Suzannejl

You are a beautiful woman! Don't let yourself forget that. My kids remind me of that when I put on makeup. Mom you're prettier without it! That's LOVE, cuz I know better! beauty is in the eye of the beholder Now to make those beautiful babies you need to be healthy yourself. Eat healthy, exercise healthy and get your…

Fried rice is always great w left over veggies and chicken, just use a good healthy whole grain rice, like Basmati. Us can cut it all up and freeze it for future recipes too. i.e. soups, chicken salad(south beach phase one has a great recipe!) I love making this one and eating it over a fresh garden tomato with salt n…

Amazing Grace and Taps; too many military funerals!

You ladies couldn't have posted this at a better time for me! My daughter is only 13 and is already a 32D! She runs, and is a cheerleader! Poor Mom was/is barely B so I don't have a clue(except that I seem to be getting more as I age...LOL) Any recommendations for us would be greatly appreciated. I told her, she's not done…

That is awesome! I would do the same thing if I heard of someone in that position too!

Never liked mine. My Dad had already paid to have it cleaned and preserved before I got back from my honeymoon. It's still under my Dad's bed. Wish I had gotten rid of it then! I have two daughter's (used family christening and communion gown's). Asked them if they wanted it, and I never get a response. May just donate it…

I think I would go for a classic solid black instead of any of them. If it's a daytime wedding, then solid color or all over pattern. With the waist up so high it makes your boobs look really big. The third one has a better waist line but the stripes are too informal, but looks the best on you. Good luck and have fun! I…

what state are you hiking in? I saw a cute little gardener snake sunning himself on a rose bush in Nebraska the other day! ;-)

Ditto! Congratualtions on all your hard work and continued success!

More like Phase one of South Beach diet: veggies, dairy and meat only. Then after a couple of weeks I added back in fruit. But no grains, occasional starchy veggies like corn, peas, or potatoes. You are so right! I was shocked the other day when I had some pineapple and it had more carbs than a slice of whole grain bread!…

LOL, when my kids were little we would give up TV for lent. We could watch religious videos, Veggie Tales was a favorite! Now we still pull out Veggie Tales, etc. during the season. You are right, we gained a lot of extra time!

we always have a potluck with other friends, old air force custom! I have learned to take one healthy spoonful of everything and no seconds. Eat early. Oh yes, have a tray full of fresh veggies out before hand for everyone to nibble on. By then I'm so full I can't eat until the next day! I also have a holiday meal saved in…

Thanks for that post! My parents are almost 90, and my grandparents lived to be 93 as well, so I learned old school! They considered sunset the night before to be included in the day(like the Jewish people do). So today, at Sunset I had 3 homemade chocolate chip cookies courtesy my daughter. Last year I gave up pop. Never…

You look fantastic now! Way to go! I'm glad you took pictures so you can see the improvement everyone else sees.

For Lent I am following phase one of the south beach diet and my tummy fat is coming off first! It is basically no high or refined sugars(or fruit, although I only did that for two weeks), no white food(starch, carb, bread, pasta, potatoes, rice). good luck!

Oh didn't remember ice cream, I eat it regardless! How many carbs should I have a day? Didn't know there was a number.

Real Name: Suzanne Height: 5'7"(but might be shrinking) HW: 155ish CW: 136 GW: 125 UGW: same Location- Omaha NE Age: 46 Sex: F 16 yr Son, 13 yr Daughter, 10 yr Daughter Married for 22 years, 7 yrs ago he suffered a massive stroke and now I'm the caregiver to all. Diet Plan- Following South Beach Diet. Did phase 1 right b4…

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Did you find a twin yet? CW: 135.8 GW: 125 Height 5'7" Frame: skinny bones, I carry all my weight in my thighs, and tummy but tummy is coming down.

Sorry, I digressed...I just went back and read the original post. When I feel I'm plateauing, I try to eat smarter, like phase 1 of the south beach diet, just for a little bit, no more than a couple of weeks. It's basically no carbs(white foods), LOL, no sugary foods, no junk foods, and no fruit just for a little bit. Then…

I'm with you. I recently bought a scale that tells me how much my body burns, just by being alive, and it's only 1354 a day! I was doing everything MFP said to do, eating back my exercise calories, and lost nothing for months. I finally got the scale and started maintaining a 300 cal deficit daily, regardless if it was…

For some odd reason I keep ending up with high sugar and fat numbers on my diary every day. don't understand why! What should our numbers be?

LOL, I don't know, but it's different in every country! My Polish immigrant Grandfather started the day with sausage, not little ones either and he lived to be 93! My Grandma, rye toast and creamy coffee, and she lived to be 93 too! When we lived in Germany people would eat brotchen(hard roll) with cheese and lunchmeat for…

My husband and I knew the night we met we had found the one. 9 mos later he was being shipped overseas and wanted me to join him, I said not as your girl friend and he said I know! 9 mos later we married. 15 years later we finally paid off the student loans! Here we are at 22 years and we have a mortgage, car loans and our…

I started MFP a year ago and have pretty much been 1200 cal. Last year I gave up sugary drinks and pop for lent. This year I gave up bad carbs, basically following south beach diet. I'm still in the phase 1 part and I can tell you I have had a hard time getting up to 1200 cal!!! Only veggies and proteins have a lot less…

a blender should work just fine, but make sure you have your all liquids in first

Hi everyone! How're your Lenten observances coming along? So far I've lost 1.5 pounds since Ash Wednesday! Still no carbs! :-)

I made up a pot of the black and white bean soup for ash wednesday and we're still eating it. Very spice and manly!

I too was going to post, so thank you! Yes, today I am fasting and abstaining. It's 3pm and I'm only at 428 calories for the day. I made a big pot of bean soup for dinner, after getting our Ashes of course! ;-)