let's hope. Husbands sister is coming in tonight. Thank God. I am beat! Running back and forth and staying with her, cleaning at her house and trying to keep up around here is too much. Wonder Woman I am not. Tomorrow I hope to be able to sleep in.
For me, NFNS came from my fear of diabetes. I wanted an eating plan that kept my blood sugar in check. Then I found out NFNS was a weight loss plan as well. And sure enough, it worked for me. There is total truth in the saying "we each have to find what works for us individually." Having said that, it does then come down to calories. If I were overweight and diabetes did not run in my family, I may have tried something else. And then, when you get to maintenance, you can have more freedom. Today I heard a commercial for an exercise machine. The speaker was talking about how many calories you could burn in 30 minutes. I thought, "why not just eat less." I guess what I'm trying to say is there are so many components to losing weight. The "mind" issues are tough ones. I truly believe giving up flour and sugar does wonders for cravings. K10, my way of thinking is, I'd pass on the pancakes and on the bacon. It doesn't have to be NFNS or Atkins. NFNS supports low fat eating. For breakfast, have eggs and toast, cereal or fruit. There are tons of food we can have that are on the plan. Bronwyn, sugar is your nemesis! I feel good when I pass on sugar. I don't know how to get you there. Something clicked for me. |
Connie
| posted 24-Aug-2009 6:43pm
ANONYMOUS!!!!!! Did you see the linc I posted the desserts on it? |
Connie
| posted 24-Aug-2009 6:46pm
DESSERTS!!!! Go to the link I posted on Aug 19th. I have been trying to help you with your dessert for your party. There are several recipes there. Some of them are for cake. Let me know if you find one. |
Connie
| posted 24-Aug-2009 6:50pm
ANONYMOUS!!!! Your friend does not eat Splenda, but you can use Truvia in the place of sugar. It is a natural non chemical sugar free sweetener. |
Sherri
| posted 24-Aug-2009 7:42pm
Hey guys - have missed you all. I feel like the tolken poster child for NFNS - no need to appease me (sp?). I have read enough to know that you can be addicted to sugar. White flour, white rice and white sugar all have the same reaction in your body, usually leave you craving for more. I just know especially with the sugar - it makes food choices clearer for me. I had the hardest day Saturday. I had a small pool party for my 6 year-old's birthday. I was at the pool (very hungry at this point) went to order pizza for the kids and a salad for me and they didn't have salads. Crazy I know. Who knew Dominos doesn't have salads? So.. this steamy cheesy pizza comes to the pool and I have to pass it out to all the kids. It was so... hard to resist, then the ice cream cake (I'm really starving by now). Couldn't wait for the party to get over. Then my husband suggests we go to 5 guys (burgers) for dinner. I order a little burger with all the veggies I could get, took off the bun and ate with a fork and knife. It was pretty darn good. But I certainly was tempted. Ultimately, I want to be healthy more than I wanted that bun or ice cream cake.
I get what all of you are saying. I have done this before, then I would tell myself that it was too limiting, and I needed to "live" and then natural sugars were okay, then before I knew it I was back to the old habits again. I often thought my SIL (who has been NFNS for 20 years) was nuts. That she was missing out in life and too controlling with her food (she would weigh and all that). But truth is she has been thin, healthy for 20 years, with a stable weight.
I think if you can eat healthy, fruits and veggies, limit flour and sugar - and keep or get to your weight - then more power to you. Go for it. I just know for me, who truely is addicted to sugar, can't have it both ways. I have a history and it has never been that way for me, ever. I am just kidding myself.
If I can keep from getting too hungry and keep good choices at hand, I'm good. Be prepared for situations that call for sugar (that time of the month, birthday parties) - I keep sugar free fudgies around. They kill my urge and satify the chocolate cravings.
I am not on a soap box by any means - this stuff is hard. I just don't think the happy medium works for me. I am a black and white girl - don't live well in the grey. I take advantage of the grey. Sugar is my enemy - Connie, I'm with you. I've learned a lot about my body and how it feels. It has clicked for me, for today anyway.
We have our first day of school tomorrow. Kids are excited, showered, clothes picked out and getting ready to go to bed. I am looking forward to a routine again and I think my kids are too.
Have a great night.
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K10
| posted 24-Aug-2009 9:00pm
Sherri: Awesome accomplishment during the party, I am really proud of you. |
bronwyn
| posted 24-Aug-2009 10:02pm
I am not meaning to be "too" catty but I kind of think "anonymous" is just yanking our chain If anonymous can find us he/she can also find a zillion web sites for NFNS.
Sherri I think you are doing amazing and I think all of your points are valid and true. I just think in many ways that I am exhausted with all the knowledge I keep collecting on so many different things. I am trying to figure out a program of eating that will help my bones and so forth......in fact such a program also eliminates sugar because sugar is very acidic and then the body has to rob calcium from your bones to make your body more alkaline. Sugar causes me to crave and feel like I can't stop eating. I have never had an experience like that with whole grain breads or pancakes.....unless I have sugar on them. Whole wheat is acidic though so not good for a proper ph.
Connie I am glad you will have some relief there soon. You are a wonderful neighbor and daughter-in-law.
K10 don't listen to my rants of despair.
How did your day go Debbie? |
kathy
| posted 24-Aug-2009 10:09pm
Sometimes we eat to relax. So when I'm looking for something to eat, when all I need to do is relax, I try to sip some herbal tea, or hot water. Do you agree that sometimes we eat to relax?
I found some great yellow corn chips-Santitas I think they are called.
I have a friend who has a list of acceptable things to eat. When she is craving food-she asks herself 'have I had an apple? a bowl of yogurt with craisins and pecans? a bowl of oatmeal? A tablespoon of peanut butter or almond butter?' She's the one who told me about NFNS.
Just think of all the foods and snacks you can have that don't have flour, and sugar. There are tons of them!
Debbie M. - Have fun. Wait till hot flashes start! Don't worry, they go away after a few years. Just keep water close by.
Did anyone read about Obama's reading list for vacation. I don't know where to get titles and authors like that. NY Times Book Section. Where else? I don't want to buy a 1000 page Sunday paper.
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Anonymous
| posted 25-Aug-2009 2:27am
I am not yanking your chain. I was directed to this website. The party was fun. Decided to have a salad bar. My coworker does not eat sugar at all either. Well, I am sorry if I was catty. I am signing off from this forum.
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Debbie M.
| posted 25-Aug-2009 8:50am
I have been a bit down in the dumps. Life just seems so big sometimes. Boy if I think my problems are significant or too big to bare, I need to think about what our savior had to endure.
My husband and I saw a startling site at Wal-Mart the other day. It was a percious little girl with a physical deformity of the face. It made me realize my problems are all temporary. Hers is hers for the duration of her life. I felt sorrow for all her little life has had to entaled so far and all that she will go through in the future.
A salad bar is a great idea for NFNS. Why do we think we always need sweets to celebrate? Habit I suppose. A baked potato bar is another good thing to have at a gathering. Bacon bits, cheese, sour cream, broccoli, chives, etc. Even subsitute sweet potatos if you want to be more nutritious.
What I thought was another period after only two weeks was just half a day of bleeding. Wierd.
Took the pool down yesterday and it sprouted a leak. After 6 years of taking very good care of it I guess it has seen the last of its life. We could try to patch it but the fact that all the parts are so worn makes me think it wouldn't get through another season anyway.
Sunny here. Very cool in the A.M., and warm in the afternoons.
Can't wait for college football season to start.
Have a good day all.
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Debbie M.
| posted 25-Aug-2009 9:13am
How about that Hugh Jackman? ;o) |
Connie
| posted 25-Aug-2009 11:15am
Good morning everyone! I don't have to go to the hospital today..I don't have to go anywhere today! Yippee! Of course my house is a wreck and the cupboards are bare, but with a bit of time I can fix that. Oh, and laundry. I am truly happy to be home with a million things to do.
Anonymous, should you check in again, I'm glad your party was fun. I think we thought it was odd that you never responded to the website I posted. There were some wonderful desserts on it. We really were trying to help. Should you ever decide to eat NFNS, come back and visit us.
Debbie, you are definitely going through "the change." A friend of mine went through periods like yours, they put her on a low dose birth control pill. It made a huge difference for her. Talk to your doc.
I am most happy about being in control of my diet again. Over the past week I went off the plan for one meal a day. I managed to stay on track most of the time, but it bothered me a lot to settle for fast food. I tried not to think about it, ultimately hunger won out after awhile. But, it just feels terrible after a couple of days. This morning I am menu planning and stocking up on good stuff. I never feel better than when I have a kitchen full of good food.
I'm glad everyone is checking in. I barely kept up with the postings. Let's all commit to 5 full days NFNS, no cheating. Let's also commit to an extra serving of veggies each day. I'm in! |
Sherri
| posted 25-Aug-2009 1:42pm
I'm in too!
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Debbie M.
| posted 25-Aug-2009 3:06pm
You wanna hear something pitiful? We are going to see my daughters soccer game. If they charge admission we are going to have to watch from outside the fence as I have NO, I mean NO money. I'm not that upset about it, just bracing myself. Payday is Thursday. heh |
K10
| posted 25-Aug-2009 3:38pm
Debbie: You don't have any coins anywhere? Why would they charge to see a kids soccer game?
Well, I just read about the 5 day commitment after eating something that is NFNS. I can go on from here I supposed.
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Bronwyn
| posted 25-Aug-2009 4:29pm
This is a review I read on Amazon .......this person has been NFNS since 1977....WOW. eh!!! Debbie hang on Thursday is just around the corner.
Initial post: Jul 2, 2009 5:26 PM PDT
N. Cole says:
A really helpful new message that I have successfully used since 1977 when I had my last donut and Danish pastry and de-toxed from sugar, white flour, and chocolate: "My body is too good for that crap!" It takes it out of the realm of denial, sacrifice, and deprivation and into the realm of empowerment. The de-tox experience was, for more than a week, what I imagine drug or alcohol withdrawal must feel like. One big solution was to drink lots of filtered water -- it's an amazing craving reliever! When I used chocolate/sugar/fat (cocoa butter) to relieve my anxiety, it worked -- but only for about 5 minutes after I ate it -- then the self-loathing, guilt and shame kicked in -- setting off more anxiety and a craving for more crap.
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Debbie M.
| posted 25-Aug-2009 6:57pm
Funny you ask about coins K10. I used all I could scrape together to buy red soccer sox on Monday. We did end up sitting outside the fence under a shaddy tree. They wanted $3.00 for adults and $1.00 for students. Its how they raise money for the athletic Dept. With 2 matches a week until the end of September I might opt to sit under that shade tree all the time.
I'll start my 5 day committment tomorrow. Who is with me?! |
K10
| posted 25-Aug-2009 7:57pm
Debbie: I am with you. You probably were more comfortable in the shade anyway. Is this highschool or city soccer?
Bronwyn: Thanks for the review. Do any of you think you could be NFNS forever? |
Debbie M.
| posted 25-Aug-2009 8:15pm
It's Jr. High soccer.
I think if I am to take more weight off and keep it off I should mostly have to be be NSNF. |
Connie
| posted 25-Aug-2009 9:56pm
I'm done for the day...back is killing me! But oh, what joy to be home.
Debbie, are you staying NFNS? K10, I don't know what keeps getting you...is it chocolate? Sugar? I plan on being NFNS forever. With the very occasional cheat. Bronwyn, I totally agree with the statement you posted. Getting off off of sugar and flour completely can be done and it really does feel good.
Debbie, there's nothing wrong with watching outside of the fence. When you have grandkids you will be able to pay for stuff like that. That's how I look at it. Life is so expensive...too expensive. Cut corners every chance you can.
MIL came home today. She has family with her for the next three weeks. Then it will be up to me again. Tonight I tried a new recipe and it was terrible. Could have done without that. But oh well. I did not get my extra serving of veggie in, but I bought some extra, so maybe tomorrow. |
K10
| posted 25-Aug-2009 10:11pm
Connie: I am glad your MIL is home and that there are family members to help right now. I think I will be staying NFNS. I don't know what it is that is stopping me from re-committing 100%. Maybe it is giving up control or something. It is funny, when I was thinking of doing something else it seemed to take the pressure off and I kept thinking of NFNS things to eat.
I made Tortilla Soup tonight and I used ground beef instead of chicken. It was yummy and easy.
I found a produce market today that is a lot like one I used to go to years ago. The best part is, it is right by my daughters school.
Good night ladies.
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Debbie M.
| posted 26-Aug-2009 12:02pm
Since our tomatos are ripening now, I have been having tons of them. Everyday I have one chopped up in cottage cheese with salt and pepper. We are also getting lots of cherry tomatoes. I end up snacking on them through out the day. Who else is growing tomatoes? |
Debbie M.
| posted 26-Aug-2009 12:10pm
It is quite clear.......I want to be a whale too. hehe |
Connie
| posted 26-Aug-2009 2:29pm
Debbie, make some long grain and wild rice and add some to your cottage cheese with tomato...yum! |
Bronwyn
| posted 26-Aug-2009 5:26pm
Birthday today.....been out to breakfast and going to dinner. Not really eating anything with flour or sugar that I know of. Debbie why do you want to be a whale.....did I miss something?
I have only 1 tomato plant and although it is full of tomatoes they are small and very green......hopefully before the first frost I will have some vine ripened ones. |
Connie
| posted 26-Aug-2009 6:01pm
Bronwyn, fried green tomatoes were one of my early summer favorites! |
Debbie M.
| posted 26-Aug-2009 6:41pm
check out the other site for whale awareness |
Bronwyn
| posted 26-Aug-2009 8:18pm
Hey, when I said birthday today I meant mine.....come on wish me a happy birthday I am so old Cheer me up girls!!!! |
Bronwyn
| posted 26-Aug-2009 8:20pm
Connie I have never had fried green tomatoes but it is one of my favourite movies. I think these are too small to have yet and I am not sure how much bigger they will actually get. |
Anonymous
| posted 27-Aug-2009 12:10am
Bronwyn: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOVELY BRONWYN. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. So how many are you? If you don't mind saying. I have a big one coming up 2 months from tomorrow (27th).
My computer died last night and my hubby is taking it in Friday. I have no idea what is wrong. It is still under warranty at least. I hope we didn't lose any information.
I was growing tomatoes at my old house in pots and the last time I was there-there were still tomatoes. The plants didn't really produce very many tomatoes though.
I sure do miss having access to a computer throughout the day. I did get some stuff done though. NFNS all day.
I am really disappointed. I bought some peaches at the produce market yesterday and they were yucky. I tried one last night and I decided that I would cut up the others and cook them with some cinnamon and Splenda, but when I cut them they were gross looking. I had to throw away some nectarines too. At least the mango was yummy.
Any tips on how to know if they are good? I know the typical ways, but are there any other secrets?
Have a great day tomorrow, I will check in tomorrow night.
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K10
| posted 27-Aug-2009 12:10am
That was me. |
Anonymous
| posted 27-Aug-2009 12:05pm
Happy Birthday Bronwyn, I didn't realize it was you dear! I hope you had the best day ever!!! |
Anonymous
| posted 27-Aug-2009 12:07pm
Pay day today!! What a relief. :o) |
Bronwyn
| posted 27-Aug-2009 1:26pm
Everyone seems to have a lot of stress right now.....with money matters, car repairs, sickness and so forth. I thought some of these were good and helped with perspective.
I have been doing a lot of reading lately about the negative side of dieting.....emotionally, spiritually and for many or even most physically. I don't really put NFNS into the category of a diet but a lifestyle. I have driven myself crazy though with so many different and some wacko diet ideas that I have become unglued I really am not in touch with my hunger nor my satiety. I am obsessed with food.....and I can track that obsession together with my weight climb back to my first diet when I was about 31 or 32. On top of that all though was a body image problem that was totally unfounded I realize from my more mature perspective. The truth is though a huge number of woman have a body image problem.....it is rampant.
Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio
"To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me... It is the most-requested column I've ever written. My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:
1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone....
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first pay check.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood.. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23.. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25.. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive everyone everything.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business..
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36.. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
42. The best is yet to come.
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.
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Connie
| posted 27-Aug-2009 5:08pm
Happy Birthday Bronwyn...sorry I missed it. I hope it was extremely wonderful. I love the above post. I have read it before...I think I'm going to make a copy of it and read it regularly. I feel for you, the whole dieting history. It is so frustrating listening to your being torn between hating your body and hating dieting and your limitations in exercise. I think we have all been there to some degree. I just keep thinking there is something that will work for you that isn't unhealthy. Our town has opened up a weight loss center. They are advertising heavily and offer shots. The next time I'm out I'm going to drive by it. I bet the parking lot will be full. I hope the people that go there will not suffer ill effects in the future. Hang in there, don't give up.
Last night I woke up and ate off the plan, but otherwise, I have been a very good girl! Tonight we are having sticky chicken (recipe on sparkspeople) and mashed potatoes and a steam fresh veggie.
I'm taking time to rest today. My back gets better the more I rest. |
Anonymous
| posted 27-Aug-2009 7:11pm
I love the atrical above. I had to copy, paste and send it to my family. Thanks Bronwyn. |
Karina
| posted 27-Aug-2009 9:48pm
Hi all...I just finished reading the NFNS diet and came to google some information and found this forum - cool. I am a liftime Weight Watchers members and also had success on Atkins about 10 years ago. I think I've been eating too many processed foods on WW, plus add that I am going through perimenopause and it seems I am gaining weight so easily, very depressing....I was going to go back to Atkins but wanted something healthier, esp. where I can still eat fruit...and I'm just tired of counting points on WW... So it seems like everyone is having success thus far?
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Anonymous
| posted 27-Aug-2009 11:27pm
Welcome Karina, We are so fortunate to have not only this plan but each other. We go in cycles where we are successful and times we maintain. But each of us is committed to try our best. Our best times vary. We all want to be true but as life tides eb and flow we have varying degrees of success.
I myself have had a period of loss and maintenance but I am gearing up to reduce again soon. Welcome to our group. Share your ups and down as we all have and commit to our family. We welcome you you with open arms. For sure, this way of life works. Its just up to you as to how stringent you want to be with it. Sometimes its easier than others.
WELCOME |
Debbie M.,
| posted 27-Aug-2009 11:29pm
That was me. |
Hilda
| posted 28-Aug-2009 12:05am
I just had my 60th. I saw some people I hadn't seen in 15 years and they said I looked better now. I have contacts now and I would advise them for anyone. Also I think my wig is a great help in looking younger and better. It has also been such a time saver. I was thinner 15 years ago, wearing a size 10 or 12, too. Now I am still a 14, but hopefully going down to a 12. |
Hilda
| posted 28-Aug-2009 12:05am
What was the Hugh Jackman comment about? I must have missed something. He is my dream man! |
K10
| posted 28-Aug-2009 12:17am
Hi Karina. Welcome to our group. I am in a bit of a struggle right now. I know that NFNS is good for me and works well, but I am rebelling some. I ate lunch at Chick-fil-A today and I ate the bun. The success I did have today, was I went back to NFNS my next meal which isn't how I have always done things.
Bronwyn: Thank you for the encouraging advice you posted.
Hilda: Happy belated birthday, I am glad your wig is working well for you.
Debbie: I am glad you were paid today. We just paid $1500 on my car today and we paid $1009 two weeks ago. Ouch that hurt. I did make it home fine and things seem to be working. I am praying that we won't have to repair anything else for a long while.
I dropped off our computer today and paid $70, hoping they can retrieve our pics, music and other things from our computer. Nothing shows up on the screen. It is still under warranty though. If I am not on this weekend that is why.
I hope you all have a good weekend.
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K10
| posted 28-Aug-2009 12:18am
Hilda: I am not sure about the comment either. Boy, I sure like him though. He actually does work for World Vision. |
Debbie M.,
| posted 28-Aug-2009 12:39am
Ok, I admit it, the comment was purly lustful. I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
Do you ever wonder about the egotistical side of people? How we have this need for people to admire us?
Isn't this what we as women are all about? We want to be wanted and men want to be respected? I know these things to be true but I want to know why it is the older women in my life have not taught these things to me? Why must I have learned them on my own? Women want to be loved and wanted and men want to be respected. This seems so simple now that I know it, why has no one taught this to me? And why has no other woman told me that it is totally natural to not want sex while you are breat feeding? The feeling returns later but while you nurse you don't want to be touched and this is a very natural thing. Couples need to be told these things. |
Debbie M.,
| posted 28-Aug-2009 1:02am
We are going to have to let go of our camper. The camper my husband bought as a present for me because of my brain tumor. The tumor is gone and now the camper has to go. We can't afford it and it has to go. Daughter is going to have to have braces and 16 year old boy is going to get his licence. That will cost a lot. I know its for the best but I morn the loss. Its not gone yet but it will be soon. We put so much research into what kind of trailer we wanted, what style, how much weight we could pull with out current tow vehicle. I'm broken hearted. I don't want my husband to know how much though. I need to remain a trouper. Whatever......... There are a lot worse things that could happen in life then the loss of a camper. heh. Like your home, K10? Just wanted to let you know what I'm going through as I feel you are all my friends. |
Bronwyn
| posted 28-Aug-2009 1:09am
Hilda.....happy birthday. It sounds like you are feeling good. I would love to wear contacts. I always wore contacts...never wore my glasses for a zillion years. I warped my corneas (about 8 years ago) and can neither wear contacts or have surgery. It was such a big adjustment having to wear glasses.....yuck!!!
Debbie you are being introspective tonight.....I assume with your youngest being 9 (isn't she?) that you are no longer breast feeding.....you aren't still using that as an excuse are you Don't be offended...I am trying for humour here. Honestly though there are so many things that would make life easier if we knew them earlier.....totally agree.
Welcome Karina! You can eat fabulously healthy on this diet. Have you kept off your "dieted off weight", and are now just looking for another boost to losing some more? I have a lot of weight to lose and I am really struggling with losing it......it just doesn't want to get lost!!!!
Groan K10 I hate to spend money on car repairs.....sorry for that stress in your life
Connie thanks for the encouragement. I ate well today and really gave it very little thought..... |
Debbie M.,
| posted 28-Aug-2009 1:17am
ha! no I am not nursing. I only nursed for a year with each beby. Sorry to be so sullen but I'm just in a sullen mood. Introspective? how kind of you. heh |
Debbie M.,
| posted 28-Aug-2009 1:19am
Bronwyn, I am just plain gloomy. If the sun comes out tomorrow I will perhaps be lifted. We have had day after day of over cast skys and rain. Maybe this is my problem. |
Debbie M.,
| posted 28-Aug-2009 1:31am
Anyone ever hear of Neco Case? My young sister in law turned me on to her. Very clear voice but a bit too liberal for my conservative self. |
K10
| posted 28-Aug-2009 1:47am
Hi again ladies. There are fires in Southern California right now. One in Rancho Palos Verdes right near a Trump Golf Course. I guess there is one near our location. Not by us, but not too far. They aren't really talking about that one because no homes are threatend, but the Palos Verdes one is huge and only started a couple of hours ago.
Debbie: We sold our trailer to a family member and we are going to sell it for them. That is going to be hard. I am more sad about that than losing the house. I am kind of glad that our last camping trip wasn't known to be our last or it would have been really sad. That is how we were able to afford the car repairs. We wanted to apply the money to paying off my car faster, but instead we had to add so much to fixing it. Yuck. Debbie, we can commiserate together. I love my trailer. We will get trailers again, mark my words and maybe we could camp together cause the kids will be grown. Yah, we will plan that.
My friend needs two hundred dollars until next Monday. I am going to loan it to her. My hubby said it was ok. She will give me a check and I will cash it next week when she gets paid. She has borrowed from me before and she always pays me.
I will get off now. Take care all and lets all have a happy day tomorrow. Lets pray and encourage each other through those prayers. |
Karina
| posted 28-Aug-2009 8:32am
Good morning, and thanks for the welcome ladies, and for sharing how you are doing. You know, I feel like watching my weight will always be a "chore", and I just get kind of tired of it, ya know? Emotional eating has been my lifelong downfall and I just don't quite know how to overcome it. When my mojo is here I do great and can be fully committed....then it can completely go away and I just don't care...it seems like I am an "all or nothing" person and that can be a curse and a blessing at the same time.
Anyway, a little about me: I'm 45, never married, no kids, live with my wonderful boyfriend and two old kitties. I'm an animal lover and volunteer on Sundays at an animal rescue place, and I could stay all day at Barnes and Nobles. I'm a little 'new agey' but not over the top, lol. I am a bit of an introvert but have a great sense of humor. I live in Virginia Beach and I cannot wait for this humid summer to go away - I seem to come alive during fall and winter; the older i get the more I hate hot weather.
Is Ezekial bread okay to eat on this way of eating? I was looking at the ingredients list and i see the bread is flourless..
Thanks again for the welcome! |
Debbie M.,
| posted 28-Aug-2009 12:40pm
Yes, Ezekial bread is perfect. We all eat it here. My brother in law lives in Virginia Beach. I'm 45 and I have 2 cats, a Yorkie, a Lovebird and 4 goldfish. |
K10
| posted 28-Aug-2009 1:09pm
Ladies: My hubby left me his laptop so I won't be without a computer, how sweet is that? How do you usually store your Ezekiel bread? I usually freeze it, but my daughter takes a sandwich everyday and I was thinking of keeping it in the fridge like the bag says. If you refrigerate your bread, how long does it last for you? Does it make it at least to the date?
I am eating a really thick pb&j right now. There wasn't enough peanut butter to leave in the jar, but too much for a sandwich, technically.
Am I the youngest? 40 in 2 months.
Debbie: you forgot to put your human kiddos.
Good day all. |
Debbie M.,
| posted 28-Aug-2009 3:13pm
yea, and 4 kiddos. :o) |
Bronwyn
| posted 28-Aug-2009 3:19pm
Karina you didn't say how much weight you want to lose. Yes weight, stress about weight, trying to lose weight,,,,and on and on is a "chore". I just wish I had not let it become such a BIG chore. I am definitely an emotional eater,,,,I want to overcome that and it is a challenge. I want to be released from "diet hell",,,,,by this I mean from the all consuming preoccupation I have with weight, food and so forth. Again to reiterate....NFNS is a life style not a diet.
K10 you are a kind soul to help out a friend when you are as well so stressed about money. I hope she returns your kindness and trust. Oh my gosh we won't tell Debbie's kids about her ommission
Connie are you still tied up with helping with your MIL?
Debbie I totally missed your post about your trailer....no wonder you are feeling melancholy. I am sorry because I know how much your family loved to camp. I wonder if our children have any idea the sacrifices that we constantly make on their behalf. I am sorry that both you and K10 have had to give up your beloved trailers. Debbie did the sun come out today....hope so! |
Debbie M.,
| posted 28-Aug-2009 4:22pm
No sun today. Poopyloopy |
Connie
| posted 28-Aug-2009 5:06pm
Hi gang, and welcome Karina. Despite the financial hardships, family members with attitude, and general all around "*&#% happens" stuff we all endure...life is good here on NFNS. BTW, I've loaned my copy of the book out again!
I have been really roller coasting along these past several days. So much so, that I have been in terrible mood and not good company. Do you all do that? I just haven't been able to post. It started around the day MIL went in the hospital. Remember I was going to court with daughter. She got a ticket for running a red light and we decided to throw her to the mercy of the court because she is an unemployed full time college student. The ticket, had we just paid it, was $90. By the time we left court we paid $140. I was stunned and felt totally stupid. Then, all the hospital visiting, the crudy pack rat cleaning and now...daughter problems. Yesterday she bent over in front of me and I saw a huge tattoo on her hip. OMG! It wasn't tiny and cute, not that I think any of them are, but it's a huge red heart! In my opinion, it's tacky to the umpteenth degree. She got one when she turned 18, a small one and I said "fine," that's it. Then she started talking about wanting another one. I said "no," you don't have any money, we are paying for EVERYTHING and until you get out of school, no more tattoos. She agreed to it. So now I'm so hopping mad I could spit. I told her I wasn't giving her another dime...not one red cent. I refuse to help her in any way. Before you all think I've lost my mind, her dad is stepping up to handle things with her. But as for me, it is going to be awhile before I can look her in the eyes again. It's not just about the tattoo. It's about respect. I'm healing but it is going to take some time.
Let's see, left overs tonight. Thank goodness for left overs! |
K10
| posted 28-Aug-2009 6:50pm
Connie: So sorry about the disrespectful daughter. I have a tattoo on my ankle that I got when I was 35. It is the Jesus fish. <IXOYE< Kind of like that. I had a gold charm I wore a lot that said that so I decided at 35 to get it. Again, I was 35. My friends daughter is getting some French saying on her side in the next few days. She was 18 in December. She has her nose and tongue pierced. My oldest wants to get one when she is 18. I have told her that I think she should wait until she is married and decide whether she should or not with her husband.
Debbie: How are we going to figure out how to have you mail me the Dave Ramsey stuff? I can send you money first to make it easier on you. I totally forgot about it until just now.
I need to go clean, since my friend is coming over. She isn't a great housekeeper so the pressure isn't as high.
Bye for now. |
Karina
| posted 28-Aug-2009 7:13pm
Oh sorry Bronwyn, forgot to answer that question. I have about 30-35 pounds to lose. It was 20 in March but I have gained since then :(( This may be bad to say, but I am looking forward to my boyfriend starting his traveling again soon - I do SO much better when he is gone M-F and I am in total control of the menu. He tries to be supportive, but he loves to eat out; he does at least let me pick the restaurant and I try my best to make healthier choices. He is not so much into meatless or vegetarian meals whereas I could eat them alot more, so to know I am responsible for my own meals during the week makes it much eaier on me. Do you all have issues with your family eating the way you would like to eat and/or supportive family?
I keep my Ezekial in freezer - I like it better toasted. I will put a Laughing Cow lite cheese wedge on it with a fried egg on top, or I too like a tablespoon of peanut butter spread on top. I think my biggest problem will be that I like to end the evening with a sweet treat - usually my Weight Watchers fudgsicle. I know we are allowed to eat SugarFree ice cream and such, but I cannot have anything with sugar alcohols - that stuff will tear my stomach up! |
