 Seaborngirl 12 years ago | Hi Slimasharon…good to see you at last!!!
Ossie, I love what you have said to Slimasharon….so good to be involved in something that stands on such attitudes.It is very freeing….no condemnation!!! Just encouragement to get up and do it better next time. I think we all have days where we feel the waves are too much to bear, and our thoughts are tossed around…but if we keep our eyes on the horizon and not on the waves, it should be easier to remain hopeful of reaching our goals.
Hi Kelz1973…missed you love….good to see you.
Chia…that sounds like a wonderful idea for a reunion…alas, I can’t see me going anywhere!!! But I am sure you could round up a few over there!! It would be fun wouldn’t it?
Well, I am off here…I am trying to get to bed earlier….it is now 10.30pm, and I never get to bed before midnight!!! Bev. |
 Kelz1973 12 years ago | Hello all Sorry I went MIA just life got a little busy and i had a period of struggle. But i think i got things back on track and ready yo go again. |
 Ossie-Sharon 12 years ago | Hi, Sharon. Where did you get the “carbohydrates”? If you ate them at home or got them from a place where you have a selection, perhaps there is something else, like hot soup, that might have comforted you after a miserable day in the cold. It can be a rich soup, full of things you love, kept in the freezer to be thawed in the microware as needed – but it will last longer than the average carb but fill you up faster, and be a little better for you.
As for the brownie – enjoy, if it is a once-in-a-while thing. At your next meals, try to cut out a few fats and carbs (you can make up any difference in fiber with free vegetables).
You don’t have to be perfect, just each time think of how it can be a little better. Eventually, it will add up, and become second nature. |
 slimasharon 12 years ago | P.S. I’ve just added my photo so now I can say a proper hello to you all. Sharon |
| slimasharon 12 years ago | Hi everyone, I sympathise with Jnelson, Aspensa and all those who are struggling with the diet – I am now in week 2 having done terribly week 1. I was determined to crack it this week, so what did I do? stuffed a chocolate brownie on Monday and ate like crazy yesterday – nothing really bad just loads of carbohydrates. My excuse is its freezing cold and was stuck standing on a bus for over an hour on commute to work wich was miserable – so tips from those with better self-control would be appreciated. Needless to say I’ve not lost weight. best wishes to you all
Sharon |
 stgeofun 12 years ago | CHIA…I live in St. George, UT. It is in the southwest corner of the state. I use to live about 45 miles from SLC, but found out that you don’t have to shovel sunshine! The main reason I live here! lol My son in Bettendorf, has actaully just lost over 90 pounds, so I don’t think I’ll let him know about your wonderful restaurant. lol
I’ve had a frustrating night. One of my son’s family was planning a trip with me to Anchorage, Alaska in July to visit another son’s family. Well, now that son in Alaska is being transfered to Houston, so he won’t even be there. That kind of puts a hardship on everyone financially, so I was trying all night long to see what kind of arrangemesnts we could make, and we have decided it is going to be too expensive for them to make the trip now! I’m ok with cancelling the trip, but I really needed tonight to get a lot of things donw, and now all that figuring was for nothing. The reason I am sharing this will all of you, is because I immediately had cravings for comfort food! First time since I’ve started this plan. I have always known that stress is one of my big enemies, but evidently, I don’t manage it well. I guess I didn’t do too badly, but I had a little more for my evening snack than what I had planned. Oh well…tomorrow is another day!
Seaborn…my bloating has gone down! Today my middrif was back to normal!
Let’s stay positive and we’ll all win at this! |
 CHIA 12 years ago | SEABORNGIRL & ALL: LETS HAVE A REUNION AT MY HOUSE FOR ANYONE WHO CAN COME. DON’T EVEN NEED TO LOSE WEIGHT — JUST HAVE A GOOD TIME AND MEET EACH OTHER. I ONLY HAVE ONE GUEST ROOM, BUT WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF INEXPENSIVE MOTELS IN TOWN 🙂 HOW ABOUT NEXT FALL? IT WOULD ALSO GIVE US ALL AN INCENTIVE TO LOSE WEIGHT 🙂 |
 roxxy38 12 years ago | Hi all,
Can anyone tell me if Kellogg’s Special K Multi Grain Oats and Honey is a good item to eat? The ingredients sound good but I am not sure. thanks! |
 apensa 12 years ago | Watch it, folks. I might always be lurking in the background. the wife and I were in Las Vegas over night so just getting around to take a look at the posts. I am so distraught over my lack of progress I had to go into the Diamond Lounge at the Paris Hotel and Casino and drown my sorrows in a couple of Vodka on the rocks and partake of the free buffet they serve up. I was really careful though about what I took. I did not go near those vegetables and all that terribly fat laden ed dip….I know how bad those dips can be. I stuck to the chicken wings and egg rolls….LOL. Had enough to replace dinner that night. Sooooo…. Seaborn, I’m not jumping ship, just going for a swim….I’ll meet you at the bar later. I did manage to lose a little bit of what I was carrying around later that night…….I lost what I put into the machines….Had a lot of fun though. I had a granola bar for breakfast with a cup of coffee….probably not one of the granola bars suggested by TrimDown….but, hey…I tried. Had lunch at the Riverside Casino on our way home. I was very sensible about what I took at the buffet….I only had a small portion……………of everything! Sorry, Radisson….too much reading of small print for me….but I would love to meet Tonya and discuss by body mass with her…..LOL. Hey….Understand…..I joke a lot and I fully understand how serious all of you are and in some cases it is actually a health issue. Don’t think for a moment that I am negating all of the effort you put into it. My hat is off to you. I wish I had your intestinal fortitude to go forward with the program in earnest. |
| Seaborngirl 12 years ago | Hahah Jackie….I have thought about doing something like that…for Stephanie’s benefit! One day when she is older, she might really enjoy knowing that Grandma used her to get healthy and get her weight down, so she could go swimming with her…and run and jump all over the place with her…and keep up with her! Lol.
She is always jumping and running!!!
Nancy…glad you enjoy my comments…but I realise I must be doing a whole lot of talking….ah well, just as well we are not all sitting having a cuppa together somewhere…perhaps in Italy….none of you would get a word in with Jackie and I!!! Hawhawhaw….but Chia is doing pretty well too lately!!! hahaha…but wouldn’t it be lovely to have a real reunion one day when we have lost at least some of our weight…we would never do it if we were waiting on my loss…Lol. Of course money comes into it too, so some of us might not get there!!!!
I am thinking of all the others who we haven’t heard from lately…hoping they are doing okay. Life is busy, and not all of us can spend time on here. With that thought…I must go too…all the best for the day/night girls….Bev. |
 Norunyan 12 years ago | Hi Everyone,I am really impressed with so many of your weight loss.This site seems to be helping a lot of people.
I have been going up and down the scales.Sounds like a piano doesn’t it? It is good to say I have kept on reading and trying to improve what I eat.My sugar has improved,I am doing some exercise ,and my attitude is improving.
Jackiee,sorry you caught the flu.It is time for you to rest now. My walking stopped because of rain.I have been back and forth in the grocery store ,it is pretty big.That is something.
Seaborngirl,I love hearing all of the things that happen to you.We have 2 daughters who live with us.Also 2 Granddaughters.It is a busy household,and it keeps our life interesting.My son in law loves to garden.He is retired and I get to enjoy all of his fresh produce.Home grown is the best! We are lucky to have them.
Hope all keep doing well. Nancy |
| CHIA 12 years ago | STGEOFUN, SEABORNGIRL, JACKIEE: stgeofun – For example, if you are driving from Des Moines, IA, from the West on I-80 and going East to Bettendorf, you will come to Coralville, IA and Iowa City, IA. If you turn right on HWY 218 and go South about 37 miles, we live in Washington, IA. Loads of people from all over Iowa drive to Washington just for dinner at Dodicis. Maybe your son has heard of it? It is on the expensive side, but not anything like New York or the huge cities. And I don’t cook that way even though it’s my favorite. Nice to let someone else do that cooking for me occasionally 🙂 It’s worth the money to me 🙂 I do believe I will also be getting flowers on Valentines Day 🙂 When Bob and I were dating, he sent me flowers to my office once a week 🙂 After we got married, that stopped, but he does send them on Valentines Day and sometimes my birthday. 🙂 What I really want is hard wood floors 🙂 That would please me more 🙂 Bob and I are really pretty frugal on a daily basis. Bob is a downright tight wod most of the time 🙂 I haven’t been weighing myself since I’ve been eating off the diet, but still trying to be careful. I was afraid to see how much I had gained back, so would just walk by the scales. I just weighed myself, and I haven’t gained anything, WOW – that’s so amazing! stgeofun – where do you live? I was thinking you lived out of the country too? Everyone have good willpower with amazing results 🙂 |
 jackiee 12 years ago | lol, I’d much prefer if Giuseppe would take me out dinning though..less mess ;-D He doesn’t eat anything but italian food…in 9 years we have only ever eaten in one Thai resturant…and that was because a british friend invited us..hahaha, now if I want something different I go out with friends at lunch times….oops forgot on a healthy eating plan so avoiding resturants. 😀
Have you tried making pizza yet? there’s a recipe on here or I have the full fat version too ;-D |
| Seaborngirl 12 years ago | Well Jackie, we are even…if we want italiana we have to cook it ourselves, or get a pizza from Eagle Boys, or wait until we head away on holidays. But Italian food is not something we go out for….I don’t think we have ever done that in 38 years…we always do our own if we want Italian. I guess it has been a part of the Australian cuisine since before we were born…lots of Italian families in North Queensland. |
| jackiee 12 years ago | Good morning cruisers, or evening or afternoon or good night if your heading of to bed 😀 LOL, Bev I just had an image of your weight loss chart – a piece of paper with lots photos of Little Stephanie at birth weight and others of when she gets bigger, with a love heart drawn round photos of the weight you’ve lost when you achieve each goal\photo. This sounds much more fun than ‘5lbs at a time’ goal. Have a lovely evening with Bill. Thank you Chia, Katie & Bev for the well wishes, Angels only has a slight fever now so she’s getting better, I feel worse (idea of a work-out out the window today), That’s one little down side of being a stay at home mum….you can’t phone in sick when needs be….she pulling on my jumper now saying paint mamma we paint today!!!!! hahaha. I hope my flu does last as long as your cold did Katie, my little one has to much energy for me to be ill. Annalesramos…hows are you getting on, back cooking the yummy recipes on here again? Chia I feel hungry just thinking about your yummy meals out. Thats the good thing about being here, the Italian restaurants vary in price but not quality, some cheaper ones can still do homemade pasta too…My hubby doesn’t like the new style Italian restaurants because as he says, they mix the food with strange stuff and give you a third of the potion…hehe..he loves traditional cooking…..mmmm Chinese dinner sound yummy to Bev although here we have to go down Rimini to find other style resturants…The last time I had a Chinese or Indian meal was when I was back in the UK. Me and My hubby always go out for a valentine meal on the weekend before or after the actual date…I don’t agree with paying double for a meal in the name of Love….so does my hubby (a right pair of pounds savers that we are). I usually make him lasagna and a chocolate love heart cake at home..and give him a bill of kisses and cuddle 😉 Right enough talk of food, I’m getting hungry…. away for a bit of fruit I think 😉 then tidy up …. then painting 😀 lol my little one just said she help me tidy…haha that means it will take twice as long now hahhaha…… Have a super trim down day y’all 😀 |
