Penpal match? Just turned 50, want to lose 75!

[Suji]

Pam and SHerry,
Yup. Cream cheese in 2 oz servings by the forkful... 1 oz macadamias. Total of 5 servings of one or the other and no more than 1000 cals for the day. THis is one reason why it's a bad idea to drag it out--mess with your metabolism. I keep reading different things about how many days. I have seen three, four and week long. Frankly, I don't know that I am "metabolically resistant" since I lost a lot in the beginning. I just couldn't seem to stay reliably in ketosis. I am using this to jump again, though maybe I should have just waited this out. There's a tiny list of other things one can eat (in the Atkins book-who the heck do you know that just has caviar on hand to put on the tops of eggs??? I sure don't.)

After a hard workout, I usually have difficulty with really sore muscles the next day and limp around. Hope that's not you Carolyn. Naughty doggie to drag you! :-)

That lady is coming over today and bringing her homeschooled 11 year old with her. It will be interesting to find out more--I'm not sure if she's counter culture, a back to lander, a religious reasons homeschooler who just likes fiber arts or what... Should be interesting.

Hi Leslie! (waves)
WE are expecting snow showers this afternoon and more THursday and Friday with perhaps accumulation. About time!

I need to go check on DH and get him some LC breakfast!

Talk to you later!
SUe

[Dreamcometru]

Thought I would check in. Today is official weigh in day at group. My scale says I'm up so hopefully its WRONG.

My DH and DS are fighting again. It puts me right in the middle. DH asked DS to help him move some stuff outside. DS had stuff to do and asked if they could do it right that moment so he could get on with whatever he had to do. DH wasn't ready yet to go outside and blew up because he was upset that DS wouldn't come help when DH was ready. I understand DS's point, but I also understand DH. If DS (out of respect for his dad) would just break for the few minutes it would take and help then go back to what he was doing, problem solved. I've tried to get him to just do what his father asks so there will be no friction or arguments. Ugh. I pounded that into the girls and they learned, albeit slowly and not without arguments, etc., how to play DH's game. Just do what he asks and all will go well. But stubborn DS doesn't seem to get it. I hope DH follows through and just doesn't do for DS for a while, then we will see what happens. So DS came to me last night and said he's through with his dad. He doesn't care any more. If dad is going to get mad at something so stupid, so be it. Blah Blah Blah. Men

Hey Carolyn: Good for you for exercising. I love those walk away the pounds videos by Leslie Sansoni. I have the 1 mile, 2 mile and 3 mile. They are a great workout when you can't get away from home. My videos use weights, but she does have the ones with the stretchy things too. I hope your soreness goes away.

Oh Sue: You poor thing. NO COFFEE! I read up on the fat fast last night and I can't imagine doing it, but it's supposed to really jump start you back into losing. I've never had caviar and I don't like macadamia nuts (silly me) I also saw there was a modified fat fast that I would be willing to try if I get stalled. Good luck to you. Oh, and I hope you get snow!

Pam: Enjoy the dinner meeting. You are doing the right to eat before you go so you don't want the awesome food all around you. I don't know if its good or not, but I'm constantly reminded by people who know I'm doing this what I can and can't have at various gatherings. Sometimes it makes me angry for people to stick their nose in my business. I guess I'm sensitive about the whole situation. However, on the bright side, I know I'm being watched at these social situations and will behave myself and only eat what I'm supposed to.

I tried to keep this secret from all but my family for a long time because I hate being asked how much weight I've lost. I feel I'm being measured for my success or failure. Also, I didn't want people to see me fail, but it eventually came out and lots of people know I'm really trying to lose the weight.

Sherry: It is nice to have the kids home. You are fortunate to have DD move back in. My DD's are both coming home this weekend (but only for the weekend) to celebrate DH and DD1's birthday, both on Feb 1. I hope you aren't too sore today from moving and cleaning so much. I know I would be, but its worth it.

Hi Fern.

Got to go get some work done. Have a great day everyone.
Leslie

[sleepysue07]

Sue, do you not feel sick from eating only macadamias and cream cheese? As much as I like them, I know I couldn't do that. Bless your heart, I will pray for your stall to end quickly.

Leslie, my oldest son and my husband have disagreements like these almost daily. They drive me crazy with them! The problem with mine is that they are both so much alike, stubborn and extremely short on patience. They each feel they always have to have the last word as well. I haven't really told everyone what I am doing either. I don't like constantly being grilled about my progress. DH, and both DS's, and my BF know what I'm doing and that's about it. DS2's girlfriend knows too. The sweet little thing was at the mall and found a low carb cookbook and brought it over last Saturday. What a thoughtful girl she is.

Sherry, congrats on having your daughter come home. I remember moving home after college and I was so happy to be there. I appreciated everything about home then, most especially my mom. Mom's just make life so cozy for their kids. I hope your daughter enjoys being home just as much.

I woke up this morning with a terrible migraine. I took two Advil and went back to bed. I still have the headache but it is much better. I need to do some sort of working out today, but I don't know what I'll do. Maybe I'll just walk slowly on the treadmill. Hopefully that won't make it throb too much. My muscles are not as sore today as they were yesterday, so I'm thankful for that.

Well I'm going to a women's seminar tonight to hear a speaker with my friends, so I had better get busy and finish up all I need to do here and put dinner in the crock-pot.

Have a lovely day everyone,

Carolyn

[dfc123]

Hi everyone. I hope the day is going well.

Sue - How is the FF going? You may never want to eat cream cheese or macs again!

Leslie - I know what you mean. I don't like people being involved in my weight loss business. I feel like I'm constantly being observed and judged.

Carolyn - I used to do Leslie Sansome all the time. I love the "Walk Away" videos. Now I do Masala Bhangra - an East Indian inspired dance workout that I learned from Fittv. It's a lot of fun and makes me feel feminine. It's sort of a distant-distant cousin to belly dancing.

An old friend is coming to visit in three weeks. I find myself worried about how much weight I can lose before she comes, and what she will think of me and the weight I've gained if I haven't lost enough. I am sick of being run by the opinion of others! I have to keep repeating it because it is such a habitual way of thinkingfor me. I am creating a healthy relationship with food - for me, not for the approval of anyone else. However long or short the learning takes, so be it. It doesn't have to happen in three weeks for me to be an acceptable person. Sometimes I wonder why I fear the opinion of others so much. People seldom come out and say anything derogatory to my face. My fear is in my head. I wish I had more of the attitude, "Yeah, I've gained weight, so what's the big deal?" And then I just stay focused on my healing plan without worrying about the time frame. All I really want is a healthy, peaceful, sane relationship with food. Sorry about the rant. I guess I'm sick of my head tormenting me about this visit.

So glad to be a part of this journey!

Fern

[Suji]

Hi Fern, Sherry, Pam, Carolyn and Leslie!

WE are having "snow showers" right this minute. Hurray! No more than 1/2 inch accumulated, but it's those big lazy flakes swirling in helicals down from the sky.

I have been tired and headachy today--I'm positive it's from the FF diet change. I made myself lie down (well, head hurt enough to want to anyhow) and I'm a bit better at the moment. A friend from another part of this forum suggests that I flavor the cream cheese with dip and pork rinds or make flavored cheesecake like 2 oz bits to eat. I don't have any of that on hand, but it's an idea. Still, I am cutting out a lot of salt over these three days other than what is on the nuts which prevents me from retaining water.

My new friend from the Fiber Guild came by with her daughter whom she homeschools. I found my knitting needles and she is awakening my memory of when I used to knit kinda sorta. I may actually get to complete something. It seems to be convenient for her to stop by, knit and chat as she ferries her other two high school aged kids around town. So, we are going to do this tomorrow too.

I need to prepare for Thursday's bookclub meeting--hopefully this headache will go away so I can concentrate on making some notes. Funny how reading the computer doesn't bother me.

I guess despite having 4 males in my household (now three with Son2 away at VT), I'm lucky in that everyone gets along. My DH is very easy going and just about never raises his voice. Son1 and Son3 get along very well as do Son1 and Son2. ANy "friction" is between Son2 and Son3 but it's passing and more due to the over-sensitive nature of my youngest. All in all it's pretty tranquil around here--we had our share of ups and downs with Son1 though--believe me! Thank heavens he has been maturing!

Today is Son2's 19th birthday. I feel funny not having him here to celebrate. We just put money in his account to use as he will. They have so little space left in his dorm room to have much else sent down. At least in a college town like BLacksburg there's lots of resturants and stores that he can go to if he wants. Still, why do I think he will spend the birthday money on his GF?
He's planning to come home the weekend of Feb 9 to celebrate his late b-day, his GF's birthday, Valentine's Day and their 1 year anniversary all rolled up into three days.

S'later!
Sue

[Suji]

Post note:
I tried adding some dip to the cream cheese. Ack Ptooie! Too much salt.
Pthpthtpthrh!!!!!

[PsychoLoser]

Sue-- Funny about this coincidence, but my oldest daughter's birthday was today too (01/30/82). We just got back from dinner out at a Japanese Hibachi resturant. I skipped the rice and just ate salad, veggies, and filet mignon. That FF sounds grueling girl!! I don't think I could stomach eating cream cheese by fork-- even though I like it. I think we are both getting desperate since neither of us have lost any %$#@ weight. I read that article again (that I sent you the web address for) and it points out that the ketones in my urine may be from the daily intake of fat in my diet.... hummmm... on fitday it shows that my last week's diet was mostly fat(about 55%, 74%, 63%...), so maybe I'm not eating enough protein. I can't believe how difficult it is to figure this crap out.... it feels like a stab in the dark. It was so easy to lose weight before on Atkins.....it is so hard now. I'm still thinking about Kimkins...

(PS Sue-- how about that snow in this part of the country?? we are supposed to get a cold front tomorrow and a good snow for Thursday-- the roads here will be a disaster!)

Pam-- Do I hear a reference to your daughter having a relationship that you wish she would leave?? My youngest daughter is in one like that-- he is a bumb and not a good match for her. I have been encouraging her to go stay with a friend living in Guam (of all places on the planet!!) so that they can be separated!! I would miss her terribly, but... I love her dearly and believe she deserves better. She has so little experience in these matters.... sometimes I have to hold my tongue...being a Mom is often painful, huh??

Carolyn, Fern, & Leslie-- It is so hard to be under the microscope by others who are monitoring our battle with weight. They have no right to judge. Ours is a problem that is so public-- its not like a problem that can be hidden and kept private. Everyone sees our success and failure....ugh!! I have a lot of support for the LC WOL from my 2 daughters and husband, but that's it-- everyone else thinks it is a crazy/dangerous way to eat. I am a private person, so I keep most details to myself. I like what you said, Fern, about choosing this food plan as a healthy way to live-- we must consider this a gift to ourselves. I must stay unconcerned with what others think about me-- I tell myself its not my business. My business is what I think of myself. Period. If we allow others' opinions of us to control us, then we are abdicating our personal power to them. We must keep our power for ourselves. It is powerful to draw healthy boundaries. Its powerful to take responsibility for one's life and happiness. Its powerful to care for others, but not at your own expense. Its powerful to love oneself. (breathe, breathe, breathe.....)

Well, I am going to do some paperwork and watch a little of American Idol recorded on TiVo.... I am also having a night time cup of JO (hehe-- sorry Sue).

[PsychoLoser]

PPS Sue-- Do you think you are experiencing the infamous ketosis fog?? People say they get semi-nausea and headache, and refer to it as the "real ketosis". And they say it passes in about 2 days. The good thing seems to be that it kills appetite. Let us know how you are feeling....good luck!

[Pam in TX]

Morning,

A quick post to check in........

Still on track.......... still no loss to report.... I non't think I am in ketosis, so will be doing something to fix that issue....

Went by Marshall's yesterday and found some bottles of DaVinci's marked down to 4 dollars... Picked up a few bottles.... Ameretto, White Chocolate, Hazelnut, and Chocolate...

Did well last night with the dinner.... had brisket, green beans, and some salad...

Got some sad news last evening.... Some friends from church took their daughter in yesterday because she was running a temp and hasn't felt well for about a week.... The tests came back last night showing that she has luekemia... Right now we don't know what type or much else.... She is 12 yrs old.... They have rouhg road ahead...

We are totally caught up at work (which never happens, especially this time of year)... Yesterday we were looking for things to do... If it is like that today, I am going to try to take the afternoon off....

Sherry: We we aren't crazy about the guy.... We have really tried to like him, but we just keep struggling... He is a nice guy, hard worker, and appears to come from a decent family... but he is pretty controlling and when we see them together it just doesn't seem like a good relationship...

Sue: sounds like you are having fun.... learning all kinds of new things...

Oh my, I didn't realize how late it has gotten........ I have got to go get ready for work...... Sorry I didn't do more personals.... will catch up with the rest later....

Have a good day everyone....

[Suji]

Hi Sherry, Hi Pam

I awakened my son, who groggily schlepped off to the shower while I was making his bagged lunch and watching the morning news. Hmmm-2 hour delay for Carroll and Frederick Counties. He's going to be miffed he couldn't just stay in bed. Post note: he went back to bed with a wet head...

Yeah, Friday should be interesting all right. What do you bet, no school. Just as long as I can travel south on Saturday morning to get DS to his fencing lessons and hang out with my sister.

I feel better this morning. I don't want my body to get used to this 1000 cal diet--that's for sure! I had macadamia nuts first thing this morning--couldn't face the cream cheese! I know what you mean about figuring this out. Dang! WE didn't have to "Figure" anything out the first time around. WE just generally stayed with the plan and off came the pounds. THis time it's like a Chinese puzzle box! I hope I flush all that salt out of my system from last night's experiment with the cream cheese (eeew. My gorge is rising just thinking about it!)

I was thinking of making some sour cream cookies for my guests and kids this morning. My grandma used to make wonderful soft cookies (never hard types) like sour cream, molasses and chocolate chip (not the toll house recipe) that she always kept in the pantry in a big lidded dark blue metal speckleware container. When we came to visit that was the first place we'd check (and the kitchen drawer where Grandpa kept those huge chocolate bars to break squares off)! I wish I had my metabolism from back then (the 60's)!
I guess I will roast a chicken for *everyone else's* dinner tonight. I will be having (sob!) my FF.

Have a great day everyone!

Sue

PS The diuretic effect of the FF seems to be mostly on the first day and 1/2.
PPS THat is so sad about the young girl. :-(

[Dreamcometru]

I had a whole long post done and because I got interrupted with long intervals inbetween, I was logged out and lost everything. So, I will repost later, but for now, I just wanted to check in.

My weigh in yesterday revealed I'm down 2.9 lbs from last week. Surprise Surprise!

I hope to log in tonight so I will catch you all later.

Leslie

[dfc123]

I everyone.

Congratulations, Leslie, on the 2.9.

Sue, I hope your FF day went well. When will it be over?

I had a good day. I went to see "Dream Girls" and it was great. It is so good to see women standing up for themselves - particularly sister chubbettes. I took a nice walk today, and gave thanks for my body. Some times I forget how lucky I am that I can walk, run, dance - all the wonderful things my body allows.

Fern

[Dreamcometru]

It's late at night, but I thought I would try to remember what I was attempting to post this morning.

Fern, I can't wait to see Dream Girls. Great job on the walk. I've kind of become an exercise junkie. I was only able to walk 30 minutes today and I feel deprived. I was too busy at work to do my 45.

Sue: Hang in there. The FF will be over soon. You are a trooper for even attempting it. I'm glad you are feeling better. Your weather is a repeat of what we recently experienced. Enjoy the snow while its there. Ours left too soon. Now we have bright sunny days but it is still really cold. It sounds like you had fun with your friend from the fiber guild. I so enjoy getting together with someone and just hanging out when we have something in common. I've never had sour cream cookies. They sound delicious.

Pam: Glad you did good at the dinner. Social events are always a challenge. I didn't know Marshalls sold Divinci's. There is a Marshalls in the mall, so I will go check it out. Otherwise, I don't know where to get it. I'm so sorry about the little girl. My prayers are with her and her family.

I wish I could say I'm caught up at work. We are sooo busy. I hope to see the light of day soon. Our office is moving and we went to check out the new building. It's not very convenient to get to and doesn't have the mall and all the ameneties I'm used to, but it makes sense for the bosses to put their money into something rather than renting at such high prices. They bought the building so on the brighter side, there won't be so many rules and regulations. I've got my eye on a corner office. No view of Mt. Hood and heavy traffic, but nice. I'm not high enough on the ladder to be able to be able to choose which office I get so we'll see.

Sherry: Enjoy the snow. I sure liked it when we had it because its so rare here. Thanks for your words of wisdom concerning people's opinions and how they think. I'm always worried about what people think about me. I need to not be concerned with that and just be who I am.

Carolyn: I hope you are feeling better. Did you enjoy the women's seminar? As things turn out, DH has been trying to talk to DS. I knew DH would come around, but DS hasn't. I guess I will give it a couple of days.

It's DH and DD1's birthday tomorrow. They share the same birthday. DD1 is coming home from college this weekend so we can celebrate together. We had too many conflicts to be able to go down to where she lives. I made DH potato salad (his favorite) and I didn't taste it so I hope it turns out good. I'm throwing a meatloaf in the crockpot in the morning. That's also his favorite. I picked up a couple of small things, a camp chair, a hat, and some war movies for him. Husbands are always hard to figure out what to get. He didn't really want anything. I wanted to have something for him tomorrow, even though we will celebrate Friday night when both DD's get home.

Well, it's late and I need to get some sleep. Sherry: I don't know how you drink a cup of coffee at night. I would be awake til morning if I did.

Hope tomorrow is great for everyone.

Leslie

[Pam in TX]

Morning all,

Well, the good news on our friends daughter is that she has ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic leukemia).... this type has an 80 - 90% cure rate.... she had her first chemo treatment yesterday....

Eating was on track yesterday... and water was only 2.5 liters.....

Another stressor, DH was laid off yesterday... No warning or indications that this was coming...

Sue: the cookies sound delish.... enjoy your snow.... How is the FF going?

Fern: I want to see Dreamgirls... have heard only good things about it...

Leslie: Our office moved about 3 years ago... It is so nice to be settled... Moving an office is more difficult that a house, I think... Congrats on the loss.... WTG... World Market also carries a brand of syrups called Torani.... They are similar to the DaVincis and are pretty good... I use both brands... At Marshalls they are in the food section.... They carry another brand called Artisan, which I don't care for... Seems like it takes alot more to get the flavor...

Off to get ready.... Have a good day everyone......

[Suji]

Hi You all!

Well, I am ending the FF today. It looks like I'm down 3 pounds, but the trick is to keep it from coming back on. I am re-entering a more normal LC eating phase but only upping the cals by 200 for the next couple of days. I'm longing for some real food!

ALthough we are going to get snow, it isn't going to be as much as they first thought. THe weather guy keeps adjusting the forcast. Don't you just hate that?!

Happy B-day to your two family members. My FIL is this month. I think he'll be 87.

I worry stupidly about what people who used to know me would think if they saw me now. BUt I have no problem with meeting new people "as is"--I don't think about it at all. I guess if you ever heard girl talk about weight gain on self or one person or the other--you just don't want to be a subject of that conversation. It's easy to imagine the scendario. But, why should we care-really? It's a dumb reason to avoid seeing someone that you like simply because of an imagined overheard conversation about you in your head. How weird is that? As though who we are is our bodies! I live in my bod, but it isn't "me".

Well, I need to go up and make sure my kiddo gets off to school properly and DH gets his morning Java awakening...

Hugs to all of you.
Sue

[Dreamcometru]

Wow, you did it Sue. Congratulations. And 3 lbs gone. Yay!

Oh Pam: I'm so sorry about DH's job. That is so stressful. My DH had worked for one company for about 5 years. He moved up from hourly to salary and the salary wasn't bad. That lasted about six months then the company went belly up. We were so distraut. He put in megal hours during the summer knowing he could take it easy in the winter and still draw his salary and then bam, it was over. So actually he put in more hours than he was paid for. Go figure. I wish your DH all the luck in finding a new job. Mine hopped from job to job for 20 years. He's been with this current company for almost seven. I told him to hang in there. Tenure means a lot. He has come so close to quitting so often. This company is big, almost 250 employees, so there are the corporate perks that he hasn't seen before.

I'm sad that the little girl has leukemia, but I'm happy its cureable. She has a rough road ahead. I will remember her in my prayers.

On the DH, DS argument front, DH is folding. He tried several times to engage DS in conversation yesterday, so he's coming around. Let's hope DS does too.

I need to get to work. Have a great day everyone.

[Suji]

Hi Leslie, Pam, Fern, Sherry, Carolyn---
We didn't get the snow I was hoping for. In fact, it's a beautiful sunny day--not that there's anything wrong with THAT, but where's my winter wonderland?! Waaaaaa.

Pam, so sorry about your DH. I sure hope that he can find a new job soon. Sometimes that takes an out of state move, depending on the field your DH is in and the condition of the industry within the state. We left TX for VA not only because of family there, but it seemed at the time like opportunities were getting "dry" for a self employed person in that particular tech field in TX. My hopes go out to you and your family for a quick turn around.

I'm practicing with cotton yarn--getting my knitting "mojo" back. I made a knitted dishcloth with a lacy edge. How semi-practical of me. (grin) Today I have to wind thread onto my new lace bobbins for the first time. My sis says it takes a killer long time! Hmmmm, better start early then.

Had my bookclub yesterday. It was pretty good, but the person who started the thing hasn't read the books much. She has some health and sleep issues and has been turning to the usual non-edifying fare for "solace" instead of the assigned books. She started the group to make herself read good works by esteemed authors, but struggles to fulfill that wish. Still, she contributes what she can and her friend does seem to read the books and has things to say, so it isn't a loss.

I think I had too many calories yesterday for a transition and at the coffeehouse I had caffeinated *coffee* (roll eyes) which I think I shouldn't have. Plus I was so hungry for real food that I had 2 hamburgers when I should have had only one small one. I'd better tighten it up today or I'm going to see the FF loss come right back on!

I will check in on and off over the weekend, but will be away for most of tomorrow spending time with my Sis.

TTFN!

Sue

[PsychoLoser]

A quick note--

I'm on my way to work. On Fridays I travel about 75 miles one way to do consultant work at a hospital. I hate the drive, but as Sue mentioned, we did not get the snowy weather that was predicted so I don't get to play hookie. It is actually going to be in the low 50s today-- go figure!! Its the beginning of a long work day so I am getting LC snacks and drinks ready.

I am not seeing the scales budge one bit. I am so discouraged I can't stand it. I am seriously thinking of doing Kimkins (I've done some research). Its another form of LC WOE, but seriously restricts fat intake. I think the fat content of my Atkins diet is doing me in, also the portions.

It was so much easier the first time with Atkins, its unbelievable. I still believe my body doesn't properly process carbs and I should probably should always keep to a low level, but I am stumped about what to do to lose more weight. I think I'd be happy with losing to 170 (which is about 30 pounds), and I feel so close to my goal compared to how far I've come. But that goal also feels far away since I've made no progress (other than not gaining weight) in the last month.

I hope everyone is doing well... will check in later this evening.

[dfc123]

Hi everybody. I hope your day is going well. I'm having kind of a blah day - and thinking quite a bit about food. I moved to Orlando, Florida recently. I came without a job so I have a lot of free time on my hands - too much. In the past I've dealt with unstructured time by eating and food-obsessing my way through it. It's not perfect right now, but it's better. Some days I feel discouraged, but , hey I just remembered what to do when I get down in the dumps - move my body! I'm going out for a walk. Bye!

Fern

[Suji]

Hi SHerry,

Darn--sorry about your difficulties. I guess it's something that we share. My DH is having the same issue with not losing and being in ketosis. I think I lost 40 pounds on it three years ago. I'm not sure where my book is, but does Atkins address the issue of diet returnees? I'm going to assume that this is why they call it a "WOE" (hate that acronym)--you aren't ever supposed to go off it! Heh.

I *am* losing but I'm emotionally impatient to have it over and done with so I can wear some nice fitted clothes. But, it took me three years to gain back the 40 and put an additional 20 on top of that. :-/ Pretty fast weight gain, if you ask me and I wasn't doing anything excessive to get those pounds. I think my metabolism slowed and I was eating the same amount I always did.

Go ahead and try the Kimikins for a short period and see what it does for you. Or do the (shudder) fat fast for 3-4 days if you have been stalled 4-6 weeks.

I've been taking it easy on the coffee today (the cream part) and my fat percent is upped by some macadamias 2x today. I've had tuna salad for lunch and will prolly make garlicky lamb for dinner.

Well, we're getting some snow now--very light alternating with sessions of big flakes. Will it last? Likely not. But, I did see that my weather station has a snow icon show up, which is cool since I never saw it before. :-)

Made 3 orders (so far) for live plants (fruit) from various companies to plant out at the farm. I still have one more for apple/pear trees and then seed orders. Spent a pretty penny today. (Thank you DH for letting me indulge!)

Guess I'll go look at the lace bobbin winding now.

Enjoy your walk, Fern! What do you see where you take your walks?

Sue

[PsychoLoser]

Fern-- Oh my God, I hope you weren't near the horrible tornado I saw on TV today that hit central Florida. It was quite a disaster. I had a blah day today too. It was very overcast with clouds and rain... the traffic was a bear and I couldn't wait to get home to get into my pjs. Lets hope tomorrow will be brighter...in every way, ha!

Sue-- I decided to do Kimkins and today I have stuck to it.... so far. I don't think I could do the FF-- it makes my stomach queezy just thinking about eating cream cheese with a fork-- but I am glad that you saw the scale move! A loss of 3 pounds is a good amount for 3 days. By the way, fellow coffee lover, today is the first day ever that I drank my coffee without cream! I actually drank black coffee. I am so discouraged by the stall that I am desparate to do anything (except a lot of exercise--hehe). I have no idea if I can keep doing this black coffee thing, but will try. Cool about the fruit trees-- spring is around the corner!

Take good care ladies. Will check in later this evening.

[Pam in TX]

Morning all,

Yesterday was a nice coll sunny day here.... Nice to not have all the wet stuff....

Stayed on track with eating in spite of the grazing fest all day at the office... Unfort