Suzzzie.

You are probably just WAY more fit! Lol.

Thats awesome BG!!

My reply got mixed in with the quote thing... here is is again. My reply is BOLDED Originally Posted by bigbaby I don't really eat fresh fruit, but yesterday I went to Wal-mart, determined to get fresh fruit. Instead I found these little snack packs of fresh fruit. Like something you might pack in your kid's lunch. There were 5 bags inside of one large bag. Each of the smaller bags contained apple slices and grapes. It was right below the bags of salad. I bought a bag and they're good. It's just the right serving and I can shove it in my bag for a snack. Fresh fruits... I'm BAD with this one. I have this whole bug phobia thing. BUT I bought 3 aples. I figure if I can take them to work and have them as a snack I'll be good in the afternoons. Of course I'll have to take a knife to peel, core and cut up the apple. The bug phbia will NEVER let me just bit into a peice of fruit. Lol. I have to fully dismember it and inspect it first! Just thought I'd share...

I saw the lil twits selling GSCookies outside my WalMart today. I just drove through the parkinglot and went to Price Chopper for my groceries. Lol. I have been craving ice cream so badly... I broke down and bought the fat free no sugar added kind... I figure it's not as bad as the other.. PLus it works as a colon cleanse... was that TMI? Biggest Loser was awesome last night. The Wall of truth and the Temptaion thing. OMG. I don't know if I could have gone and pigged out on that stuff if I saw the calorie value posted above it. If places like Krispy Kreme and Starbucks and convenience stores postes calorie values over their donuts and soads and coffess, etc, I think most people would think twice about what they choose to eat and drink.There IS a reason that 'nutritional' labels are small and on the BACKS of packages!! (same goes for ingredients!) I have a friend that is a Lineman in Nebraska. (Started here in Kansas City, then was in LA Cali, and now Omaha Nebraska...) He is totally awesome, and makes GREAT money. And you are so right about making the career change while you are YOUNG! If it's something you wanna do, I think you should go for it!

baggy Spandex - thats an oxymoron, isn't it?

OMG. I never noticed the missing c!! Hahaha!! I was stuck on the y!

I'm JOINING in. I love challenges... Wombat! I LOVE that you come through and clean the 'chart' up!! Yay!! OCD is contagious! name ........ starting# .... current#......goal#.....togo# Rainer..........264............262..........248.......14 wombat712.......154.8..........154.8........140.......14.8 LessnLess.......172............172..........164.......8 metawnny........252............252..........240.......12 Skinny_Jill.....195............195..........180.......15 Candle .........218............218..........207.......11 KarenG..........207............207..........199.......8 Hoppingto.......350............314..........294.......20 SWEETY..........180............180..........170.......10 juliegeraci.....220............220..........210.......8 Trystelle.......219............219..........205.......14 Susan4794.......240............240..........225.......15 rharriet........367............256..........248.......8 nip50...........250............250..........238.......12 keekahari.......220............220..........205.......15 Hollyberries....298............298..........285.......13 Stacy73.........230............230..........222.......8 Irishmae11......233............233..........219.......14 jfran...........187............181..........177.......4 liz_hager.......202............202..........190.......12 SueMagoo........230............229..........220.......9 MJRouse84.......274............233..........218.......15 Cagstorm........360............360..........345.......15 Jsrico..........255............178..........165.......13 kjl315..........237.5..........237.5........220.......17.5 chickatee.......188............188..........175.......13 want2lose.......236............236..........225.......11 Cerrin..........350............350..........325.......25 Twilight........206............197..........185.......21 RenewedHope.....228............228..........210.......18 georgia girl....275............275..........260.......15 Anitak33........245............218..........199.......19 Redtulips3......248............248..........235.......13 cQQlgirl........220............220..........210.......10 Manatee.........188............188..........175.......13 Jennie1976......290............251..........235.......16 Cookielover.....202............202..........192.......10 uxbus5..........240............240..........230.......10 Jillrn..........176............176..........166.......10 Sunny112........145............145..........140.......5 Sades...........229............199.7........189.......10.7 Suzzzie.........303............301.1........290.......11.1

Lol. Ok J. I was thinking we all need Tshirts that say 'Bycycling Bitches' Haha. Wonder how many people would stop us and tell us that 'bycycling' is spelled wrong?

No one! HAha. I'm lil miss celibate girl!! 2 yrs 3 days now. (long story...)

OMG! I WISH I couldn't eat chocolate. I remember reading about the band before I had surgery, and some people said their tastes chanegd and they no longer wanted sweets... Oh how I was hoping that would happen to ME! I have been MUCH better though on controlling it. During Thanksgiving at my family's and even the whole Holiday season at work, I didn't eat NEARLY as much as I would have pre-band... and all just cause I didn't want the scale to tell me how BAD I was! PS. I was down to 301.1 today. TWOterville better be here by MONDAY or I'll SCREAM! Kick the kids out. If they can cook then it's time they live on their own. Lol. J/K. My roommate made pizza last night, then ate cheesecake. He was very nearly homeless... Ahh, I just learned this a couple months ago... I was in the 6-week weightloss challenge thing and one woman suggested it. Freaking AMAZING! But - I can't have PB in my house or else I try to eat it all. Lol. I dunno... maybe I'll get to the heallthfood store and buy some all natural... it will be too expensive for me to just sit and eat. Haha!

Lol... Nice suggestions there... I did do the sleeping thing, but not until about midnight. I'll try all three if the Devils Cravings attack me tonight.

mix some soy milk in the blender with bunches of ice. It totally helps! I'm a HUGE Ice cream feind, so if it helps me, it should help you!

Sorry for the Girl Scout Cookies talk... Did you know Edys ice cream makes Thin Mint ice cream? bastards!

Yes. PB in Chocolate soy shakes makes them taste like a reeses!!

OMG Faith!! I TOTALLY RELATE! I have ALWAYS loved Oreos. So much so that when I turned 6 years old my mom took me to WalMart and said I could by anything I wanted, under $10. So I walked around and around the store. FInally settled on an OREO pillow! Lol. That way I could have "Oreo dreams, Mommy!" Ha! LIke I needed that?! So yeah. And Girl Scout Cookies... WHATS UP WITH THOSE?!? Ever notice how they 'sell' them in like October... but you dont get them until AFTER ther first of teh year? So you'd just forgotten you'd bought them from the cute lil girl with pigtails and you make a New Years Resolution to lose weight and then the friggin cookies show up on your doorstep. 3 boxes Thin Mint, 2 boxes Peanut Butter.. Lol. That was last year. I didn't order ANY for this year... and yet co-workers did, and they don't want to eat them all themselves, so they 'share'. Grrr. I managed to stop myself after 5 cookies yesterday. But it's hard. I love sweets. I always have. I'd rather eat cookies, cake, ice cream, etc.. than ANYTHING else. I'd give up pizza, burgers, chicken, Pasta, ANYTHING I tell ya.. And that is how I came to weight 382 pounds!!! SO, enough of the dang cookies! Enough of the Devils Tastebuds controlling my life! I fixed myself an 80 calorie chocolate milkshake... choc soy milk with 10 ice cubes. Heavenly.

Lol Rhonda. I have a roommate who has CHEESECAKE and other goodies and snacks galore!! Now, I COULD eat that stuff... but then I'd have to explain it. Lol.

OK, here is what I think I will do... 8 oz chocolate light soy milk, 10 ice cubes. Chocolate shake anyone?

Toot away girlfriend! Thats amazing!

OK, I just posted this on the June 2007 thread, but thought I'd post it here too... I know BG is giving up the sugar... I need help. Lol. I NEED TO SWEAR OFF SWEETS! I've been trying, but the devil has me by the tastebuds!! All day long at work I was climbin the walls NEEDING chocolate. I mean in a nearly violent way... It's so sad. I've purged my house of junk sweets. I can't even keep peanut butter cause I'll sit here and eat the whole jar! Same thing with the pancake syrup. I equate it to an alcoholic drinking mouthwash for what little alcohol is in it. Its a serious sickness. A few weeks ago I took up crochet. I'm self taught and have whipped up 5 1/2 scarves so far. It keeps my mind and hands busy, it's hypnotizing. BUT tonight I'm sitting here working on a scarf for my mom (yarn is multicolored - shades of light pink, pink, tan, and light green) I'm craving sugar so badly that everytime the yarn color transitions from pink into the tan I think of slightly melted strawberry ice cream with chocolate syrup!!! I can even freaking taste it! So. In a mad mad dash to the kitchen I go. NO SWEETS! (except sugar free jello which would take too long to set up and be edible) Then I came up with the idea of making cookie dough... I have flour, sugar, eggs, vanilla... all the stuff I need. And DAMMIT!!! I DON'T want to do it. If I make it up I'll sit here and eat cookie dough all night... Like I used to. My band doesn't seem to care if I eat cookie dough. Help?!?!

I NEED TO SWEAR OFF SWEETS! I've been trying, but the devil has me by the tastebuds!! All day long at work I was climbin the walls NEEDING chocolate. I mean in a nearly violent way... It's so sad. I've purged my house of junk sweets. I can't even keep Peanut Butter cause I'll sit here and eat the whole jar! Same thing with the pancake syrup. I equate it to an alcoholic drinking mouthwash for what little alcohol is in it. Its a serious sickness. A few weeks ago I took up crochet. I'm self taught and have whipped up 5 1/2 scarves so far. It keeps my mind and hands busy, it's hypnotizing. BUT tonight I'm sitting here working on a scarf for my mom (yarn is multicolored - shades of light pink, pink, tan, and light green) I'm craving sugar so badly that everytime the yarn color transitions from pink into the tan I think of slightly melted strawberry ice cream with chocolate syrup!!! I can even freaking taste it! So. In a mad mad dash to the kitchen I go. NO SWEETS! (except sugar free Jello which would take too long to set up and be edible) Then I came up with the idea of making cookie dough... I have flour, sugar, eggs, vanilla... all the stuff I need. And DAMMIT!!! I DON'T want to do it. If I make it up I'll sit here and eat cookie dough all night... Like I used to. My band doesn't seem to care if I eat cookie dough. Help?!?!

One of my best friends is from Kingsport TN! How funny! She lives here in Kansas City now going to Med school.

Hey all... Toni and BeckieT! POST MORE! Lol. Seriously. Since THanksgiving I'd only been to the gym twice. Since THanksgiving I ate whatever I Wanted... which was a lot of sugar crap like Cookies, fudge, cakes, candies, etc. (I'm a sugar addict!) I only lost 7 pounds during that time... and by New Years had gained 4 of that back! This is my first week back on track - and yesterday morning I almost tanked it cause I ate like FIVE girl scout cookies. Seriously. But, I got a grip and by 10am I was on the right track again. Back to logging food in my bodybugg... it helps SOOOO much to be able to see the foods I eat listed all together, with their calorie values. Hang in there ladies. Post no matter what, even on the really bad days when you're up 4 pounds.

Ja9va - I never weigh or measure food. I start with making (mostly) good choices (low cal, low fat) and eat it until I;m full. I often still rely on my 'soft stop' of little belches and hiccups. Sometimes I'll wait for those to pass and then continue to eat more (usually about 5-10 minutes of the hiccups!) But, because I'm usually eating a yogurt or string cheese or (still trying to give up dairy!!) or even an apple - I'm not too worried if I keep eating. Now - when I did this a few weeks ago so that I could finish a hotdog and onion rings... yeah. I was so annoyed with myself! What good is the band if I eat 'around' it??

No no! Not a thread killer!! Lol. Last night I was craving sweets. Well, I finally had to purge my whole apt of sweets! I don't even have peanut butter of pancake syrup now. Lol. I really want to get off of the high fructose corn syrup (devils juice). Anyway. I was about to bug out and go buy some ice cream. Then I decided to just make a 'milkshake' using my chocolate soy milk and ice cubes. Totally worked. So sweet, so cold, delicious!! Just thought I'd share, in case any of you are 'sweet freaks' like me!!

Ja9va - for me the easiest way to to upload pics from your comuter into a Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket account and then use the code that is in brackets like these []. it will say something like [.img.] Just copy that code, then paste it in the window here that you type in.