[Synopsis]

Originally Posted by redbird4848

Step aside, Ladies, a REAL man is here to fess up. Ya'll sittin on the back row, might want to cover your ears. Its fixin to get ugly.

My name is Redbird, and I weighed myself yesterday at the Dr.'s office. I weigh 290 pounds,(gasp from audience) and that's not just table muscle, that is pure tub-a-lard with extra fries!!

NO WONDER MY CLOTHES DON't FIT!!

During our recent cancer battle, Don went from 190 to 160 and I went from 267 to 290-something. It is sad. I am one of those people that are called stress eaters, and I eat when I am happy, and sad, and bored, etc.

I am finding to lose weight is going to be like giving up alcohol and drugs. I am the kind of person that has to replace it with something. So I am going to go back to Tae Kwon Do. At least I will be a deadly chubmonster, instead of a loving chubby butterbean.

In the last two years, I've gone from 165 to 180; mostly because I haven't exercised the way I normally do. In the last year it has been because of this sciatic nerve problem. I used to run, but can't even walk more than 100 ft without being in severe pain now. I'm working to get this fixed so I can be the lean mean fighting machine I was before!!

redbird, you can do it if you set your mind to it! tae kwon do is an excellent way to get back into shape.

[colleeng47]

Originally Posted by peggydavis

I didn't know they made brown sugar in splenda. I think I will get some new oatmeal and some raisins. Are you still off work, Colleen?

Late night snacking is what will ruin my diet. I have been cleaning up my garden and getting it ready for planting, so that has been good exercise. My neighbor gave me a new dog, so he is exercising me too.

i found it in my supermarkets here in nj.

yes, i'm still off work. the cast is supposed to come off 2/14. i'm waiting to hear from human resources about getting temporary disability since i don't have any sick time from last year and i haven't "earned" any so far this year.

do you prepare your garden so early every year? we don't start that until around mid-march here.

late night snacking is my downfall, too.

[peggydavis]

I did pretty good yesterday. I ate salad for lunch yesterday with only a drizzle of dressing. I mostly rode in the car yesterday so exercise was out.

I am really just cleaning the garden up from last year. That and adding compost to my beds. I think I will plant some snap peas this week just to see what happens.

I hope you do get the temporary disability.

[Jess5]

Originally Posted by colleeng47

i keep splenda brown sugar and log cabin sugar free pancake syrup to put in my oatmeal when i want the brown sugar and maple taste. it's pretty good. i happen to be a morning person, so i like breakfast. today im fixing french toast with whole wheat grain bread with the sugar free syrup. yum!

Thanks Colleen, what a good suggestion with Splenda and sugar free syrup!

[peggydavis]

Today I bought oatmeal, brown sugar splenda, and raisins. So tomorrow hopefully there will be snow and I will have a healthy breakfast.

[Jess5]

Do any of you make smoothies? How much sugar do you use? I'm trying to make one similar to Sonics berry smoothie.

[karibear]

Originally Posted by Jess5

Do any of you make smoothies? How much sugar do you use? I'm trying to make one similar to Sonics berry smoothie.

I sort of do, but I don't know what Sonic smoothies are like. Mostly I use bananas, milk, and raw eggs. If I have any, I add ice cream, which is usually a sugar-fee kind. Once in awhile, I use some other kind of frozen berries, but I usually let them thaw for a bit before dumping them in the blender [it's the pits when a blender blade breaks]. Or if I feel particularly extravagant, I add malt powder. If you don't care for the flavor straight, you can add any kind of sweetener you want, like maple syrup, honey, or brown sugar.

[colleeng47]

Originally Posted by peggydavis

Today I bought oatmeal, brown sugar splenda, and raisins. So tomorrow hopefully there will be snow and I will have a healthy breakfast.

i can't believe you guys are having snow again. we haven't had a lick of snow yet!

[Jess5]

Originally Posted by karibear

I sort of do, but I don't know what Sonic smoothies are like. Mostly I use bananas, milk, and raw eggs. If I have any, I add ice cream, which is usually a sugar-fee kind. Once in awhile, I use some other kind of frozen berries, but I usually let them thaw for a bit before dumping them in the blender [it's the pits when a blender blade breaks]. Or if I feel particularly extravagant, I add malt powder. If you don't care for the flavor straight, you can add any kind of sweetener you want, like maple syrup, honey, or brown sugar.

Thanks karibear. I made one the other day with banana, strawberries, strawberry yogurt, ice. I didn't add any extra sweetener, which I should have because it wasn't sweet enough for me. Sonics' was thicker and much sweeter.

[karibear]

Originally Posted by Jess5

Thanks karibear. I made one the other day with banana, strawberries, strawberry yogurt, ice. I didn't add any extra sweetener, which I should have because it wasn't sweet enough for me. Sonics' was thicker and much sweeter.

I haven't tried it with yogurt, it's too expensive here - close to a dollar for one of those little bitty cartons! Maybe once I get settled in OK I can start making my own again. I never use ice cubes, I've killed a couple blenders that way in the past. Now I have a nice nearly-new Magic Bullet and I am NOT going to risk it. I also don't care for sweet stuff, with certain exceptions, like chocolate and home made ice cream. And a few other things that I won't torture anyone by mentioning.