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Well there is no time like now to get started!!

Breakfast: 1 cup of oatmeal
1/2 cup 2 percent milk

Lunch: 1 cup of beef soup
8 oz. healthy heart orange juice

Dinner: tuna (in water) on whole wheat
1 tlbs low fat mayo
lettuce
green beans
diet Dr. Pepper

Snack: 8 oz. healthy heart orange juice
2 cups air-popped pop corn
small pkg. raisins


starting is not the hard part, the hard part is to not quit! I can be a pretty strong dieter but all it takes is that one time of letting down my guard and having something that I shouldn't and thats when the trouble begins!!! I totally beat myself up and just get totally disgusted with myself. I really need some advice on some exersizing tips to start getting my body healthier. I get short of breath very easy and my heart begins to race. I realize that my weight loss goals are really high, so for now I promise myself to just focus on week to week goals.
1/22/06 410 lbs
I promise myself not to look at the dreaded scale until next Sunday!!!!!!

Hi Shy, :welcome:

Welcome to Diettalk and to the Journal Forum ... I am positive :peace: that YOU WILL FIND YOUR TIME HERE VERY VERY HELPFUL. If I can ever be of any asisstance just let me know. Always, Monica

HI Shy :wave: & :welcome:

Come here and post and read posts to help you stay motivated.

We will support you all we can :)

Exercise question - I would say start out very slow being as you get short of breath right now - as in practice walking up x amount of stairs and keep doing the same amount until it gets easier then add some more and keep going then make it a goal for a 1 block walk and so on - just baby step it for right now - you won't get discouraged and you will see your progress :D

thanks Monica and Beth for the words of encouragment! I could sure use them. Right now the exercise issue is a real big deal for me.I went to the store with my oldest daughter today she wanted to go clothes shopping with "her mom" (I didn't want to go at first because I knew I was going to have a hard time walking and I refuse to get into one of those scooters they have in some stores) she made me feel real guilty so I took a deep breath and marched ( more like waddled) in. I can control the shortness of breath by taking my time but the back pain becomes unbearable. I sucked it up though and made it through the duration. I am sure you know how long a pre-teen girl can take in the clothing department!!!! Well she was happy and that makes me feel good.
Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup milk
8 oz. healthy heart o.j.
Lunch: 3 oz. turkey
2 slices wheat bread
8 oz. cranberry juice
Dinner: Large garden salad
2 tbls. diet dressing
8 oz. cranberry juice
Snack: dried fruit

great job shy...exercising is too hard at the begining....so take it easy just concentrate more on your diet and as the weight comes of it ll be easier for you to do more...
try to add some walking to your schedule,even for few minutes everyday...but if your back pain persists i think you must consult your doctor...wish you all the good luck...

Thanks egyptrose! I try to keep moving at home during the day, which is easier because I can do a chore and rest if my back begins to bother me and then do something else. I just get really frustrated when I go out and I can't sit down and the pain gets so severe.I do still manage to do those things that I need to do, but I get really upset because I was once such a strong person and active, and now a trip to the store is an ordeal. You know I used to just be normal and get up and go, but now I have to think before I go out and plan what I will do if I can't stand any longer. I do force myself to go though because I don't want to turn into one of these fat people that becomes homebound and bedridden. That thought terrifies me!I was getting really nervous about my heart because of shortness of breath,palpitations, and severe swelling of my lower legs, so I went to the Dr. and had tests done and he said I am fine except for arthritice in my spine. So the shortness of breath is weight related as is the leg swelling, which I noticed if I keep my shoes on rather than my "Eeyore Slippers" at home, the swelling does go down. I cut back on caffine and the palpitations have lessened.And the shortness of breath, well okay I guess smoking doesn"t help!!!! ( don't attack me people!!!! I know perfectly well I shouldn't smoke!!!! I have tried to cut down and I do want to quit!! Just let me get into a routine with this diet. *hides head in shame*) Another thing that happens to me, which I think is "Apenea" (spell check) sometimes I wake up at night with difficulty breathing, which I thought was from our heat, because it seems to always happen when the heat comes on (we have gas heat) I have lived here 5 years(Ohio) I am origanally from N.Y. and then we lived in Fla. for 7 years. I have never had gas heat before we moved here. But besides the difficulty breathing, my heart races so hard I can hear it in my ears!(yes I know that sounds crazy) So I have come to the conclusion that it is obviously not the heat and the only other thing I can think of is *Apenea* So as you can see I have to succeed in losing weight! I will not quit!!!!!
1/24/06
Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup 2% milk
8 oz. Healthy heart o.j.
Lunch: 3oz.turkey
2 slices wheat bread
Dinner: 3 oz turkey
2 slices wheat bread
small garden salad
2 tbls diet dressing
Dr. Pepper (diet)
Snack: granola bar
Diet Dr. Pepper

I know, I know, I have to get that water down!!!! YUCK!

1/25/06
Well today was a great day!! I managed to get through the stressful events without feeling that urge to binge. My oldest daughter went on her first trip with her school! They will be gone until Friday afternoon. They left this morning and I was having trouble letting my "Baby" go!! Not to mention it was snowing when she left and it is about an hour and a half road trip!!I know I am being crazy to get all nervous about her going! Gosh I am getting old and nuts! I can't believe what a nervous neddy I have become! When I was younger I was so differant!What happened to me???? I got married had kids and all of a sudden I am worrying about things that "Could Happen". I really need to work on that! Life is made to live, you can't constantly worry about the "What Ifs" Well anyway......
I made a really healthy dinner for myself tonight, I was quite proud of myself!! (Hubby was a trooper) he wasn't about to eat what I was having so he cooked for himself,the kids,and my mother(Thank-You Babe-Bee!!) I sauteed garlic in Pam, added green beans and chopped tomatoes. I had a portabello mushroom topped with sliced onion, a tomatoe slice and feta cheese (broiled)yummy! And I had a turkey patty on whole wheat bun with bar-b-que sauce.I was stuffed! I couldn't even finish my turkey burger!!!My 10 yr. old was really cute today, she went shopping with her dad and when she came home she was all proud of herself because she picked out low carb icecream and low carb cheese sauce (for mac-n-cheese) for her and her sister, she even got daddy low fat sour cream! What shocked me is he actually ate the sour cream(granted he was dipping chips into it) but at least he is trying to support me!Mom looked a little horrified, she is terrible when it comes to cheese,sour cream (all dairy products) and butter! oh gosh she even turns my stomach with the butter! she makes sandwiches with butter and mayo! or she has a bagel with cream cheese and butter!! she could go through practically a whole stick by herself in one sitting.I really don't have a problem with using No-fat,low-fat items. My major problem is with the dreaded............."JUNK FOOD" you name it, I like it!!!!When the fast food industry lost me, I don't know, they might just go out of business!!! "Shame on Me" *burys head in shame* But lets put that behind me and move on to the world of " healthy eating"

Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup 2% milk
8 oz healthy heart o.j.
Lunch: 3 oz turkey
2 slices wheat bread
lettuce
tomato
diet orange soda
Dinner: 4 oz ground turkey
1 small whole wheat bun
lettuce
tomato
1 tlbs barb-b-que sauce
green beans w/ garlic and tomato
portabello mushroom w/ onion,tomato and 1tlbs feta cheese
8 oz. cranberry juice

great job with your dieting...you know i found the most helpful things for me to stick to eating healthy for so long is to prepare delicious foods that i really like ,they help me fight the temptations when i prepare some fatty delicious food for hubby ...thats why i like coocking my food myself better than buying ready made diet foods ,i feel they all taste the same...

i too ve problems with my back...ve been suffering for quite a while and only knew few weeks ago that i ve degeneration of the spine....doctor told me that being overweight is not what caused that,but said that losing the weight and building strong ab muscles will defenitly help....so thats what i m trying to do now...
best luck to you...
rose.

Welcome shy, and great job on the journal. Keep up the good work and journals.

1/26/06
Today was our Anniversary!!!! 13 Years!!! He is still my "Knight in Shining Armour" As well as me wanting to loose weight for my health and my kids, I sooooo much want to look good for him! He says he loves me no matter what, but I look so forward to be able to put on that "sexy" outfit for him!!!! That desire helps to keep me focused and stay on track! I think I wil dig up one of my old "Sexy" pictures and hang it on the fridge. My 6yr old crawled up on my lap tonight and said "Mommy I love you just the way you are, you are so warm and cuddly and squishy" so I said "Well Honey, wouldn't you like for mommy to be able to run and play with you?" and she said "Yeah, but you get tired" Gosh that killed me!!!!!! I can't believe I have done this to myself! Well on to better days.......
Thanks egyptrose and stickn2it for the encouragement.. It really helps to read your kind words!

Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal
1/4 cup 2% milk
6 oz. o.j
Lunch: 4 oz. turkey patty
small whole wheat bun
1 tbls bar-b-que sauce
portabello mushroom w/tomato slice and 1 tbls. feta cheese
diet Dr. Pepper
Dinner: WW skewered shrimp salad from AppleBees
8 oz. cranberry juice

The weight watchers skewered shrimp salad from AppleBees was really good, it felt like I was cheating, but it said it was only 200 something calories.

Hi Shy, excellent job in watching those calories. You will begin to feel better as the weight comes off. Your dedication to good health is a huge investment to you and your family. I know I feel the same way sometimes. There are many things I do not participate in due to my size. I would like to go to the pool with my boys and not feel embarrassed. My main reason, for losing, though is health. Already my legs are feeling better. I am hoping with more loss I will feel more energetic, too. Keep up the good work. We are here to support you! :)

your doing great, keep up the good work. were all rooting for ya :-)

1/27/06
Thanks grace and sbraun, your words of encourgement really keep me going!!!
sbraun...you are sooo right I do feel better already, maybe not physically yet, but emotionally I feel really good! My thoughts are with you both!
I got really excited today....hubby found me diet cranberry juice!!! 2/3 less calories than regular! Oh the things that can make a dieter happy!!!!!!!! He also bought me an Elliptical (spelling) I am not sure if I will be able to use it yet (he is putting it together later) but at least it is here for when I am strong enough! He also got me a stationary bike for when I am ready!! I am looking forward to being able to exersise on a daily basis!!! I feel a little guilty that he has spent so much money on me but it is money well spent!!! My two older girls(10 & 11) have been using the bike which is a good habit for them to form! My oldest came home from her school trip today! "YAY!" and yes she is all in one piece!!!!! except for the fact that she caught a nasty cold! I feel really awful, I had to confine her to her room(she is under quarentine) because I can"t take the chances of getting sick!!!! She is living like a little princes though so I don't feel too sorry for her!!! She has a t.v and video games and full room service so it isn't that horrible!!!!!
My lower legs have been bothering me today, really achey, (knee to feet) the swelling has gone down lots though (must be a great water loss) I can't wait to weigh myself on Sunday!!

Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal
1/4 cup 2% milk
1/4 cup light syrup peaches
Lunch: 4 oz. turkey patty
small wheat bun
portabello mushroom w/tomato and 1 tbls feta
1 tbls barb-b-que sauce
1/4 cup light syrup peaches
8 oz diet cranberry juice
Dinner: 3 oz. sliced turkey
2 slices wheat bread
tomato
small salad w/2 tbls diet dressing
green beans
diet Dr. Pepper

Sunday 1/29/06 Today is the day!!! Big Drum Roll...........
I lost 7 lbs!!!!!! Yay!!!!!!!!I feel good!!!!
I know, I know it was water loss....but it still feels good! I can't wait to tell Hubby!!!!!
I sent him out to get me bottled water yesterday (the little bottles to start) I want to start getting that water down..... ewwwww! well anyway my little "DARLINGS!!!!!" have practically gone through the whole case!!!!*growl* X-( X-( X-( I don't want to deny them something healthy and I want to see them develop drinking water as a healthy lifestyle choice....But hands off "Ya lil grubs" Nahhh! just kidding I'll just go to the water machine and fill up a couple of gallons!!!! I don't want to drink tap water at all!!!! Well I was totally dissapointed with yesterdays lunch, I tried to make peppers stuffed with ground turkey!!! I don't know the 1st couple of bites were okay... It was just the color and texture that started to gross me out! I ate 1/2 and then snuck the rest in the garbage!! I have 3 more I have to get rid of!! I felt cheated!! But at least I saved some calories by only eating half! Won't be making that again any time soon!!!!
meals for Sat. 1/28/06
Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal
1/4 cup 2% milk
8 oz. o.j.
Lunch: 1/2 Pepper stuffed w/ ground turkey/ tomatoe soup/chopped onions
1/2 cup sliced beets
8oz. lite cranberry juice
Dinner: 2 slices wheat bread
3oz. sliced turkey
small salad w/ 2tbls diet dressing

Made it through another day!! I was feeling really good today, I took a pound of butter out of the fridge and was dancing around Hubby and kids saying "7 of these baby!!, melted right off!!" *Victory Dance* :dn :dn :dn :dn :dn :dn :dn ( Hubby grabbed my butt and said "I can't believe its not butter" *Smart_ _ _*
I made a really yummy dinner tonight "South Western Pork Chops" 185 calories!!!!
Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal
1/4 cup 2% milk
8oz o.j.
Lunch: 2 slices wheat bread
3oz sliced turkey
tomatoe/lettuce
1/2 cup manderine oranges
8oz.Lite Hawaiin Punch
Dinner: 1 porkchop
1/4 cup salsa
2 tlbs monteray jack cheese
green beans
8oz Light Cranberry Juice
Snack: 1 serving Quaker rice snacks

Happy belated anniversary!

I am so dang happy for you! 7lbs is wonderful! Keep up the good work.

:)

:cheer: Wow CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE BIG LOSS:cheer: ....CERTAINLY SOME WAS WATER WEIGHT, BUT THE REST WAS REAL LOSS FOR SURE....JUST STICK TO YOUR DIET AND YOU LL SEE GREAT RESULTS SOON....KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK....
CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE NEW BIKE AND ELLIPTICAL TOO....THATS A GREAT GIFT FROM HUBBY....YU LL BE USING THEM SOON....BEST OF LUCK TO YOU...

You're doing awesome Shy1!! We seem to like the same foods. Too funny about your husband, sounds like something my husband would say. LOL!! Keep it up!!

A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Thanks Everyone (Tess, egyptrose, hakyni & stickn2it) you guys are all so great!!! You all make it that much easier to stay on track! I am so glad that I started on this journey not only for weight loss but also to meet such caring people. Your words of encouragment really make my day!! *BIG HUGS* to all!!!!!:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: (you too littlebeetle *smiles*)
I had a good day, I treated myself to a Lite Latte from DD, no whipped cream and splenda on the side! that was the 1st coffee I have had all week! Don't worry it was a small!!! And it was, as Jim Carrey says in " Bruce Almighty"... Its GoooooooD!!!!!

Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal (skipped the milk today)
6oz. healthy heart o.j.
Lunch: 2 slices wheat bread
3oz. turkey
Dinner: 1 "South Western Porkchop" 185 cals.
small salad w/ 2 tbls diet dressing
green beans
6oz. lite cranberry juice
Snack: 1 serving "Quaker Rice Snacks"
1 small Lite Latte (DD)

Reads like you are doing great Shy! I love it. As for the coffee, I can't begrudge you that as I live on the stuff. lol :) Have a super week.

:dn AWESOME JOB on the one cup of coffee this week. That is great. I am managing one cup a day, and even that's kinda hard, but CONGRATS GIRL, you are doing an amazing job. Keep up the good work.

Thanks Tess and stickn2it!!!!!
I definitley miss the coffee, but I usually like it very light and very sweet and I have tried to drink it at home with splenda and low fat milk in the past, but I know that it just doesn't cut it for me that way so i figured it was best to just cut it out all together rather than feeling really cheated and just wanting it the "RIGHT WAY" *smiles* you know what I mean? So when I had the Lite Latte, even though it wasn't my old way of drinking it, it still tasted so darn good because I had been missing it so much! Does that make sence?
I had a hard day today, with the herd (family) It was "Lets Bug Mommy Day" at my house!!
I did manage to stay strong and I really do feel better after venting here and reading other positive posts!!!

Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal
6oz. healthy heart o.j.
Lunch: 1 small wheat bun
3oz. turkey
small salad
2 tbls diet dressing
Dinner: 1 "Southwest Porkchop"
green beans
small salad
2 tbls dressing

just had to write this quickly in my journal......
I finally was able to get on the exersize bike and at least get my legs to work!!! I only managed 3 minutes (how embarrassing is that????) but it really is a big deal considering that when hubby 1st got it for me i had a rough time even getting on the thing and I was not even able to get my feet on the pedals!!! I will try to get back on again(when mom decides to stop staring at me) GEEEZ! I get no privacy in this house!
Wish me success!!!!
shy

SLAP SLAP SLAP!!

I am punishing myself for not popping in here sooner. I actually did start writting you here one day and my darn computer crashed!!! I forgot to come back in.

A few things...WAY TO GO on the bike. I ride mine and when I first started I was about 3 mins or so, now I am over a half hour. Take it slow, do NOT be embarassed and watch your backside fade away *giggles*

We had the same problem when we started buying bottled water SOOOO my dad got me a water cooler for christmas. Just a wee one ($50) and now we all just use that. I drink a minimum of 2 1 litre bottles each day.

Congrats on your anniversary and hehe for your silly hubby!!

Can you ever forgive me for not writting sooneR???

Have a good one!
Shan

Aaaaaaarrrgggg!!!!X-( X-( X-(
I just wrote a really long post and lost it!!! Even computers like to give me a hard time!!!
So now I am going to be short and sweet!!! I am not ignoring you Shan!!! I'm just tired of typing! (i did write you a long response, but the computer gremlins got it!!!!!)
I managed 3 more minutes on the bike!! 6 minutes total!!! Oh boy!!! :laugh: :laugh:

Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal
8oz healthy heart o.j.
Lunch: small garden salad
2 tbls. diet dressing
Dinner: 1 cup imatation crab meat
2 slices diet wheat bread
1 tbls. fat free miricle whip
lettuce
1/2 cup mandarine oranges
8oz. diet cranberry juice

oh by the way... I got really excited when hubby brought home diet wheat bread!!!1/2 the calories of regular wheat!! Yay!

LOL See, small things matter, YAY for diet wheat bread!

I know your not ignoring me hun, thats the same danged thing that happened to my long response...perhaps we can send the gremlins to meet each other and switch message *giggles* sorry, I am ultra silly, its barely 7 am and I have been up 2 hours. My son is gone on a ski trip with his school SO that means I am up bright and early to get him there.....

shan

Hi Shy,

I'm Nandi, nice to meet you!

I saw your post about getting on the bike for 3 minutes. Just wanted to thank you for sharing that. It happened to me too years ago when I was very sedentary. I got on my new exercise bike all gung ho and discovered I could only peddle about 3 minutes also. Fortunately no one was watching.

I don't have time these days to ride the bike at present, I hope that will change soon. I have to juggle babies, work and sleep, if I get a little extra time I always choose sleep. Somehow exercise never enters my mind. I'm chasing 2 2 year olds so I figure I'm getting some exercise anyway.

Again, nice to meet you. I'll try to keep up with your journey and journal.

Nandi :rose:

great job on getting on the bike....even 3 mins is a great achievement....just dont push yourself too hard,and take it easy so you wont hurt your knee...for me its easier to walk on the treadmill than using the bike,the small chair is not so comfy for me...may be i m still too big for it:o ....
hang in there ...we ll be there where we want soon...

Hi! Nandi!
thanks for stopping by my journal! I browsed a little through yours and saw the pictures of your boys when they were younger, "Beautiful Babys" :)
I got on that dreaded BIKE again today, I can still only do 3 minutes at a time *grumble*
But I will beat the stupid thing eventually!!!!! Gets me so darned mad!!!X-( X-( X-(
I did have terrible swelling in my calves and feet when I started dieting a little over a week ago and amazingly the swelling has gone down!!So Fast!! My feet actually look normal!!! My knee's still have a lot of swelling though and that makes it really difficult to pedal the darn bike!
My back is still a big problem, I have trouble standing for long periods of time but I have noticed that I move a little easier than before!! "OHHHH the humilation" Oh well I'll get there!!
I remember well chasing after 2 year olds!!! God Bless You Sweety!!!! I know you have your hands full!!!Enjoy them while they are little hon, they grow so fast!!! Plus the older they get and the more indepedent they get, well me personally, I know not every one feels this way, I think they get harder. And mine aren't even in their teen years yet....."OH NOOOOO!!!" LOL

Shan!
Can you imagine getting so excited about low cal. bread!!! *shakes head* Oh, the world of a dieter!!! Tonight was a challange at dinner! I made home made stuffed shells and cheesy Itilian bread for the "herd"
I was GOOD! but the smells and the dripping cheese was killing me!!! I loaded up on salad topped with crab meat!!! YAY FOR ME!!!! At least they were happy lil' campers, and I got to feel good about myself! I Love being STRONG!
WE WILL WIN THIS BATTLE!!!!! *HUGS*

Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal
6oz. o.j.
Lunch: 2 slices diet wheat bread
1/2 cup crab salad w/1 tbls diet miricle whip
1/2 cup mandarine oranges
Dinner: Large garden salad topped w/ 2/3 cup crab meat & 2 tbls diet dressing
1/2 cup mandarine oranges
Light Hawaiin Punch
Snack: 1 serving Quaker Rice Snacks

see you are seeing results so fast...the swelling is getting better in your feet and soon your knees ll get better too....thats a big motivation to help you resist all food temptations....i know how hard it is when you ve a hubby and kids and you must do yummy foods for them....sometimes i wish i can live in an isolated small house all alone for 3 month....where im the only one who decides what foods to ve in the house....life would be much easier8-| ...

but we are strong enough to stand for any temptations...arent we?:lift:

Shy, I wanted to give you a hint if you really like coffee. I received a gift certificate for $10 to a local coffee shop for Christmas. I bought some sugar free chocolate syrup there to put into my coffee at home. I really like it. The calories are marked at 0 per serving. Do you think this is something that you would like?

Shy,

U made me drool describing the stuffed pasta shells....LMAO I feel like Homer simpson here....

Congrats on the ride again, 3 mins everyday will turn to 4 then 5 and so on...you can do it. I ws there once....

How is your day going???

Its pissing rain here, I am stuck in teh office and have SOOO Much to do...lol...hehe, I am sneaking on here instead....I HAVE to say hi to my girls!!!


Shan

I thought when I first began to shed the lbs, that I needed to keep up with others. I realized that any amount of progress IS progress!! So, don't dismay if you can't do as much as you'd like ( I'd love to run a marathon...NOT!! LOL) Just do what you are capable of. With time, the ills you have now will go away The healthier you become the easier it will become. So CHIN UP! and ONWARD you're doing well.

*insert theme song from"The Good, The Bad and the Ugly" here*
It is sunrise and all is quiet.Hands on hips, I face the evil stationary bike and give it my most intimadating glare. *music gets louder here* I can almost hear the evil bike growl at me as I shoot it the dreaded "Stink Eye!!!" Slowly I put one foot in front of another,never taking my eyes off of my oppenent!!! I will conquer you my little friend, I say with a hiss!!! *music is blaring, mood is one of determination* With a deep breath I mount this demon bike!!!! Feet positioned on the cold hard pedals, I begin my fight!!!! I lasted four minutes, one minute more than yesterday! It was a battle well fought!!! *music fades out slowly* As I dismount the demon, steadying myself as I walk away, I turn and say in my best "Terminator" voice...."I'll Be Back"........
8-| 8-| 8-|
Feeling a little silly...
Thanks to all you wonderful ladies for coming to check up on me!!! I love the visits!

egyptrose: Yes, wouldn't that be peaceful, I would settle for 3 days of just taking care of me,gee even 3 hours sounds lovely!! But yes, I do believe we are all strong enough to resist temptation!!! Stay Strong Luv!!!

Tess: That is an excellent tip!! Thank-you!!! I will definatley be on a mission tomorrow!!! I love all these hints that you girls come up with!!! *Big Hugs*

Shan: Okay Homer,*giggles* enough pasta talk for the month I promise.... At least you wasn't drooling at the dinner table:o :o :o As you have just read I managed 4 minutes!! *Lets all join hands for the fat lady* LOL
Have a Great Weekend!!!! *Big Smiles and a wink*

Luvbeinawmn: Thanks so much for your support! I was so glad you stopped by my journal!!I promise to keep my *double (could be triple) chins up* and keep on moving Onward!!! I will stop by your journal and see how you are doing!!!*raises water bottle* "Here's to another healthy day,cheers!!"


Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal
6oz o.j.
Lunch: 2 slices diet wheat bread
3oz sliced turkey
lettuce
tomatoe
8oz Lite Hawaiin Punch
Dinner: 2 slices diet wheat bread
3oz sliced turkey
lettuce
tomatoe
6oz Diet Cranberry Juice
Snack: 1 serving Quaker Oats Rice Snacks

P.S. I was planning on having lamb chops and Hubby bought veal chops instead!! I have absolutley no idea what to do with them Any Ideas??? Are they too high in calories??? Can you grill them??? If so what spices do I use??

Good Morning Shy, (btw WHAT'S YOUR NAME?)

I read your Journal entry regarding the preparation of veal chops. Whenever I have made them I have grilled them in the broiler or barbecued them.

I have found a recipe for Veal Chops with Artichokes .. but unfortunately I don't have the caloric or nutritional information to give you since it was a recipe I found in the newspaper.

VEAL CHOPS WITH ARTICHOKES -- Serves 4

4 (6 oz) LEAN veal chops (3/4 inches thick)
1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
Pam Cooking Spray
1/3 cup SLICED green bell pepper
3/4 cup SLICED orange, red and yellow bell peppers
1/3 cup canned Swanson's Fat Free Chicken Broth
1/4 teaspoon dried WHOLE thyme
2 cloves garlic, MINCED
1 (14 oz.) can Cara Mia Artichoke Hearts, DRAINED and QUARTERED
2 tablespoons CHOPPED fresh parsley

Trim fat from veal chops. Rub cracked pepper over chops.

Coat a LARGE ovenproof nonstick skillet with cooking spray, and place over medium high heat until HOT. Add chops, and cook 3 to 4 minutes ON EACH SIDE or until browned. REMOVE CHOPS from skillet; set aside. Wipe drippings from skillet with a paper towel.

Place green pepper and NEXT 5 INGREDIENTS in skillet and BRING TO A BOIL; reduce flame and SIMMER for 5 minutes. Stir in artichoke hearts. Return veal chops to skillet, spooning artichoke mixture over veal chops. Cover and BAKE at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until veal is tender.

Sprinkle with chopped parsley, and serve.

For a side dish ... steamed green beans with slivered almonds makes it a filling meal.

Hope this helps, have and make it a great weekend. I am as always, Monica

wanted to share with you that ten yrs ago i started a healthy new lifestyle. I had hit my all time high of 212 pds, when i started my walking program i could only go two homes from mine( that amounted to five minutes there and back) my feet felt so heavy on the return and my shins burned so badly. It was humbling, i didnt realize how bad of shape i was in till then, but i stuck with it, within a couple weeks i had added a couple more homes( as soon as i could tell it was getting easier) and within 4-5 weeks i made it around my block( 1/2 mile) and then i did three of those a day till i could do all three at once and then kept adding to it, the point is, the body responds so quickly, be proud, you are taking control. My advice is many people in their exercise program( ones that have never done any before) try to go from A to Z within a week, go from A to C and then build on that in three weeks by adding one more step to the workout. Best of Luck! Hang tough!

monicapink: Thanks for the recipe! sounds really yummy I am definatley going to try it! Thanks!
You Have A Great Weekend Too!! *smiles*

judith6: Thanks for the tip!! I really want to get walking again! To be honest I am still a little afraid to attempt going too far, like I said before in other posts when I go shopping or to a park, school function...whatever, I kind of figure out before hand if I will be able to rest if I have to. I think what really frightened me is one day I attemted to walk to my daughters school (about a 10 minute walk) 1/2 of it up hill. And when I got up the hill to where it leveled out I started to panic because my back was totally giving out! I had to hold myself up against a street sign pole! I stood there and waited for my kids to walk up to me and I didn't want to let them see how bad I was hurting, so I struggled to suck it in. When in reality I was really panicing!! I truly did not think I was going to make it back home but there was no way I was going to sit on the ground and have someone help me!! Talk about dying a thousand deaths!!! I made it down the hill with tears in my eyes and when I got to my neighbors house, i cut between the yards and practically ran into our garage and threw my body over our car! (sent the kids inside first, so they wouldn't see me in such a state) I stayed there for a little while and gathered myself, then I had to struggle to our back porch steps and plop myself there untill I could get into the house!!! I was one cranky woman! Gosh, I was sooooo mad!!! So you can understand why I am a little fearful... But on a better note I am sticking to the bike even if I can only handle 4 minutes!!!!! I am truly feeling stronger every day!! Tomorrow I will try to push it to 5 minutes!!! Tomorrow is my weigh-in day, I am hoping for good results!!!

Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal
6oz. o.j.
Lunch: green salad topped with imatation crabmeat
2 tbls diet dressing
1/2 cup mandarine oranges
8oz Hawaiin Punch Lite
Dinner: 3oz porkchop
portabello mushroom w/ tomatoe and 1 tbls feta
itilian green beans
8 oz Hawaiin Punch Lite

Hi Shy! Welcome to DT. :) Congrats on your progress.. I like your attitude. I don't like to let things get into my way either.

Corinna

wish you all the best on your weighing day....keep us ipdated....

sory about your bad walking experience....may be it was so hard as you had to go uphill which makes it much harder than normal walking...if you feel more better with using the bike,just go on till you feel like trying walking again....and when you decide too,try walking on a flat road not uphill...and only for 5 mins....
you are doing great,keep up the good work.

well done for the loss, keep going, im sure it will keep coming off now :-)

i didnt explain myself well Shy, i meant that to apply towards your bike riding, just do the 4 minutes two or three times a day consistantly and add to it every three weeks as you build stamina. Keep it up, that is what leads you to success!

Thanks All for your support!!! This is just a quick entry in my journal... i'll be back later!!! I just had to add in my 2nd week weight loss.........2lbs!!!! "I feel good" what a great way to start the day!!!
p.s. judith6: I understood hon, i just got to Blah, blah, blahing!!! I love hearing your advise! *big smiles*
"I"ll be back"...........

Shy, maybe you already posted this but did you check with your doctor about exercising?

You rock shy.....
How did the veal chops work out?? I have never tried them.

I get such motivation from you. I had to ride my bike last night and had NOOOOOOOOOO motiviation at all...so I was like, damn it homer get going *snorts*

You loss is great. I stayed the same BUT it wasnt a gain, got lots to work on!!!!

I was laughing my butt off over you conquering the bike *hehe* You are definatly NOT silly, and this is your journal, SO write what u want....

Shan...whos still dancin w/ shy!

2 lbs??? Oh yeah!! Way to go, girl! Yes! Yippeeeee! uh huh!! <snoopy dancing>

Ahhhh...finally a few minutes away from the "herd" to check in with all my new friends!

Tess: Well, I didn't actually talk about exersizing but I did have a full check-up done and other than some arthritice in my spine he gave me a clean bill of health, thats when I decided that all my ailments are weight related and I better take care of myself before it becomes something serious!! Let me tell you with the symptons I was having I truly thought I had heart disease (various members of my family had heart disease as well as cancer has taken other family members) I can not believe the improvement in the swelling of my feet, ankels, and calves!! Just after 2 weeks, it is absolutley amazing! My knees are still swollen though,I just have to give it time! And of course my back is a problem (I am improving though) I figure as soon as I "lighten the load" my back will strengthen! Thanks for checking in!! *Hugs*

Shan: Haven't done the veal yet, although monicapink sent over a recipe that I am going to try! You kill me with your Homer thing!!LOL I was showing hubby your post and he was cracking up! And I definatley AM silly!!! I have to be my dear or else I would be sitting in a looney bin!!! When we reach our goals we should make some plans to meet up and celebrate,somewhere where we can show off our bad selves!!!! "just struttin' our stuff" LOL
"Have a GREAT Day"

Luvbeinawmn: Thank you so much for your support and your "snoopy dance" Yep,Yep,Yep!!! a grand total of 9lbs melted off my "big ol' butt" I have a long way to go but I sure feel good! Always appreciate the small things they lead to bigger things!!! *smiles*

Corinna: I am glad you stopped by my journal, thanks for the encouragement! I try to be strong!!! I found that I was being strong for others and not taking care of me, and all of that has to change, if I want to live and enjoy life, I need to be strong for me now! I met a very influential Dr. who worked in Stonybrook University New York, who once told me "Remove all negative things from your life and only allow the positive in" I try to follow his advice, it works for me!! Have a Healthy Day!!

Grace: Thanks alot for your support!! It helps me so much to hear from all of you! I will work hard to make sure it keeps coming off!! I am so glad that I found this place!!! Since I moved here 5 years ago (Ohio) I haven't really made any real friends other than one of my neighbors! With the kids and my mom(she needs full time care) and remodeling this old house I really haven't been that social (other than school related things) So its nice to be able to come here and exchange thoughts! I used to be very social, see how things in life change and you don't even realize it is happening!! Well enough of my rambling!!! Have a great day!!!

Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup manderine oranges
Lunch: big garden salad w/ 2 tbls diet dressing
1/2 cup pineapple
8oz Hawaiin Punch Lite
Dinner: 2 slices diet wheat bread
3oz sliced turkey
1 serving Campbells select "Butternut Squash" soup
1/2 cup pineapple
8oz Hawainn Punch Lite
Snack: Quaker Rice Snacks

p.s still only 4 minutes on bike X-(

:cheer: congratulations...this is 9 full lbs in 2 weeks:cheer: ....must be so happy and proud of yourself....
ve a wonderful week :rose:

I agree, you have to laugh at life or life will laugh at you.

I have the same problems as you do. My arthritis gets worse with the weather and there are days when I feel like I am falling apart. I have to keep moving or else I will be crippled. My kness kill me. The worst is my hands, I cannot open a pop or bottle of ketchup on my own...that upsets me. Somedays I cant do buttons.....*sigh*

I enjoy your company....its great having friends who know what you are going through and are willing to pick you up, or in your case, kick you in the butt when you fall!!!!!!!!

I can just see us, skaking our boodies all over town *hehe*

Where abouts are you again shy??
Shan

Right now we are in Ohio, will we stay here??? Thats a tough one.... I am origanally from L.I.N.Y. then we lived in Fla. for 7 yrs. When we came to Ohio, I thought it would be a great place to raise the kids and still be close enough to N.Y. so they could see family. (and not have to actually live too close to family, if you know what I mean....*smiles*) The kids are doing great here,my oldest is on the honor roll and the middle one manages A's-B's, and of course my "baby" has just started, but she really loves it. I love this big old house, the barn and the property. But there is just not enough work here for hubby to keep him busy all year and that hurts!! (he's in construction) We have managed without too much stress, but to be honest I really don't want to live this way, its like a rollercoaster!!! At least in Fla. he was never out of work! The whole 7 years we were there jobs were consistant. And I do miss the ocean BIG TIME! I don't know what to do. I guess we will cross that bridge when we get there.
OH THE Arthritis!!! Isn't it just awful!!!!! I hate it!! Makes me feel like some old woman!!Whats up with that???? My insides don't feel like some ancient fossel!!! Its just not FAIR!!! I feel young at heart...body don't fail me now!!!!!! I still have some major kick a** left in me!!*giggles*
Shan, I truly enjoy your company also!!! You make me smile even on those"tuff" days!! And that is good!!!!
I had kind of a hard day today, missed lunch, so i'm feeling cheated!!!! But I haven't raided the kitchen, so that is good!!! I didn't get on the bike, got home late and the house was in turmoil. That made me really mad at myself!! I WON"T let that bike win!!!!!
"Here's to tomorrow, a fresh new day!!!"

Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup pineapple
Dinner: 2 slices diet bread
3oz sliced turkey
1/2 cup pineapple
8oz Hawaiin Punch Lite
Snack: coffee from circle k
sweet -n- low w/ drop of creamer

Shy, I'm in Warren, Ohio. Where are you and your barn? :D ! My ex works construction too. He's a cement finisher. I know the feeling of little work in the winter. He makes enough during the summer months to compensate however and, he does side jobs during the winter months.

You are doing so well! I'm posting my weight tomorrow. I'm excited to see how much is gone. I haven't even looked at the scale.

First off Shy, dont stress over the bike and missing lunch. I felt like such sh*t yesterday that I had 2 english muffins at like 830 pm and shared a small bag of chips...after I was angry with myself but oh well, what can you do. This is all a long process and each day will be better then the last. I ssomehow have let sat,sun & monday snowball into each other and get me down.
But no more...SO that means you cant either LOL

I am sorry to hear about the roller coaster of life. We are in the same boat. My partner is a seasonal worker on the boatline up here. So the work is April-Oct. We get unemployment but that doesnt come in until Dec and endds in March...so its rough sometimes. Luckily I have a great job but one income doesnt swing it kwim???? We live like kings in the summer and paupers in teh winter LOL All we can do is hang in there!!

We have thought about moving to Nova Scotia but dont want to uproot the kids...we love Kingston but have been worried about work and stuff. Oh well, we have a great life here but I definatly know about the ups and downs....

I feel ancient all the time and I am only 27. I know my weight has alot to do with te pain in my legs and back but the arthritis just annoys the hell out of me. My hands pain alot...I use a stress ball to keep my hands moving and opening/closing. That helps but I shouldnt have to do that at such a young age...*sigh*
I am glad that I make you smile Lynn, friends are what this world is all about!! Friends and family! I am glad that I have you to keep me sane and snorting *grins*

How is today going??? Oh, oh, I forgot to tell you! I ate breakfast today...YAY ME!!

Big huGS
shan

Yes Shan YAY! You! on your breakfast victory! I sang a few words over on your journal!!! I also left you a little update on me and the "demon bike" *winks*
OMG!!! We live the same way (kings in summer, paupers in winter) When fall starts coming around I start having panic attacks!!! I feel like the ant, in the story "The Grasshopper and the Ant" When we are doing good, I always have it in the back of my mind that I better stock up for winter!!! "Start chopping the firewood Daddy" LOL And make sure you start Christmas shopping in July!!!GEEZ!!! What a way to live!!!
I feel so bad for you being so young and suffering from arthritice!!! It scares the h*** out of me!! My great aunt had it in all her joints and she suffered for years!! Her joints were all deformed and when I used to hold her hands to help her up from a chair, I could actually hear and feel her joints creaking!She was a tuff old bird though!! She managed to walk(around the house and yard) with a cane although you knew that there was never a moment that she wasn't in pain! Her brother also was bedridden from severe arthritice. So I totally fear it!!!
Keep on laughing my dear, I am sure laughter burns calories!!!
I was lazy today so I kept my meals simple *the herd* was not happy!!! Thanks for not cooking mooommm-meeee!!!! *hee, hee, hee* "That will teach ya to bug the mama" Believe me they didn't starve... it was free night, grab whatever makes you happy and leave mommy alone!!!
Have a Great Day...and remember sweety...EAT YOUR BREAKFAST!!!

Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal
6oz o.j.
Lunch: 2 slices wheat bread
3oz sliced turkey
garden salad w/ 2tbls diet dressing
6oz diet cranberry juice
Dinner: Same as above (told ya I was lazy)
Snack: 1/2 cup pineapple
serving Quacker rice snacks

Luvbeinawmn: I am east of Canton!!! Good Luck on your weigh-in!! I'll check in and see how you did!!!! *Big Hug*

It's 2:55 a.m and I am up and about! I am catching this dreaded cold that seems to be going around! I just can't stop sneezing!!!How many calories does cold syrup have??:)
For now I guess I'll just break out the vitamin C. And I have no idea whats wrong with my dog, he's gacking!! Please!! I can't deal with him getting sick now!! And if I tie him out he will bark his head off!!! The big baby doesn't like the cold!!! He's lucky I love him so much!!!

I personally think that everyone in the world has a cold at the same exact. I know I have been battling one for about 2 wks. on and off. Some days are terrible and some days I feel fine. Well, get well girl and I hope your dog is better.

Shy, when we begin eating better our bodies begin to toss of the toxins. Many times you can even get flu-like, symptoms. sneezing and coughing, feeling totally icky!...You may have the cold going around OR you may be detoxing.

As far as the dog "gacking" NEVER give them anti-biotics for it. They kill the natural bacteria a dog has in it's throat. Then they really begin to have problems. you can give it cough syrup though. The human variety is just fine. Make sure it has plenty of water too. It's bothersome to listen to but it WILL pass

Thanks Luv and stickn2it I am feeling better but I am disgusted with myself!!! Hubby went and bought me a $200 Drs. scale so I could have a more accurate reading and I was so disgusted when I read the numbers!!! Arghhhhhhh!!:c( :c( :tongue: :-&
I know I still lost the 9 lbs and I should feel good about that but to see those numbers really killed me!!!!! I'll be okay, it will just take a few minutes for me to shake it off and pick myself back up again!!! (I just weighed myself minutes ago) My first instinct was to write it in here and fix my numbers in my profile. I'll just have to use it to give me more determination!!! I am going to go pout and take it out on hubby(just kidding) I'll be back..........:(

i know how depressing it must be...but thats so strange...a 23 lbs difference between the two scales ?!!....i always weigh more on my doctor scale sometimes 4/even 5 lbs ....

anyway,the bottom line here is that you lost 9 lbs which is great...no matter how much we weight when we start .what really matters is to keep going till we reach our goal....and i m sure you ve a strong will to keep going...

Thanks egyptrose! I guess the reason there is such a differance is the scale I was using was not for anyone over 320lbs. the arrow went around still and I added the differance, but gosh I didn't think it would be off by that much either!!! I haven't given up but I feel sooo hopeless! Thank God my husband is supportive, he was just being so strong for me when I felt so weak! I just told him 2 days ago how much i weigh (or thought I weighed) and let him help me read the other scale, imagine how humilated I felt telling him in the first place and then to find out I weigh 23lbs more than that!! *cringe* At least I know how much he actually loves me, when I think of the guys I dated before he came along I know that they would not of stuck around with a 423lb woman!!!! *shudder* I look at those numbers and I am in awe and horror!! I just hate who I have become and I am in shock of who I have become! I am so damn level headed about everything else in life, How could I have done this to myself! Well its going to be a even longer road to recovery!!! So I might as well roll up my sleeves, and get ready for a long journey!!! Just suck it up and deal with it!!!! *deep breath and shake off the misery* .............

Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal
6oz o.j.
Lunch: 2 slices diet wheat bread
3oz sliced turkey
small garden salad w/2tbls diet dressing
6oz. diet cranberry
Dinner: Large garden salad (lettuce,tomatoes,mushrooms, cucumbers)
2tbls diet dressing
8oz. Hawaiin Punch Lite
Snack: 1 serving Quaker Rice Snacks

Just wanted you to know that you are an amazing and couragous person who offers inspiration to so many. You also have a wonderful and supportive husband. You have got this covered girl and you can do this. Keep up the good work and positive attitude.

Shy, please keep in mind that the weight you are now is just temporary. You are going to lose little by little. Keep up your great spirit and accept that there will be difficult days. You can make this journey, I know it!

Thanks Kelly and Tess,
Your support really means so much to me!! When I read your posts my eyes began filling up!
But not to worry... I will be fine!! I have that hateful scale standing in the dining room, right next to the kitchen entry. So any time I walk into that kitchen I am reminded of my goals!!
(not that I don't sneer at it and contain the urge to kick it as I walk by) I just keep telling myself that the weeks and months go by quicker than we think!!And the will power and learning to live a new lifestyle will definatley pay off!!!! Its just a matter of patience!!
Have a Healthy Day!!!!!:D

its me.....

Well, I am glad to see that our friends have been able to give you support. Its been a wierd few days at work and I havent been here too much, BUT you are on my mind. I actually mailed you yesterday about you feeling sick and it didnt post...perhaps i iddnt hit send before I logged off...

Anyways, I sent you a nice big bowl of warm soup to make you feel better!

As for the #$^*@@#*( scales *giggles* what difference does it make what you weigh when you start??? This journey isnt about numbers love, its about a healthy LYNN, its about a healthy MOM and a healthy WIFE. It will take time, I have resigned myself to this taking years before I even come close to my goal and a lifetime afterwards to maintain it. 9lbs is 9lbs and nothing can take that away from you, not the damned scale, the evil bike or your rowdy crew....

Keep your chin up, if not I'll have to truck my ***** to Ohio and lift it for you!!

The best thing you did was run here and change your numbers and NOT run to the kitchen and eat....kudos to you!! I am proud of you Shy....

Sorry, I was MIA, I am still here and thinking about you!!!!!!!!

GIGANTIC HUGS
Shan

LMAO, sorry I am giggles, I wrote a swear word and I got bleeped, I didnt mean to offend anyone, but I have been censored, *smiles*

Incase you cant figure out the beeps, I meant truck my bum to Ohio

Big smiles

Shannon w/ the potty mouth

OMG Potty Mouth, you really make my day!! laughter truly is the best medicine!!! I have such a warped imagination! I could just picture you jumping out of a truck like *Super Dieter* and using your *Super Strength* to haul up the *Fat Lady's Chin*LMAO I am sure others who read this must think"forget about the diet lady, you should work on your mental health"LOL
Thank you for coming to my rescue!! Your PEP talk has really helped!! I am still fighting with my bike, I can't seem to get past the 4 minutes yet, I am not as winded as I was when I first attempted it, its my knees, I have started doing the elliptical, I haven't timed myself yet, just trying to get the feel of it!! It makes me a little nervous because I feel unsteady! I am so anxious to get my body stronger so I can really work out like so many of the people here do!! I had a good day today, I made the *herd* baked chicken for dinner and they were happy with that (I was surprised because I usually make them fried chicken) And I treated myself to scallops w/ rice and green beans!!! I love all kinds of sea food (no jokes here, smart***!) And my family will not even try any of it!!!
Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal
!/2 cup manderine oranges
Lunch: 2 slices diet wheat bread
3oz sliced turkey
6oz o.j.
Dinner: 4 oz scallops
1/2 cup rice
green beans
small garden salad w/2 tbls diet dresing
8oz Hawaiin Punch Lite
Snack: 1 serving Quaker Oats Rice snacks

hehe, me a smartass???

Glad I could help, I am looking forward to doing more on my bike, its slowly happening,

No really funny shan today, its a down day today. Dont know why, just is. I am meeting my sweetie for lunch today so perhaps this afternoon I will feel better.

We have a gaggle of kids at our place tomorrow, going to a movie and having sleepovers...are we crazy??? Yay *lol*

Anyways, you are eatting really well, keep it up!!

Big hugs
Shan

hi shy....just wanted to wish you a wonderful weekend....:rose:

Hey Shan, I left you a long winded post on your journal!!! I have probally tired you out with all my babble!!!
As much as I hate to admit it and I would attack hubby if he even slightly suggested it....*whispers* I think I am experiancing "PMS" *Ugh!!!* I hope getting my TOM does not affect my weight loss too much or I will be really cranky!! esspecially after this whole scale scenerio!!! I have been having a good week food wise, but this whole exersize thing is bugging me!! I want sooooo much to be active!(still can't get beyond 4 mins. on bike) My knees are killing me! Hubby thinks its because I have been more active in general (moving around more for longer periods of time) My back is gradually getting stronger. But My Stinking Knees!!!!*ARGHHH* Oh stop your whining and deal with it!!!!!
I posted my and hubbys picture in my profile! That was about 4 years ago so I shamefully admit I am heavier now! *shakes head in disgust*
Breakfast: 1 cup diet Quaker oatmeal
6oz o.j.
Lunch: 2 slices diet wheat bread
3oz sliced turkey
small garden salad w/ 2tbls diet dressing
1/2 cup manderine oranges
8oz Hawaiin Punch Lite
Dinner: 4oz lamb chop
green beans
1/2 cup rice
garden salad w/ 2 tbls diet dressing
6oz diet cranberry juice
snack: quaker rice snacks

Good Morning,

I wanted to let you know that EVERY TIME YOU'VE POSTED in your Journal I have read what you have had to say ...

I would like to suggest something during your TOM really concentrate on your SODIUM INTAKE ... that way you won't retain fluids ..

Also I think if YOU DO 4 MINUTES ON YOUR EXERCISE BIKE consistently every day (except the weekend) THAT'S 20 minutes a week; that's phenomenal ... don't worry about the time limit THE FACT THAT YOU'RE EXERCISING is what counts. If you have the chance to stop by I would love to meet and chat with you this afternoon at the Weekend Warrior's Chat at 1 p.m. EST (10 a.m. PST) in The Pub ...

You're doing great BE PROUD OF YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TO LEAD YOU TO YOUR GOALS. I am as always, Monica

Its nice to know you are out there Monica!!! Thanks for taking the time to check in on me!!
I know I have to watch my sodium intake even when it isn't that time. I tend to crave salty foods rather than sweets. I used to be a big fan of those big pretzels with all the salt and salt covered bagels!BAD! BAD! BAD! Another one of my all time favorites was salt and vinegar potato chips. But I would rather give up those things than give up my life! I am sorry I wasn't around for chat, the weekends are hard due to the kids being home and everyone wants the computer! You have a great weekend! *smiles*

Breakfast: 1 cup diet Quaker oatmeal

Lunch: 1 small wheat bun
3oz sliced turkey
small garden salad w/2tbls diet dressing
1/2 cup pineapple
Dinner: 1 small wheat bun
3oz. turkey
1/2 cup pineapple
Snack: Quaker Rice snacks

Just a quick post!!! Today was weigh-in day, and I lost 4lbs!!!!!!! YAY!!!!! That a total of 13lbs!!! I am soooo HAPPY!!!! I love starting my day like this!!!! Whhhhhooooo-Hoooooooo!

I am so dang proud of you Shy! Hugs and more Hugs! Good for you.

I hope that you have a wonderful Valentine's Day and have time to do something special.

Thanks Tess!! Today was a really good day! I have been on a weight loss high since I weighed myself!!! I Love Valentines Day!!! I have fond memories of my grandfather (even into his late seventys) buying my grandmother a big heart box full of chocolates, flowers, and mushy card! He never missed a year!!! I always thought that was soooo romantic!! Hubby always does something special for me, no chocolates this year though!!! The best valentine he got me was a bullmastiff pup!! He was so cute!! He is the size of a bull now!!! And he is soo ugly that he is cute, if you know what I mean. You have a fantastic Valentines Day Also *smiles*

Breakfast: egg beaters=2 eggs w/onions,mushrooms and tomatoes
1/2 bagel w/ 2tsp "Can't Believe Its Not Butter"
6oz o.j.

Lunch: 3oz turkey
2 slices diet bread
small garden salad w/2tbls diet dressing

Dinner: 3oz burger (lean meat)
small wheat bun
butternut squash

YAY YAY YAY COngrats Super Shy...you rock!!
I am so proud of you for hanging in there and kicking some butt!!
Its wonderful, and monica is right even four minutes everyday is 20 mins a week, every little bit counts, your knees will eventually get stronger!!

Sorry I wasnt around sooner but you know how the weekends are....

BIG HUGS FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!!!
Shan

*trying to squeeze out of telephone booth*
*bursting out of pink tights and cape *
"who is that caped wonder?*
"Its Super Shy......"
* Chubby arm on hip..pugdy finger extended*
"Beware Evil Fat Cells!!!!"
Okay, Okay enough of that.....
So glad you are back Shan! It was billing day again today!!Packed a lunch for me and hubby and spent the day collecting...can't wait until he gets back to his real job!!!! We drive by a horse farm on our journey and they also have a herd of camels(of all things)LOL Those poor things look so pathetic sitting in the snow!!! They must be like... "Hey... this wasn't in the itinerary, lets get a refund!!!!" What is the purpose of a herd of camels in the middle of Ohio?"

Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal
6oz o.j.
Lunch: 3 oz sliced turkey
small wheat bun
small coffee w/ milk and splenda
Dinner: Small garden salad w/2 tbls diet dressing
3oz turkey
small wheat bun
8 oz diet cranberry juice
Snack: Quaker Rice Snacks

P.S. Discovered diet o.j. "save those calories" *smiles*

sorry for being away for the last 2 days....but hubby was using the laptop all day...he is still on sick leave and pc is the only thing interesting he can do now,as he doesnt like tv...

i m so happy for you ,4 lbs thats a great accomplishement....you are just super....
CAMELS IN SNOW? .....i pity them....here in EGYPT we ve lots of them....but they are sitting in the desert sun bathing all day,lucky them:laugh:

Shy, will you please tell us more about the diet OJ? Thanks.

Just a quick response for you Tess.... Its Minute Maid Light 50% less calories and sugar than regular 8oz=50 calories
total fat 0%
sodium 15 mg
potassium 450 mg
total carbs 13g
sugars 10g
protein 0g

I'll be back later!! *waves and smiles*

I am back!!! I had a pretty good day, except the kids all hit me with last minute plans, thats always fun! The 11yr. old bailed and went with best friends family to a basketball game, and the 10 and 6 yr.olds pleaded to go to their schools Valentines Dance!!! So Daddy will escort his girls to the dance and I guess I will enjoy some Mommie Time!!! I was a little annoyed because I prepared a nice dinner for them and it turned into a big rush, rush, rush. Oh well, what are you going to do?? Just go with the flow, its a survival technic that I have learned to do. Then I was too tired to fix a nice meal for myself so I just kept it safe and simple.
Thank you Rose for coming to check on me!! I bet those poor camels are wishing they were basking in the sun like they should be!!!! Can you imagine???? I guess they must be adaptable!
or their owners are really cruel!

Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal
diet o.j.
Lunch: 2 slices diet wheat bread
3oz sliced turkey
small garden salad w/ 2tbls diet dressing
Dinner: 2 slices diet wheat bread
3oz sliced turkey
small garden salad w/ 2 tbls diet dressing
portabello mushroom w/ slice of tomatoe topped w/ 1 tbls skim mozzerella
1/2 cup manderine oranges
Snack: Quaker rice snacks

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"Little Darlings" are bugging me today!!!!I hate these mornings when they are all out to get the"Mama Llama" (thats their pet name for me) They all got what they wanted from me yesterday, and they have the nerve to break my #1 rule!!! They know how I feel about leaving for school and not putting stuff where it belongs before they go! Example.....Dishes not put in the sink "GRRRRR" Dirty Laundry not put in hamper "Double GRRRR" I actually found a pair of the youngest's panties on the living room floor!!!"ARRGGGG!!!" School papers strewn on the coffee table!! *rubbing temples now* I haven't even got to their bedrooms yet, I'm AFRAID!!! *shudder* I just don't get it!!!! I have been teaching these girls to clean up after themselves since they turned about 2 years old!! Has nothing sunk in after all this time???? I already know what is going to happen.....It will sink in when they start having familys of their own, they will all have nice sparkling clean houses after all these years of trashing mine!! Thats when I go over and trash their houses with my grandchildren and so innocently smile and say..."AHHHH, they are just kids, we were just being creative....." *snicker, snicker, snicker*
I am a firm believer in what goes around, comes around!!!LOL
Let me go attack the mess!!!
I'll be back........

Well today has been a long day, I am feeling really tired, managed to get the house straightened thats always a plus!! Hubby hung up some decorative corner shelves for me (hung my cookie jars out of reach, now instead of filling them with cookies they make for a nice decoration) That made me really happy! Now at some point tonight I have to clean out the ferret cage, Oh what a wonderful task!!! How can I adore these furry little creatures so much????? I can't believe I fell so in love with them!! The girls know if I am cranky all they have to do is bring these little hairballs to me and I lighten up instantly!!! Hubby gets so mad, he tells me that the girls are playing me when they do that! I can't help it though, they are just soooo darn cute and fuzzy and lovable and funny!!Hubby was looking at a Bull Mastiff puppy for me, she is just too cute!!! Thats an awful large amount of money to spend right now though, but I would love to have another one!!! They are such family oriented animals!!
We got Zeus when my kids were 5yrs, 4yrs and 4months old, and he has never shown any sign of aggression or moodiness with any of the kids. He's a great dog, I would recommened that breed to anyone.

Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal
8oz o.j.
Lunch: 2 slices diet wheat
3oz sliced turkey
1 serving Campbells Butternut Squash soup
1/2 cup manderine oranges
8oz diet cranberry juice
Dinner: 1 serving Campbells Chunky Beef soup
1 small wheat bun
2oz turkey
1/2 cup pineapple
Snack: Quaker Rice Snacks

I don't know what is wrong with me for the last 2 days, I am just so tired! I guess its just because I am so close to my TOM. Poor Hubby, he trys so hard to be helpful but he never had a weight problem and he just has a hard time getting it! I can't wait to lose enough weight as to where I don't need to be so dependent on him. I mean I do drive and get around but on days when it is really icy or muddy I am afraid of going out because I am so afraid of falling. I can get up but I have to be able to find something to pull myself up on. So I am afraid of slipping and not being near something. I read this as I am writing it and I can't believe this is who I have become!! I was such an independent person, who had very few fears. I never thought I could ever feel like this!! Just 7 years ago I had gallblader surgery and I was out the next day (Christmas Eve) hitting the mall and finishing up Christmas shopping like a mad woman! Just 4 years ago I was moving heavy furniture from the basement, through the yard, up porch steps into the house, with no ones help! Just 2 years ago I was painting walls in the house and doing remodeling while hubby was at work! Now I have turned into this mound of pathetic mush!!! This is exactly why I am so determined to become healthy again!!!! I want my life back!!!!!!!!I have totally scared myself! I don't want to be this person who I barely know!!! Well onward I go!!!

Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal
8oz diet o.j.
Lunch: 3oz imatation crab meat w/ 2 tbls fat free miricle whip
2 slices diet wheat bread
1/2 cup pineapple
8oz crystal light orange drink
Dinner: 3oz lean burger
wheat bun
stewed tomatoes
8oz crystal light orande drink
Snack: Quaker Rice Snacks

Dear Lynn,

YOU STOP :whip: BEATING YOURSELF UP ... NOW THIS VERY MINUTE.

Being tired is and can mean many things. For one if you're not getting enough I-) .. or if you're recovering from the flu :-& OR anything ...

BUT as I look at your stats YOU'VE LOST 13 GLORIOUS POUNDS OF BLUBBER .. and soon you will double, triple, quadruple that loss.

YOU SHOULD BE SO PROUD OF YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENT .. and imho YOU ARE ON THE ROAD TO ACHIEVING WHATEVER GOAL YOU SET FOR YOURSELF.

What I would like to hear you saying in your FUTURE Journal entries I HAVE MADE A COMMITMENT TO MYSELF ... A COMMITMENT THAT I WILL KEEP ... MY SUCCESSES WILL BE ATTAINED ..

So dear Lynn, LOVE WHO YOU ARE :hug: AND KEEP FOCUSING ON YOUR GOAL .. TAKE IT ONE DAY AT A TIME . ONE MEAL AT A TIME. You'll be at journey's end. I am as always, Monica

I agree...Shy it sounds like you are really trying and the things you are eating sound right on track~ I know how frustrating it is though....so whenever you feel like venting...you can do that too! Sometimes I just get so angry that I have to live my life this way (though we know it could always be worse and I appreciate what I have)....but sometimes I just need to ***** and moan....so feel free to join me~:laugh:

I HAVE MADE A COMMITMENT TO MYSELF....A COMMITMENT THAT I WILL KEEP.....MY SUCCESSES WILL BE ATTAINED!!!!!!!
Monica and Leslie,
You are both absolutley right! I sounded like a whiner!not a winner! *chuckles*
My mood is back on track!!! Onward to healthy happy days!!!
Thank-you Ladies!!!!
*BIG SMILES*

Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal
8oz. o.j.
Lunch: 2 slices diet wheat bread
3oz imatation crab meat w/ 2 tbls fat free miricle whip
1/2 cup pineapple chunks
Dinner: small wheat roll
3oz sliced turkey
small garden salad w/ 2 tbls diet dressing
1/2 cup pineapple chunks
Snack: Quaker Rice Snacks

i m happy you are back on track....we all ve these down moments,but we shouldnt let them get to us.....we ve a long way to go,but we are doing something big to ourselves...day after day,we get closer to aour goal...and you already lost 13 lbs which is a great success....keep it up and be proud of yourself...

Thank you Rose!
I was so happy to hear from you! I hope all is well with you! I am feeling better, just sometimes I get so overwelmed because I have so very much weight to lose!! But every pound off is less than I was before!! *smiles* I think I am proudest of myself for not giving up when I got the new scale and I was so much heavier than I thought! In the past that would of been more than I could handle! Thanks to everyones support I was able to suck it up and continue on!! You people are my life savers!! You all mean so much to me!! I am soooo excited because tomorrow is my weigh-in!!!

Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal
8 oz o.j.
Lunch: 2 slices diet wheat bread
3oz sliced turkey
garden salad w/ 2 tbls. diet dressing
1/2 cup pineapple
Dinner: 2 slices diet wheat bread
3oz sliced turkey
garden salad w/ 2 tbls diet dressing
1/2 cup manderine oranges
8oz Hawaiin Punch Lite
Snack: Quaker Rice Snacks

Hi, Shy! (rhymes) Just wanted to say I think you are doing a great job with your weight loss journey. You have come a long way! Good idea 'bout turning your cookie jar collection into decor rather than filling 'em. :) Maybe if you like to experiment with healthy baking, you could press one into service again to hold your own special treats. Rock on!

Just had to stop in and post my weight loss for the week.......7lbs!!!! I am in awe!!! I can't believe it!! I kept getting on and off the scale and I just woke up my 10 year old to weigh me!! (am I sick or what?) I even called Hubby and told him to come home and check this out, he will be here in a few minutes. I will be right back!

Yes! Yes! Yes! I made poor hubby come all the way home to weigh me and then weigh himself (there will be some very unhappy people who head out to the store this morning for their daily paper....sorry) And the scale is not lying to me!!! (good thing too...payed enough for the monsterous thing) I feel GREAT!!!
P.S Thanks Athletea for stopping by!!! I am sorry to say I am not a very good baker to begin with, I can only imagine what I would do to "Healthy Treats" LOL I have been told I am a good cook and I like to experiment with healthy recipes but baking is just not my thing (my grandfather is probally turning over in his grave, he was a baker by trade)LOL
I am off to begin another "Healthy Week" I'll be back........

i ve been reading your popst in my journal ,then saw 413 in your profile...i was so thrilled that i came here immediatly....7 lbs,thats wonderful,i m so happy for you....a big motivation to stay on track....

:cheer: :dn :dn :cheer:

CONGRATULATIONS ON 7 POUNDS DOWN, SHY, THAT IS GREAT~!!!!! Sorry to shout! :) :cheer: x 7!!!!!!![

Thank you sooooo much Rose and Athletea!!!!
Athletea, you actually made me blush!!!:o :o :o
and Rose Thank you for rushing over, that really means so much to me!
Of course I had a Great Day today!!! I am still on a weight loss high!!! :laugh:
The scale was kind to me this week.....Oh thank you mighty scale!!!
Tomorrow is billing day already..... I have to finish paper work and pack a lunch for me and hubby!!! He has been so good about eating healthy food on billing day with me!!! I truly love him!

Breakfast: eggbeaters=2 eggs
1/2 bagel w/ 1 tbls "Can"t Believe It's Not Butter"
8oz diet o.j.
Lunch: 2 slices diet wheat
3oz sliced turkey
garden salad w/2 tbls diet dressing
1/2 cup pineapple
Dinner: same as lunch ( I really didn't feel like cooking)
Snack: Quaker Rice Snacks

I had a long day today, left the house at 9:30am and didn't get back until about 5:00pm.
Thats a long time to be out billing!!! There has to be an easier way!!!! You can't imagine the stuff we do to stay afloat during hubbys slow season!!! Well if nothing else, I believe it builds character, it is humbling to say the least!!! We have a large basement that is just screaming Apartment!!! But it is going to take alot of work and time to accomplish, we have started by gutting it and planning it, one day it will be a reality! It would really help during times like these, at least we could rent it out for enough to cover our mortgage payment and that would take alot of the pressure off!! Or as I have said before, maybe we'll just head back to the warmer climate.....Ahhhhhh!!! which path to choose????? Life is an adventure, isn't it?

Breakfast: 1 cup Special K
1/2 cup 2 % milk
4oz o.j.
Lunch: small bun
3oz sliced turkey
1 slice montery jack cheese
8oz cranberry juice
Dinner: Large Garden Salad w/ 2 tbls diet dressing
8oz cranberry juice
Snack: Quaker Rice Snacks

Clever idea with the basement. Do you live in a college town? You might be able to get a graduate student who would be a perfect renter as they are never there and when they are, it will be quiet because they have to study. :)

Hey girl
I know all about the financial worries....dont you just wish you could find that seed to the money tree??? Let me tell you that sucker would be planted in no time!!!
I saw on the news today that someone in the states won the $365 million dollar lottery...jeepers, you better believe my butt wouldnt be in this chair LOL

Hang in there girl, things only look better....

By the way...is it warmer here in ontario *grins*

HUGS
Shan

I know what you mean Shy.....we have an unfinished basement too and neither one of us is the least bit handy!!!!

Everytime we look at it or talk about, I just feel overwhelmed....like I don't know where to start......come to think of it, sometime I look at my ass and think the same thing!!!!! hehehehehehehe~

just a quick post here, I am running late!! I am having a major problem here, I got on the scale this morning and I dropped 11 lbs.(its reading 402 lbs.) Now you would think this would make me happy but it seems to be unbelievable! It is only Wednesday and my weigh-in day is Sunday. Now as I have posted before it is a brand new Drs. Scale that weighs up to 500lbs, ($200 scale) It is weighing everyone else correctly. Now you all see what I have been eating, I am not starving myself....I did have a hyperactive thyroid just before my last pregnancy,(6 years ago) I went to weight watchers and the 1st week I lost 14lbs then I lost over 100lbs in less than a year. But I also had symptons (hands shook, heart palps, irritability, sweats) They discovered my thyroid when I became pregnant, I had to take meds through my whole pregnancy. No problems though! I also had my thyroid checked before I started this diet in Jan. everything was fine. As of right now I am showing no symptons. I know I have lost a lot of water because my legs are looking so good... no more swelling of feet and ankles. I have been known to drop large amounts of weight before(6-7 lbs per week) but never this much but then again I have never been this fat. I feel great and you can notice the loss already! Am I dropping so fast because I am so fat and it is easier to lose for me now? Is that a possibility? Like I said I could lose 6-7 lbs a week with weight watchers (without thyroid problems) I have gone to weight watchers 2 different points in my life. And then I would gradually have smaller weight loss as time went by.What do you think?

first of all wonderful about these :super: losses - 7 lbs and then 11 lbs ! :cheer:

It could be just your body is adjusting to your eating and such new healthy ways and working with you - or some of it could be water - but it really does not matter - what matters is you are losing and eating healthy and that is just great ! :D

I am very happy for you :hug:

It is what it is, Shy. You have definately lost the weight. Good for you! When I was losing, I would go a week or two and no loss, then, wow, I would drop three lbs. Everyone loses differently.

Hugs.

Hello All!
Just taking a break from the crazy house!!! Yesterday and today have just been those kind of days that you can't seem to get a break from!!!!Last minute school projects!!! *GROWL*
"Ohhhh Mommie.....I forgot..... ARGHHHHHH!!!!" Last night I was up doing a poster with the oldest one and then when I think we are finally done......opps!! now we have to hustle for info on Ancient Egyptian Foods and by the way.....we have to present an Egyptian Brunch on or around the 1st of March!!!!! Then the middle child declares she has to hand in a report on one of her most exciting days!!!Mommie Help Me!!!! And did I tell you we need to donate material and help make costumes within the next two weeks!! HUH?????? And lets not forget the fund raisers while we are at it!!! 8-| 8-| 8-|
On the happier note, Hubby picked me up a used conversion van!!! Its really nice, plush on the inside, LOTS of room!!!T.V./VCR !!! I had to sell mine a couple of years ago because we were really going through some hard times, I was heartbroken!!! We had to deal with just having his work van, that was not a pleasure!!! It just feels so good to be finally getting back on our feet!!!!
Thanks All for stopping by my journal!!!
Tess: yes, we do actually live in a college town!!! I live approx. 5 miles from it. Maybe less.
I hope this is me losing weight the right way and its not my thyroid kicking in high gear, like I said before though, I am not having any symptons like I did when I did have a problem! I won't change my stats until I do my weekly weigh-in on Sunday.

Shan: Look at that you told me things would get better and hubby finds a van that is nice and affordable for me to have!!! Are you fairy godmother or what??? $365 million!!!!!! could you imagine???? GEEZ!

lesilewhiz: You are sooo funny!!! You think you are overwhelmed over your ass?? Honey, you should get a gander of mine!!!! OMG!!!!*laughing myself silly*

Beth: you are right... at least I am teaching myself to make healthy choices!! And who in their right mind could complain over losing? Am I crazy or what? Thanks for your support!

As Long As Yo Are Not Seeing Any Symptoms,then Why Worry?....just Be Happy And Celebrate....its Norml To Lose Fast In The First Weeks,then It Slows Down Gradualy.....i Used To Lose 53/4 Lbs In The First Few Weeks ,now Almost 2lbs /month:laugh: ....SO DONT WORRY,JUST ENJOY HE LOSS....

REGARDING THE ANCHIENT EGYPTIAN FOODS, IF YOU NEED ANY INFORMATION ,I WOULD LOVE TO HELP IF I CAN....WHY ANCHIENT EGYPTIAN FOODS? I THINK EGYPTIANS EAT ALMOST THE SAME FOODS SINCE THE AGE OF PHAROES:laugh: .....

BEST LUCK TO YOU...

Hey Rose!!! Thank you for the offer!! Shes doing a report on "Ancient Egypt" You have any recipes for something simple for about 28 kids (11-12 year olds) that would give them the feel for what was eaten back in those times?? any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated!!!!
Thanks!!!
lynn

hi dear lynn....as to my knowlege the anchient egyptians food was mainly bread,vegetables and fruit, as the river nile made it an agricultural community....they had some domestic poultry as ducks and geese, meat was only eaten in houses of rich people....i dont think they were really cooking,mainly baking breads, and boiling other foods like poultry ....so i ll give you some sites that might be a little helpful,....

http://www.iwebquest.com/egypt/mission1.htm#eat
http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/diet.htm
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikijunior_Ancient_Civilizations/Egyptians#What_did_they_eat.3F

i wish it would help....

Rose!
Thanks! I was thinking of going with a fresh fruit platter ...Grapes, Pommegrants(spelling),Dates, Figs and melon(what kind of melon?) What would be a cheese to use??
Do you have a recipe for date bread??? Thanks for your help!!
lynn

Glad to hear that hubby treated you to a van and that things seem to be going better!

When is your next day to weigh in? I am so worried about getting on the scale and gaining anything back!

WOW!
Congrats on the weight loss...good job. I agree, dont stress out over the huge loss...just go with the flow love the loss and then in the back of your mind watch out for symptoms. Until something pops up dont worry about it. I heard when you have a great deal of weight to loss the first bit comes off fast...

Girl, If i won $365 million I would by an RV come and visit then by you a really cool souped up minivan *Grins* Anything for Shy!!!

I am proud of you...keep pounding away at it. I know the trials of "real" life. My son did the same thing with a last minute project...uhmmm mom help *STRANGLE GURGLE* LOL

Lub ya!
Shan

That's great news about the van! You have a nice dh! :)

I'd join with the others and say dinna worrit thyself over there being anything wrong healthwise re the weight loss, unless you start not feeling well or have other thyroid symptoms. You might mention your worries to the doc when next you visit, but seems to me you've been workin' hard on this, your meals look healthy (IMHO) and the losses are a natural result, so enjoy ... you deserve it! :cheer: Journey on ... in your nice new van! :)

oooops! Okay ladies! thats it for me and the scale!!! I see what I did wrong!! I knew it was too much weight!!! I didn't have the large weight cradled properly in the little nook!:o :o :o
I knew that was way too much to lose! Boy do I feel like an IDIOT!!!!! Gosh in a way its a relief though!! I thought my thyroid was off the wall, then I even thought I was really sick!!! Thats what I get for breaking my own rule about weighing myself only on Sunday!!!! But I want to say, if this had happened in the past, I would of been too embarrassed to even tell anyone! So the positive outcome is....all of you have made me comfortable enough to get right back on line and talk about it rather then get disgusted and hide behind a big ol' pizza and a bag of chips!!:laugh: What gets me is I can't believe I kept weighing myself over and over and I didn't catch on to what I was doing wrong!!! What??? Am I really getting crazy or too old to catch on to things anymore.....GEEZ! I feel so idiotic!!! *Napolian Dynamite* *BIG SIGH* "IDiot" LMAO!!!! Tony loves that movie, everytime he watches it I am groaning "not again!!!!" So my friends Thank You ALL for your support.....on that note I am going to bed doing the geriatric shuffle and to mutter and sputter and shake my head in disgust!!! Its not even the numbers that bother me!!!! AHHHHHH NUTS! *rasberrys*:tongue: :tongue: :tongue:
"Goodnight All" *waves*

Breakfast: serving of lowfat yogurt
1/2 bagel
1 tbls *Can't Believe It's Not Butter*
Lunch: garden salad w/ 2 tbls diet dressing
2 slices diet wheat bread
3oz sliced turkey
1/2 cup pineapple
Dinner: Same as above (was too disgusted to cook for myself)
Snack: Quaker rice snacks

LMAO
Shy you better not hide your face behind any chips. I may be inclined to come and share them *evil grins*
I have no clue what kind of scale you have some I cant picture putting a weight into something...but who cares! It was an oversight. Your still doing well, trucking along!!

Overall you rock!! I am glad that you feel you can tell us anything. Its a big step!!

Shan

Just dropping in to say hi and congratulate you on your positive steps forward. Glad you got the scale figured out. Sometimes we look for the obvious and just don't notice those little glitches. Happens to everyone. Hope you have a successful weekend.

Hey, there, put down the pizza and the bag o' chips!! :laugh: :dn :whip: :)

S'ok to make weird technical errors, Shy!!!! At least I hope so 'cause I do it just about every day! :laugh: You are doing fantastic and the details don't really matter ... just soldier on ... as I know you will because you have a super attitude! Huzzah, keep a'goin' ...

hi dear....here is a date bread recipe that i only did once and really liked it....i m not sure it was used in ancient egypt ,but here it is anyway,hope u like it....

1 cup boiling water
8 ounces chopped dates
2 tablespoons butter
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 large egg
2 1/4 cups flour, stir before measuring
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans.


Grease a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.
Pour boiling water over dates in a medium bowl; add butter and set aside. With mixer, beat sugars and egg until light. In another bowl, combine the flour,baking powder and salt.add to sugar mixture alternating with the date and water mixture. Stir in chopped nuts. Bake at 325° for 45 to 55 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

i hope you like it....i m a date lover,we ve like 100 diffrent kinds of dates here....i usualy eat it with youghurt,or liquid youghurt.....and its perfect in dates upsidedown cake too....

ve a wonderful weekend.

Okay ladies, I just posted a long reply to all of you and the computer gremlins got me again!!!*ARGHHHHHH!!!*X-( X-( X-(
Shan: What? Do I have ghosts in my computer now?????LOL You asked where I store my monstrous scale..... Right smack in the dining room by the kitchen entry! I like seeing the thing as I enter the kitchen! I guess if I have guests over I'll just have to decorate it!! LOL

Susan: Thanks for stopping by my journal!!*smiles* Your support means alot! (I still feel like an idiot though! LOL) I weigh in officially tomorrow! You have a great weekend!!!

Athletea: *salutes you with a smile* "Yes Mam' I have successfully avoided the enemy foods!" Onward to continue the battle!!!!! :mus: :mus: :mus:

Rose: Thanks so much!! I will definatley make this for the class!!(by the way is it legal for me to try a piece?) I think her presentation has been moved up to the 15th of March, I will let you know how it goes!!! Oh.... What kind of cheese can I use??? And would pita bread be close to flat bread?? or do I need to make that also?? You are a life saver!!!!!

Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal
6oz diet o.j.
Lunch: large garden salad w/ 2 tbls diet dressing
1/2 cup manderine oranges
Dinner: Subway Terriaki Chicken sandwhich (low cal terriaki dressing)
8oz. diet cranberry juice

P.S. Okay what do you all think?? I had the subway sandwhich and it said it had the diet dressing, and it was super good!!! Do you think I should of had it or not???? I had all the veggys on it and no extra condiments!! and it was a wheat bun! Whats the vote here girls???

Personally I think you are doing an awesome job. Continue the good work and...your subway sandwich...it's was fine.

Shy, I posted in here earlier but got mixed up in what I was typin' so deleted ... I am gettin' weirder every year ... what I was TRYIN' to say is good job on the pizza-chip save and I vote yes on the sandwich ... sounds good (I'm hungry)!!! You're doin' great, keep a'goin ...

Glad to read you are doing well! Enjoy your weekend.

Well girls after over a month of trying to get my ticker on here, DD #1 and I finally figured it out!(Kelly, Athletea, and Susan) Thanks ladies for all the encouragement! You all keep me on the straight and narrow! I am so glad you think that the sub sandwich is A-OKAY! Cuz' I REALLY liked it. Tomorrow is the big weigh-in day. I'm sure I'll be up bright n' early.:D

Breakfast:
1 cup oatmeal
6 oz. diet o.j.
Lunch:
garden salad w/ chicken and diet dressing
1/2 cup mandarin oranges
Dinner:
garden salad w/ diet dressing
diet wheat bread
3 oz. turkey
1/2 cup mandarin oranges

just stopping in to report a 1lb loss!! My body is sooo weird! How do I have a 7lb loss just before I get my TOM and then only 1lb when it is over? shouldn't it be the other way around?Oh well! Its about me getting healthy right now so I won't complain!!!:)
lynn

you are losing steadily and thats what matters,our bodies sometimes function in strange ways....congratulations on the new loss...

i wonder if there was cheese at the time of pharoes,but i m sure that they were using honey as a main part of their diet....and milk of course,as it was agricultural comunity and cattle was part of it....so you can use paita or tortilla and top it with honey and cream,put it in the oven for few minutes and serve....its delicious anyway.....i saw their bread in some temples,it was thin ,round and big,but there must be many other kinds too,thats the one i saw....so u might use tortilla or pita,they both work well....

Hey girl
Congrats on the loss! Our bodies somehow manage to get everything backwards...But a loss is a loss...

I am giggling thinking of you with Christmas lights strewn all over your scale...

hugs
shan

Hi Shy,

Sorry I haven't stopped by for a while, real busy, life happens blah blah blah. You know the drill. I'm getting my sitter back finally after almost 3 months so I might gain a little time now.

I think I got all caught up. Please remember a loss is a loss. As long as you are going in the right direction it really doesn't matter how much it is. It all adds up, or shall I say down :D

Keep up the good work.

Nandi :rose:

Thanks Shan, you are right a loss is loss! 1 lb. less of me is definatley a good thing! And don't laugh about the Christmas lights! I attach them to anything that doesn't move, actually I have even tried to decorate the dog at times!! LOL needless to say he was not pleased!
I had an okay day, just a little frustrated because Hubbys brother from N.Y. called and wants to start a business (constuction) with Tony. Bro has his contractors licence. Of course being in the situation we are in, Tony is really gung-ho about the idea! Me........lets just say i'm not too thrilled with it. The work is there, he has mega jobs lined up, but I have trouble believing it will be a true partnership. Of course I am the bad guy for feeling this way, but I call it how I see it! I'll just let it take its course for now, but in the long run I am not moving so close to his family. I would rather struggle than have people try to run my life. I think I better write my meals for the day before I really start to write what I think! LOL

Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal
6oz o.j.
Lunch: garden salad W/ 2tbls diet dressing
2 slices diet wheat bread
3oz. turkey
1/2 cup pineapple
Dinner: 1 serving Campbells Chunky Beef soup
garden salad w/ 2tbls diet dressing
1 small wheat bun
3oz turkey
Snack: Quaker Rice Snacks

HEhe, I bet your dog would be cute with lights tied on the tail! We just decorate them in stupid hats and stuff...>I have the cutest bandana for my older puppy..hehe

Tough situation with the contracting business. How would Tony feel if you were honest with him about the reservations??? He has got to respect your feelings for it.

As I said in my PM to you I know all about idiotic families! I can imagine that winters are tough, is there the option of getting unemployment throughout Tony's off season? I dont know how things work in the US!

Hang tough!
Shan

Hi, Shy! A one-pound loss is wonderful ... and following on the heels of the seven-pounder ... as others said here, the bod holds on to weight in strange "weighs" but ye are definitely moving along there!!! :cheer:

Hi Shy,

Looks like we were posting at the same time last night.

Sorry to hear about the family woes. If you think the family will try to run your life I have to agree with staying as far away as possible. It's hard to have your family run by someone else's. It's too bad that you are considered the bad guy cause you are entitled to feel how you feel. Good luck with this.

Nandi :rose:

Hey Shy! Just checking up on you....and b/t/w: i pretty much had the same deal where last week, I lost 8 pounds, and now the scale isn't moving! It's bull, isn't it?

Anyway....I hear you on the family stuff. My boyfriend is forever coming up with different ideas like that or venturing into stuff with friends (we bought our house from a friend, it was fixed up by another friend and he bought his truck from yet....another friend!) All of that is well and good, but my question is always this> What happens when the poop hits the fan? Who do hold accountable? Family or friends? Don't count on keeping them then! Of course, the men don't see it that way....mine will tell me that I am being negative, but I just think that I am thinking thru different scenarios!

Dealing with men is enough to make me polish off loaves and loaves of bread from Panera!X-(

Hey All!!!
I love coming to my journal and seeing all this support from you guys!!! Thank You so much!!!

Nandi: Oh, I am so used to being the bad guy when it comes to my wonderful inlaws LOL
Tony just gets caught up in the idea, when it comes down to it he see's my side of things!!He knows how ignorant they can be!!! He knows how hard I tried to get their approval in the 1st half of our marriage!!! No matter how insulting they could get I always turned the other cheek. I have never been rude and I have always been polite no matter how badly I felt the urge to say what I think!! After all those years of seeking their approval I have finally given up!! I just avoid them now!! At all costs!!!LOL They blame me for taking their son (brother) and grandaughters (nieces) away from the family!! But the way i see it is... If you would of just tried to treat me with at least politeness, I would not of felt the need to get far away! And besides I never stop them from seeing or talking to Tony and the girls. As a matter of fact, I let the girls stay with them over the summer(even though it was killing me)LOL

Athletea: Thanks Pal for the encouragement!!! As long as there is less of me I won't complain!!!! :laugh:

Wiz: I know!!! What is it with men??? Grandma always taught me.... "Don't accept favors or things from others and then you are not in debt to anyone"
My best friend in Fla. offered Tony a job (she wants me to come back in the worst way) Her husband has his own business. And Tony wanted to jump on it! and I was like NO WAY!!! I love her dearly and that is exactley why I won't mix business with friendship!! I value her friendship way too much!!! We have known each other since we were 18 years old and we tell each other everything (by the way she is 5'6 and weighs all of 105lbs!!! B****!!lol)

Shan: He has used up his unemployment and he is doing this stupid delivery job, we are okay, he just needs to get back to his real job!!! Like I said he talked to his old company in Fla. and there is plenty of work there, but you know, its that tossing it back and forth of what we really want to do. The Brother thing just came up out of nowhere!!! I am sure there is plenty of work there (N.Y.) but the cost of living is outragous!! and the living by family thing is out of the question!!! And then there is the issue of what to do with dear old mom!!!! Remember I care for her on a daily basis!! I am not even sure if a move is the right thing to do with her and I am also not sure if the time has come to consider having her placed in a nursing home. "Welcome to Shy's Soap Opera"
on that note I am off to bed!!!!!
"NITE ALL"

Oh, I can only imagine having to make descions about nursing homes and such. My parents are only 47 & 48 so its *hopefully* a long way off for me! I wish you much luck in whatever descion you make...(I can SOOOO not spell that word LMAO)

Anyways, whatever is meant to be will happen. Its just a matter of time. I have learned that things always work out in the end *S* Just keep on being you and hold your head up! On really bad days just log on and vent to us....

Much love,
Shan

Its 3:30am and I am up and wide awake! I am so mad at myself for not sleeping last night! I fell asleep after dinner (hubby was watching some really bad movie) I just meant to sit in the living room for a few minutes and the next thing I knew it's 3:30 am and my house is trashed!
So I am just taking a minute to gather myself and then I have to clean up this mess before the kids get up for school! *GROAN*
By the way.... Have I mentioned that I love my "George Forman Grill"?? I think it is the best thing!! I love being able to cook a good meal in 7 minutes!! I should do one of his infomercials!!! Seriously though...I love it! I just season whatever (pork, lamb, chicken ect..) pop it in for the 7 minutes, warm up some veggys, and mix a salad and I am done!! Its like the best thing!! And another plus is I have been able to introduce new stuff to my younger two and they actually like it!!!! They are VERY pickey eaters!!
Well I am off to transform into the family maid....... Have a Great Day All!!!!
Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal
6oz o.j.
Lunch: garden salad w/ 2tbls diet dressing
small wheat bun
3 0z sliced turkey
6oz diet cranberry juice
Dinner: 4oz. porkchop
garden salad w/ 2tbls diet dressing
1/2 cup mandarin oranges
Snack: Quaker Rice Snacks

Hi Shy,

Just wanted to let you know that I totally feel your pain. I've got one baby throwing up since 8:30 and the other won't sleep cause his brother doesn't feel well. DH is knocked out and I'm working alone. I've already done 2 loads of laundry since midnight. It's been a long day, night, morning, I don't know what to call this.

Well, try to get a couple of hours shut eye. I think I'll lay down now, and hope for the best.

Nandi :rose:

Well I got the laundry under control and the dishes done, kitchen straightened,bathroom straightened....time to get DD#1 out the door!!Then maybe time to straighten the living room before DD'S #2 and 3 have to go......What goes on in this house when I fall asleep?????

Nandi: oh hon!! sorry you had such an awful night!!! I hate those nights!!!I always manage to jinx myself....out of the clear blue I will think "Oh wow!! no-one has been sick for awhile now" and some evil being must over hear me and then the sickness comes full force!!!LOL Now when someone gets sick in this house, I am like super dictater!!! I take full saftey preca