You Will See Less Of Me !!

[joesuzzi]

Time to blow the dust off of this never ending journal and hit the beach....AGAIN

I have been gone and on my own since May 09 I think?? Everything was going well....met with my sisters and I was almost the smallest one.. and then it seemed to go down hill from there.
I have gained 30 pounds in the past 6 months....and I know EXACTLY how I have gained it.
Hubby is right here with me, also with 30 pounds to lose again.

I wonder if any of the "old Gang" is still around, or back for another stroll on the beach???

[Chris55]

We're still here - I'm afraid that if I leave all the weight will come back, so I think I'm moving in permanently. Even finally started my own journal so I have no excuse to not post my meals and exercise. Keeping me honest!!

Are you doing P1 all over? I don't think I could do it again.....

[jhderm]

Suzzy, how great to see you! You left after you quit smoking, and you were GONE! I kept going back to your jrnl in hopes that you would visit and say hi, but until now, it was blank. I am overjoyed to see you! We are still here, a small core of very wonderful, caring and loving people, supporting and helping each other any way needed and possible. So welcome back, and don't pls disappear again....We all have exchanged emails since the board was down for a while and it was lonely and unpleasant.
I am sure that you will get rid of the 30lbs again, hope you are still not smoking!
Judi

[joesuzzi]

Hi Chris.....so glad you are still here. I AM going to start from the beginning again, PH 1. Looks like you are doing GREAT keeping the pounds off and I know what you mean about being affraid to leave the boards.
The support from here gets everyone through the rough patches.
I actually think PH 1 is a whole lot easier than PH 2.......no tempting grains to deal with and limited choices
of what is "legal". I think it will help me get back into the swing of things (fingers crossed) The thing is, I KNOW what to do to get it off but I need the boards too.
I had gotten down to 145 which is really little for me and WAY too little according to my hubby (Bless him )
so my goal this time is to get to 160 and stay there.

Judi....I wish I could say I was not smoking....but it would be a big lie.. Hubby & I both started back when I was dealing with the smelly Chantix side effects......remember????? Not a pleasant time in my life for anyone that had to be around me
That all being said, I whipped up a batch of the bean brownies last night, made a tray of meat/laughing cow roll-up, cooked lots of veggies and beans too. It has been almost a week since we cut out grains and sugar and we both found it surprisingly easy this time. It helps that we are both doing it from the getgo this time.

I keep reading about the board being down.....did the site crash??? I know before even if there was a problem for a day I would go into panic mode !
I did manage to break one bad habit....the scale. I can walk by it and not even think about getting on it....which is A huge thing for me. I think I am going to do my official weigh-in day on Friday. By that time we should be completely into PH 1 and starting our journey. I am going to try and post AT LEAST every other day

It really helped me last night to reread my journal, I have inspired myself and also found a bunch of meals that I like and had forgotten about
So friends.....can I stroll with you while you walk the beach?????? Forgive me if I keep my towel wrapped around me for awhile...it will come off soon enough !

[Kyan]

Welcome back!!

[Chris55]

Yep, the site crashed. It was down from some time in Sept until early Nov. Very frustrating for me. I was checking almost every day because I could not believe it was going to be down so long. Now most of the old photos are scrambled and some other things don't work, but it's back. Phew!

It's great that you're doing P1 again. I think I would be able to do it more easily if it were summer, but I need my warm starchy soups and things like winter squash. Plus nobody else is doing it with me so it's a little more challenging. I really just need to cut out the grains and I'd be fine, but I'm surrounded by them.

[Beaching It]

Suzzi!!!! My milk police woman is BACK!!! Yay!!! So happy to see you back here. Jeff is back too. Good for you and DH for doing P1. I totally agree with you that it's easier than P2 because there's not much choice and the cravings go.

I've been on the board forever and FREAKED OUT when it went down for 7 weeks. I thought it was never coming back and it was hard... but it came back thank GOD!!! I went on my 40th b-day girls cruise to the Caribbean in November (11 girls sailing the seas with no husbands or kids) and gained 3 1bs, then gained 3 more over the holidays. So I just finished a 2 week P1 stint and feeling very good and strong. I'm heading to Cancun, Mexico with the family for our school March break so my goal is to lose 10 1bs by that time.

So glad you kicked your scale addiction. Don't worry about the smoking right now... just get the eating on track and deal with the other things later. So glad to see you back.

[joesuzzi]

I am glad that Jeff is back too..................he always was very supportive and I LOVED it when he was going to kidnap me! I have to hunt down his journal and say Hi.
Wow....7 weeks....I would have lost my mind. I hear ya Chris about the soups. I have everything ready to make a big batch of the cauliflower/broccolli cheese soup tomorrow....we both like it.
Lisa,
I am hoping that Ky took over my job as the dairy police????? (Moooooooo !) I am having a hard time getting back on water.....I adore diet pepsi and everytime I am thirsty it is what I reach for.............gotta retrain myself all over again...*sighs*
Cancun?????? Lucky you ! The birthday bash sounded like a lot of fun.......and if you only gained 3 measly pounds during 2 weeks you did wonderful ! I have no doubt that you will be where you want to be before your Cancun trips gets here.
I think the sugar cravings are now gone......felt a little bit off today but I remember that it is normal.
Kinda ticked off today because the DMV would not renew my drivers liscense (which I lost about 3 months ago) because I could not read that darn chart with my right eye...............at least she did replace my existing liscense and I have until November to get my eyes checked before actual renewal.
All in all it has been a pretty good day. Definately getting my veggies in....now it is time to tackle that water.
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I did get some good news at the Doctors this morning.....she knows someone who does hypnosis for smoking....and she swears by it ! Yay !!!!! Hubby & I are both going to go and see if we can kick it this time (it has only been 45 years for both of us)....terrible, I know, but we are not giving up yet. We want to be well into PH 2 before we try it.......fingers crossed that it will work !

[Kyan]

OH I hope the hypnosis works!! I am so glad that both you AND your husband are doing this at the same time. The only way you can both be successful if it you both do it, and have each other for support! I have to tell you.... I know it would be soo hard for me to quit smoking if I had ever started! I have a very addictive personality. Just ask me about food!

Now... what is this about dairy police?? That surely wasn't me? Was it? I don't remember! What was I supposed to do? ha ha Remind you to get your dairy? HA!! I'm terrible about that! You have your diet Pepsi - what I really LOVED was Mr. Pibb... and then it was diet Dr. Pepper... but it started giving me such horrible migraines when I didn't get my caffeine that I finally kicked the habit!

Hey - did you know that diet pop can actually mess up weight loss?? I read that in Prevention, I think it was. I can't remember why it does it, though.

[Cambie]

Welcome Home at the Beach friend! What a lovely suprise to have a visit from you! Thank you for your prayers.

Having your DH at your side in this journey is awesome! My DH is thin and doesn't smoke, I'm curvy and smoke. I'm setting Valentine's Day as my quit date....that will be SWEET!

I'm happy to see you back. As you've seen, many of us have had gains so you are NOT ALONE!

Life IS Beautiful

Tammy

[dene]

Glad to see you and LB both back. I never did start a journal, just visit other people's to follow their news. Welcome back!

[joesuzzi]

Hi Guys....it is WONDERFUL to be back amoung friends.....and meet some new ones too ! ( Hi Dene....I have not seen you around here before???)
OK Ky....I think you sent me a dairy police identification card someplace in this journal....? (I am pretty sure it was you cuz of the Mooooooo ?)
and Yup....the "dairy police" reminds people to get dairy into the menu's.....a lot of us females seem to leave it out (me included !)
I had a lot of fun with that card....zapping peoples journals....I will have to look back and see if I can find it....I KNOW I hit Lisa a few times with it for sure....way back when. I remember hoping somebody would forget about dairy just so I could zap them......(*I know, I know....I must get a life !)
I was able to kick the diet pepsi last time...so I just need to stop buying it.
I know that I have to get around 100 oz.'s of water in each day, I am just finding that part of it a 'lil more difficult this time.
One day at a time, right?
We are only on day 3 of the official start of Ph 1 but are going to do the weigh-in thing in the morning. I would use my Wii-fit but I don't think I can handle it telling me I am Obese again...... I hated that part !
I also have not kicked in the exercise yet.....I know I have to do it but am putting it off day by day.
Seeing all of you doing so well helps motivate me to get my butt moving which will also get that scale moving in the right direction too.
Will start journaling our menu's next week because I need to do this 100%.
Hope you all had a great day.........

[dene]

maybe because I never had a journal. Mostly visit other people's journals. Been around since 2005, though, and remember you from before.

[Beaching It]

Yipee !! I finally get to show my ID !!
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(Just showing you some ♥ ♥ from the dairy queen !!!) Eat your dairy girl !

[Beaching It]

There's your nifty card. I had to go through my entire journal to find it.

Sounds like you're doing great! Glad to hear that you and DH have found something that may help with the smoking. That would be awesome!!! Keep up the great work and I'll be looking for that milk card.