South Beach Dieters......... Unite

[JCJRSmith]

Well today starts Phase 2 again. The official tally for Phase One Redux is 8.5 pounds. I'll take it.

Lisa - WOW - you look Great!!! WTG!!!!

 

[WeirdEyes]

Jerry, congrats on losing the 8.5 lbs. I only lose about 5 lbs on Phase 1. You are doing great! Also, thanks for the link on the Kraft foods. That helps me a lot.

Lisa, you look fab!!!!

 

[neverlandclub]

I can't lose to save my life. Do you think I could be stalling myself because I have been too busy to eat breakfast or lunch lately? Am I messing up my metabolism? I am so close yet so far from my goal. I am totally checking out the Firm thread. I gotta kick start this again. Maybe I need to go to Phase 2 and add some carbs? I don't know. Feeling bummed with only 18 days to my trip.

 

[JCJRSmith]

Missing meals can definitely cause one to not lose and even gain weight. I had it explained to me a long time ago in pretty simple terms: if you don't give your body the fuel it needs to perform its work, it will automatically shift your metabolism into conservation mode and start storing available calories as fat. You need to eat those meals to keep your body nourished and keep the metabolism on an even keel.

 

[neverlandclub]

Well, crap. That must be what happened. I will make sure I eat 6 small meals a day and see if it changes. Thanks for the info. I was losing my mind!

 

[ZerasPride]

Just a quick check-in. I hope everyone's Friday is going well. I have a lot of running around to do starting this evening and then the wedding and reception tomorrow so I won't be around again until Sunday. I did go on-line and see what the menu at the reception hall is going to be so I have an idea of what and how I can eat on plan and I'll be picking up a slice of lc chocolate lava cake from Ruby Tuesday's so I can have that at home.

Someone on the other SBD thread I frequent gave me a recipe for mini cheesecakes topped with lc chocolate sauce and pecan halves. Before I post the recipe for you guys, I'm going to try it out for myself and let you know what I think.

Melissa - I agree completely with Jerry. I find that I lose better when I don't skip meals, even the between meal snacks. I might just have a couple of grapes, a bottle of V8 or a few nuts but when I cut out my snacks I noticed I wasn't losing at all. Of course now that I'm getting a bit closer to goal, my weight loss has slowed considerably. In addition to making sure I eat 5 times per day and dessert, I know I need to stop eating so late at night. That's got to be sabotaging me too. I hope we can both start moving down the scale again soon! I responded to your post on the Firm thread and I hope you're going to join us!

I hope you all have a great weekend and I'll check back on Sunday.

 

[sm4987]

Hello everyone!!! No, I'm not back, just sitting here on the bed getting some quick Christmas shopping done online so tht I'll have some packages waiting for me when I get back. The trip is going great. Parks are uncrowded, the weather a little chilly, but who cares. The CB is beutiful as usual and I can see Illuminations from off the balcony every night. This a turning out to be a wonderful vacation. I've had some great food, and am walking my butt off (don't we all do that while in Disney!!) Well, I'm off to DD. Got some more shopping to do

 

[JCJRSmith]

I have to be careful and avoid stress eating the next few days. My in-laws were visiting this weekend and just before they were to leave yesterday my father-in-law had a heart attack. He is in the local hospital here and we are going to see him in a few minutes. Meanwhile, my mother-in-law is staying with us and she is a piece of work. LOML cannot stand her mother. She drinks - a lot - and has a real martyr complex. This whole thing with my FIL is all about her.

Lord, I don't ask for much but give me strength please. The stress around here is so thick you can cut it with a knife.

BTW - FIL is doing well. He had a good night in the hospital and slept very well.

 

[JCJRSmith]

Looks like FIL will be in the hospital a full five days. So, five days with LOML and MIL in the same house. I think that is a made to order murder-suicide situation, although which one is the murder and which is the suicide remains to be seen. :jumping4: Maybe I'll get lucky and they will kill me instead of each other. I have a feeling I will be spending all of Christmas day driving down to Virginia and back to get MIL and FIL home (3.5 hours each way).

 

[JCJRSmith]

Well, I don't have the full details but it looks like FIL will be released from the hospital either tomorrow or Thursday at the latest.

 

[thotfulspot]

Jerry, dear me, how awful! I'm so sorry for this situation, especially happening right smack in the middle of the stressful season. I hope your FIL makes a quick and full recovery, and I hope there aren't any other casualties in the family in the meantime.

I have one sanity-protecting phrase for you: 'Well, time for our long, brisk walk! Coming, dear?' This assumes that your MIL wouldn't want to come with, but where there is already tension in the relationship, PLUS the holidays, PLUS an upsetting medical crisis, it can only help to get some fresh air, exercise, and distance. (Remind your wife that you do eventually need to turn around and go back.)

I'm sending some pixie dust your way that all ends well, and soon.

Well, shoot. I came in here to wail about eating my own MIL's fresh-from-the-oven very special Christmas cookies, and the headache they gave me, but this trumps cookies. Okay, I thank you for the dose of perspective, and hope that Christmas finds you in a settled-down and in-law-free home. Take extra good care of yourself right now and give your wife a big hug -- it'll do you both good!

 

[sm4987]

Jerry, hope all is going well. I will send out my prayers to you for you to have strength.

I am back, and had a great time. I came back the same weight that I left, minus some inches. I ate well and didn't feel deprived of anything. I am happy to be home though, now let's bring on Christmas!!

 

[JCJRSmith]

Well, they checked FIL over yesterday because there was some concern about pneumonia, but he is clear of that. So, sometime today he will be discharged from the hospital and will be heading home.

That also means that MIL will be going home as well, which will help really lower the stress level around here. For years I just thought of my MIL as eccentric, a bit batty. I never realized how passive/aggressive she can be, or what a slob she is. Sometimes, every once in while, she seems okay and is hitting on all cylinders. But most of the time, this woman would try the patience of Job.

Anyway, this chapter is closing. Dad should make a full recovery and we all should be able to enjoy the Holiday Season.

 

[sm4987]

Glad to hear all is well, Jerry. The lower stress level will definately keep you on plan.

To everyone, Merry Christmas. It's gotten quiet, but I know there is some serious last minute Christmas shopping going on, not to mention trying to get ready for the weekend. Be safe and try not to eat to much!

 

[thotfulspot]

Merry Christmas, fellow Beachers!! I hope everyone has a healthy, happy, peaceful holiday full of joy and laughter with your most-loved people!

 

[sm4987]

Merry Christmas All! I Hope Everyone Has Had A Wonderful Day. I Cooked Up A Storm And Am Pretty Full Right Now. Luckily I Didn't Over Do It. I Hope Everyone Else Ate Well. See You All Later

 

[sm4987]

Hello everyone. How was your Christmas? It was great over here. It sure was hard staying away from all the goodies. Shame on me for baking so much I did good though. I made an almond pound cake that was to die for. Not to mention some brownies that my family is trying to kill. It was a great day, and now it's back to life as normal. I hope everything is going well for you all

 

[JCJRSmith]

Christmas was a good day. We had a good time, just the four of us. Didn't really stay on program this past week with the FIL/MIL situation, so I gained a pound or two.

I am home with the kids this week, so time to get back on program. I am waiting on some parts to repair my workout machine (motor burnout). I will be speding the week studying for some certification exams I have to take for work. Other than that, I am just chillin'. Much less stress this week

 

[ZerasPride]

I'm back at work today - yuck! And ready to recommit myself to getting to goal. I don't eat off plan but I could really watch the portion sizes and how late I eat at night. I also have been taking some "liberties" with no sugar added ice cream and eating a bit more than my share so I've got to get that under control. I keep bouncing around the same 2 or 3 pounds and it's driving me nuts. I'll never get to goal this way.

My exercise habits are good (thanks to people like Sheree and Melanie that keep me on my toes) but I need to eat cleaner and be a little tougher on myself than I have been since I hit onderland in late September.

I hope each of you have a wonderful week and I'll check back later. Btw, I have pics posted from the formal I attended under a separate thread called "Lady in Red" or something like that if you want to take a peek at what SBD has done for me the past year!

 

[thotfulspot]

Merry post-Christmas, everybody! I had a lovely Christmas weekend, aside from a nasty cough and congestion, but honestly, everything was already organized so well and my sweet DH jumped right in to handle whatever needed it, that I was able to rest quite a bit and enjoy being with my family. I had already decided which rules were going to be relaxed over the Christmas days, and stayed with it -- I ate a number of Christmas cookies, had ample amounts of my favorite full-fat cheese, and didn't emphasize fresh vegetables. I enjoyed it, I'm over it, and now it's back on track. I haven't weighed myself officially yet, but I think I'm only up by about a pound. I'll Phase-1 it (that's a verb, right?) until I'm back where I was, and then try to make my new fitness DVD a regular part of my week.

Yo, Jerry, you blew out the motor on your workout machine?? I stand in awe of you. Poor machine didn't have a chance!

Lisa, I've already posted on your other thread, but I have to say again that you look absolutely breathtaking in that fabulous dress!! What a payoff for all your hard work and true grit! You must be flying high with pride in yourself, and you deserve every soaring moment of it!!

I bow before my fellow Beachers!