March 5 - Thursday

[gitfiddle]

We must live for the few who know and appreciate us, who judge and absolve us, and for whom we have the same affection and indulgence. The rest I look upon as a mere crowd...from whom there is nothing to be expected but fleeting emotions.
-Sarah Bernhardt

I believe that this way of eating, of living, is the best thing I could be doing for myself. I have a few friends who don’t seem to consider me weird, and it’s refreshing when we get together. When they ask questions, it’s because they really want to know the answer, not just to shake their heads and “tsk”.

Breakfast will be the protein shake. Lunch leftover chicken/broccoli stew. Dinner, something with ground beef and a salad.

[Puddin]

How simple it is to appreciate the few who count in our lives. The larger our social circle gets, the easier it is to hone in on the real friends. Few and far between but definitely pearls. My friends don't ask too many questions anymore because they already know my answers. I am extremely indulgent with them because they will never give up their pasta and rice, their croissants and their bread. After all, it is the stuff their grannies gave them - all home made too. The funny thing is that one of them continues telling me that I look so much younger than them...could be PP?

Life on the peninsula is wet and wonderful today. Am preying for sunshine tomorrow because the pain factor in my joints is really off the charts today. I'm sort of a living barometer...like those funny little white stone thinghies that turn purple when it rains. If my joints are any indication of the amount of rain to expect I think we should start constructing an ARK. Already have the beastlies...

Meals today were good.Right on course
BFast - two little rolled-up ham and cheese omelettes
Lunch - burgher with speck and boiled artichokes
Dinner - another burgher with speck and probably more artichokes
snack - cheese apple maybe almonds
supplements - oh yes every single one
water - 2 liters, today I am already over my quantity
Exercise - nah!

[BeccainSC]

Morning all!

I am surrounded by fat-phobics and calorie counters, other than DH who only started seeing the light with a 120 fasting BS and my DDs who don't eat my way but support me, I don't get much support anywhere but here. Which is why I should never leave like I did before. :D

Just yesterday the lady that shares my office was talking about how she had her banana to ward off her afternoon sleepiness (which to me sounds like a sugar crash). I told her that the banana wasn't a good choice, it was pure sugar! She was shocked, then asked if a Snickers would be better (trying to be funny/sarcastic I think) and I said well from a sugar point not much different but at least the Snickers would have protein from the peanuts. :D She was like 'so what do I eat' I said cheese, nuts (almonds, macadamias, etc) and she said that just didn't seem right, that cheese couldn't be a good way to lose weight. :rolleyes: Yet I eat cheese EVERY day and have lost 15 pounds since the 1st of the year, and she sees me eating it too.

I have to run DD2 around some today: pick up her glasses, retainer check at the orthodontist (reminds me I need to get it to take with us!) so it will have to me a shorter day at work. Maybe I won't be asleep on my feet at 9:00 tonight!

I actually think my body is prepping for the time change, I always get like this about a week before, tired early and waking up early. Will see what happens next week. :D

Breakfast will be a shake.

Packed for work is cheese ;) (a hair less than normal cuz I have stretch it for 2 days) and a buger patty.

Dinner is to be Baton Rouge chicken and either broc or green beans and salad.

Tuna and almonds in the afternoon as always :)


It's Friday Eve!


'becca

[Jackie]

I have support from friends and family. I don't have anyone who has choosen to go this way, however, obesity runs in my family and so does emotional eating (hand in hand right??) Well I have decided I can preach and preach but until others want to make the decision and committment for them selves their is nothing I can do about it. At times I feel this decision of mine is truly selfish, however I alway feel that most career women with full time family and households to run do not do enough selfish things for themselves. Therefore this is "me" time, my exercise, my meal planning, my deciding where we eat so I can eat and on and on. I have no opposition because I think my family understands that if "mama, isn't happy, no one is happy!!!!"

Not sure if my little blurb was directly related to your quote Carol, but it was something that was on my mind.

Breakfast:small chicken breast and a pear shake (forgot the pumpkin yesterday while shopping)
Lunch: tuna salad
Dinner: chicken breast with broccoli alfredo

Snack: cheese

[Ammy]

Carol...I love the quote. Why pay attention to those who know nothing of what we're eating and just out there spouting quotes of ways that we "should" be eating.
Live by what we have experienced.
Nice.

So...I was completely on plan yesterday but found myself VERY hungry (was it physical or emotional???) while shopping last night. :(
I ended up eating 5 buffalo chix nuggets...yes, the coated kind.
Not my best choice...but not my worst.
Gotta watch that "Im hungry" thing to find out what kind of hunger I am feeling.
I had just had "the money talk" with GF...she cannot survive on unemployment alone (NO DUH)...so she needs to step it up and get a job. But I can only "push" so much or it will be counter-productive.
Stupid economy...

Food is planned/packed/prepared. Thank goodness. Have drinks with friends tonight. That will be nice, but man I'm so tired after work that it could feel like a chore. We'll see.
tomorrow I go to the eye doctor. I have only gone once since my lasik in, um...2000 maybe? 1999?? But I'm having headaches and some dryness. Nothing awful, nothing I can't handle, but it's been awhile so I'll start with the problem area (although I think my eyes are fine).

6am 2almond scones
8am cauli-turkey casserole
11am caesar salad with 2egg, almonds, broccoli, parm
2pm 3oz ground beef, mustard
5:30pm lc goulash
6:30pm two miller lite's

Pro: 134
Ecc: 40.1
Fat: 165.9
Cal: 2131

It's going to be 50 here today. I'm wearing a short-sleeve shirt and only had a jacket on this morning! After the beers, I'm hoping GF will walk around with me. Not necessarily a "power walk" but a leisurely walk enjoying the outside air!

[kwe730]

Morning all,

Enjoying my morning shake while I type. I've been sick all week and since I just found out my doctor is out of town, it's off to the clinic with me. Darn, I hate being sick, but every year about this time I seem to get a sinus infection and I think this is where I'm headed.

Been a good week foodwise though. DH has been out of town and instead of cooking things that are more to my 17 y/o DS's liking, I've cooked more of what I enjoy and thankfully he's just fine with that. Last night was roast salmon and asparagus. The night before we had burgers with roasted broccoli. His burger was on a bun, mine was not.

Carol...You always pick such wonderful quotes and today is no exception. I think as I have gotten older I think about all the people that have come and gone from my life, some of them I thought had such valuable opinions at the time, only to find that either my opinion did not matter to them or that they are now gone from my life. I've learned in these last few years who I am and appreciate the sense of comfort I have with myself.

Becca...I am so happy that my DH likes to eat the same way I do. Given how much I enjoy cooking, I'd hate to fight what would feel like an uphill battle if he was always asking for potatoes or rice or something else that has become so contrary to me now. I still look at my friends who are fat phobic and calorie counters and wonder why they haven't figured out why it is that they still struggle trying to lose the same number of pounds that they have for years yet they think that by cooking with light butter and fat free half and half that makes everything ok.

Puddin...Interesting that you mention looking your age. DH has worked with the same group of men for quite a while. Most of them used to be very concerned with their diet and exercise. As the company has gotten more successful, the diet/exercise thing with most of them has gone by the wayside. DH continues however. He passes up the bread, skips dessert, orders small portions and always works out no matter where in the world his travels take him. This makes such a difference in his outlook on life. Btw, he still has the 34" waist that he did when we met in college.

Enjoy your day everyone!

[maxlharris]

Hrm: My father does LC. We do not see each other very often. My wife is kind of in the zone, but that's not really the same. This is the group. But really, it doesn't take me a group. It takes occasional group help to make it work, but for the most part, I do what I'm gonna do anyway, and let everyone else complain later. At any rate, the wife is very supportive, as is my family and my in laws.

Yesterday, I went to the derm to get my alopecia looked at. I wound up with like 25 injections of something into my scalp, which, if you've ever had anything injected into your scalp, you will know, is not something you do for fun or would recommend to a friend. Very sharp pain at the injection site while it was going on. Dull pain when I bend over or scratch the itching (or comb the hair). Itchy the rest of the time, mildly so. At any rate, the itchy probably means its working. Aside from that, I waited in a long line at the Post office to pick up a package containing a wallet that isn't going to work for me and a belt that is too small. And I waited in line at the Social Security Administration to drop off my application for a new card (lost the old one in a move or six). SSA had a problem with their queuing computer, so my number got skipped. Made a 40 minute visit into an hour. The SSA office made me kind of sad. Mostly disabled people and very old people who seemed kind of confused by the whole thing. And a lot of people without English, with younger folks to interpret for them.

I forgot, met Rick Steves of Rick Steves Europe on PBS and the Europe through the Back Door books and radio show. Inspired towards more European travel. Travel as an act of activism in foreign relations. Of course, if you're a jerk, don't go. But if you're intellectually curious, food curious, culturally curious, and open to talking with strangers, you can improve the image of America(ns) that Europeans may have. And improve your own opinion of Europeans. Or Asians. Or Iranians (Rick was in Chicago to do promotion for the local PBS around the premiere of his new program filmed in Iran).

Today, work work work, then Fleetwood Mac. Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow.

[gitfiddle]

I actually think my body is prepping for the time change, I always get like this about a week before, tired early and waking up early. Will see what happens next week. :D
Wow! Ahead of time? I always slog around the week after the Spring time change. Fall isn't so traumatic.
Well I have decided I can preach and preach but until others want to make the decision and committment for them selves their is nothing I can do about it.You're smack dab on, Jackie. And I agree that when we're "selfishly" taking care of ourselves, we have so much more to give!


Gotta watch that "Im hungry" thing to find out what kind of hunger I am feeling.
It's worth it to pay attention, so you can fix it at the source. Enjoy your weather! We're warming up, but it's bringing the clouds today and rain later this week.

I've learned in these last few years who I am and appreciate the sense of comfort I have with myself.
It makes life easier, doesn't it? When you don't have to seek approval from everyone. I hope you feel better, kwe.

Today, work work work, then Fleetwood Mac. Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow.Always have liked Fleetwood Mac. Enjoy!

How simple it is to appreciate the few who count in our lives. The larger our social circle gets, the easier it is to hone in on the real friends. Few and far between but definitely pearls.Yes, I think pearls is a good way to describe those friends. I'm in complete agreement about your barometer theory.

[Billie]

Been to the gym today for lower body and cardio, beautiful spring like conditions in Chicago area so took the dog for a walk.

It is recycle day here and as I was walking I couldn't help but notice what is in the recycle bins. So much processed food products, pizza cartons, skim milk...just lots of TV type quickie prepared meals kind of thing. I just thought to myself, by golly I have changed alot my thinking and my eating!

Down 7.5 and Gabe is down 9.0, working hard on it all!

And I love all the Sarah Bernhardt quotes, what an inspiration! Happy Friday Eve is right!

[BeccainSC]

Becca...I am so happy that my DH likes to eat the same way I do. Given how much I enjoy cooking, I'd hate to fight what would feel like an uphill battle if he was always asking for potatoes or rice or something else that has become so contrary to me now. I still look at my friends who are fat phobic and calorie counters and wonder why they haven't figured out why it is that they still struggle trying to lose the same number of pounds that they have for years yet they think that by cooking with light butter and fat free half and half that makes everything ok.



I had cut out a lot of the startches at dinner, but since DS has moved back home (recent college grad looking for work) I've added them back in to keep him full and to stretch the food dollars. I don't have any and DH has very little if any.

My friend at work didn't bring her banana today since I told her it was sugar. She's now wondering what to eat.... I rattled off cheese, nuts, meat, boiled eggs and she pounced on that one. So I expect she'll be munching on eggs for a while, maybe she'll notice the difference in how she feels :)

Wow! Ahead of time? I always slog around the week after the Spring time change. Fall isn't so traumatic.


I've never quite figured it out really, especially since they move the date around so much, but about a week before either change my body starts doing weird stuff, like now I'm dead on my feet before 9:00 and wide awake at 5:00. The change is earlier this year too so I don't think it's cuz I'm expecting it. No telling. The real test will come next week and the week after ;)


Off to pick up DD2 for the orthodontist. Taking PPLP along with me (don't think I mentioned I finished PP over the weekend).

Be back later!

'becca

[Karole]

I've been lazy today as I have my hour and a half of line dancing this evening and it is a pretty active time. Don't need to do a bunch of other stuff.

We're still eating on our cauliflower casserole and it is better the 2nd and 3rd days isn't it. Really a good dish and saves a lot of cooking. I'll be doing it again.

Well, I will be back later. Have fun everyone.

[BeccainSC]

Quiet around here again...

Well dinner didn't go as planned... what a shock! ;)

Actually between the fact that I let myself get loopy and too much time in front of the TV (probably related) I wasn't up to dealing with chicken and had a craving that had to be met.

So we went to Waffle House and I had scrambled eggs and bacon (no carby junk at all! :D)

I was feeling that weird "low blood sugar" thing without ever being hungry actually, really could NOT focus. Feeling loads better now, dinner helped. It wasn't like I went that long without food either, I had my tuna and almonds this afternoon same as always.

So for the day:

Protein: 145
Carbs: 21
Water: 108
Exercise: planned off
Supps: only my MgK in the morning

'becca

[gitfiddle]

Got my exercise in and still made it home in time to talk to the home improvement guy who is going to build a new (larger) closet in our bedroom. Then as we were chatting in the kitchen, we asked what it would take to put in new counter tops, as ours are very seventies (or earlier). He said no problem and can come in next week! :eek: I've only got a week to make up my mind?!!

My dinner became a ham and cheese wrap when I discovered no one is eating the deli ham we bought last weekend. I made chili for the boys. What makes mothers clean up the refrigerator?

Tonight, once again, I'm going to aim for early bedtime. :rolleyes:

[Ammy]

done eating...really fought the munchies again tonight.
gotta stop going to stores in the evening

Pro: 134
Ecc: 31
Fat: 167
Cal: 2070

No exercise today..other than my PT.

[Karole]

Hi I went a bit over on the calories today--it was the cauli casserole I guess. But my ecc was only 29 so not bad at all. I didn't graze and I did my exercise so I will count it as a successful day. 4/5