Solandra

mstahl - thank you, thank you, thank you for your good advice; I've been chipping away at the "what happened in Texas obviously didn't stay in texas" score on my scales for the past week, and was beginning to wonder if I'd actually sabotaged my actual loss versus my salt/sugar/water/TOM weight gain. Check-in for 2/15/10…

Checking in for Friday the Great Blizzard of the South, Saturday, and Valentine's Day: Friday: Calories - under Water - over Exercise - only if watching my dogs play in the snow counts. Saturday - Calories - under Water - Under Exercise - lots of shopping/walking

"It will come off soon!!" I'm also tired of the same couple of pounds, but for the past few weeks I've also not been sticking to the program as religiously as you are. Think about what your body did yesterday. If you ate a fair bit of fiber, drank a fair bit of water, maybe that 2 lbs is fiber and water that hasn't…

Checking in for 2/10/2010 Calories - over (not surprised) Water - over Exercise - alas, sweet Yorik, I knew him well (none) Proud of: I gave a calm and honest assessment of what we can give to our church to the canvass committee member I met with last night (we had to reduce our giving this year; my husband was laid off…

OK, the nephew has been born, the delayed vacation has been taken, I'm back from Texas and happy to be home. For 2/9/10 (because what happened in Texas, stays in Texas): Calories - a little over Water - over - hooray! Exercise - tromping around the world on a photoshoot with MDH yesterday. Proud: Instead of "indulging" in…

Sorry I've been away - my nephew was born on Friday, so it's been a whirlwind of BABY and grandparents, and my brother and SIL, and BABY, and cooking for a horde and still working the day job and BABY!! I started my day with indulgence (OK, I actually bribed my husband with McDonalds to take me to work), but the rest of…

I'm with ya on the Pizza Hut cravings. The only way I can behave is to get a personal pan pizza to go. That way it limits my indescretion and I'm not at the restaurant to order another one. Cheers!

For 1/25/10 Calories - Under by a lot. Water - over Exercise - none 7 hours almost exactly Proud of - my beloved husband gave me a website as an early birthday present; we're working on formatting now, but I'm very happy with the results. Happily, I've already gotten my walk in for this morning. Unfortunately I only slept…

I'm a fraidy-cat to walk in the dark at night. However, I have discovered that most boogeymen don't wake up at 4:30 a.m., so if I must walk in the dark, it must be in the morning, preferably with one of the dogs, but the dog is optional. Wave at the officer as he drives by, he's tired and thinks your nuts, and wear pink if…

What's awesome about that is our housemate's name is also Beth. :)

Checking in for 1/24/10 - off to a good start! Calories - Just under Water - over, hooray! Exercise - 15 minute walk with our housemate Proud of: I have all of my laundry washed and folded, and with the exception of this entry, I've stayed "unplugged" all day. I might very well go play a computer game now, but I've enjoyed…

Checking in - Calories - A-OK Water - Over Exercise - I cleaned house and baked homemade wheat pitas and bread, laundry still has to come in. Proud of - I've accomplished a lot today.

Trying this tonight; I'd not thought to use cole-slaw mix instead of shredding the cabbage!

Not the best of weeks, in the end. Yesterday: 1-21-10 Calories - Over Water - on the money Exercise - none (walkus interruptus, inopportune help desk call at work) Proud of - Made it through the day Today: Weigh in - 250.2 - zero % lost. Salt and stress on the day before weigh-in isn't exactly the smartest strategy. With…

Take care and take it easy! I'm looking forward to your progress reports. :)

Colorado Girl, we've got a candle lit for your mother! Check in: Water - Yes, but just at. Calories - right there Exercise - I walked this morning before work proud of: I really really wanted to get a sausage biscuit for breakfast this morning, but I was virtuous and had oatmeal instead. Love you, my lovelies!

Water - 9 cups as usual, probably more (there's a point where I just stop counting) Calories - Under by 34 after exercise calories Exercise - lovely walk with my beloved, tomorrow I'm going to go for a more serious walk in the morning before work. Proud of: Today was a learning day at work. I learned that a lot of the PC…

This looks pretty darn good, actually - did you have any problems finding black beans that weren't southwest-style?

Which vitamins are you lacking?

Checking in for 1/18/10 - Calories - under by ~200 Water - over (9 cups recorded, but I don't remember how many times my glass was refilled at the restaurant) Exercise - none; Thursday night's meeting was rescheduled for last night, derailing the plans to walk with MDH Proud of: the dinner meeting was at a chinese buffet.…

His avatar is a weightloss ad, actually, even if his text never mentions a product other than juicing. That said, I juice vegetables a few fruits for specific purposes - 1 apple and 6 stalks of celery and a carrot usually take care of a tension headache or serious stress (potassium in the celery, with the apple and carrot…

Having popcorn as a snack 2 nights in a row will do that to me to some degree or another - there's two factors involved: the water retention from the salt and the water in the fiber that's trucking through your colon. Once both the water and the fiber process through (ahem), you should be back on track.

Water - over Calories - under, but only because I did some yard work Exercise - the aforementioned yard work - shrubs got a haircut! Proud of: It was cold wet and nasty outside today, but I got out with the pruning shears anyway. Hats off to all of you lovely, sexy and amazing ladies, May Monday treat you gently!

Happy day today: Calories - 600 under because... Exercise: 2.5 hrs of housework - my floors are mopped, waxed and swept, not in that order, including moving furniture, etc. Water - Over Today I'm proud that my floors are squeaky clean, and I made a trip to Whole Foods that will make cooking at home more of an adventure - a…

Calories - 100 under Exercise - none, alas Water - 80 oz Proud of a good day at work, and looking forward to a day in the yard tomorrow plus stretching!

Weight this morning was 250.2 - I also realized that the last time I recorded was just before Christmas. I'll post % change next week and count this week as week 1. Since TOM began yesterday, I'm hoping to do well this time next Friday. Yesterday: Water: 10 cups Calories: 119 under Exercise: Only if doing laundry counts.…

Thank you for the warm welcome! For yesterday (to get started off on the right foot): Calories - Just under Water: Over on my water Exercise: 20 minute walk I'm proud that I've lost the first 17 pounds and they have stayed off, and a growth opportunity at work just opened up. Cool things from yesterday: - my husband made…

Good morning! I've been lurking in this thread for a few days, and I really like what I see! I tend to be shy at first, but I am reading everyone's comments and posts, even if my own may tend towards "here's my status, hang in there, folks, and good job!" I made really good progress before the beginning of the year, but…

I actually cook them virtually straight from the freezer. I heat my cast iron skillet to 375, while it's heating I take the tilapia, frozen, out of the bag. I rinse off the frost and sprinkle lemon pepper seasoning or garlic and pepper, pull the skillet out of the oven, put the fish in, back into the oven and whammo, 14-17…

I'm going to try the Roasted Brussels Sprouts recipe tonight!