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Archive => Archives => Topic started by: thecakes on March 16, 2006, 02:53:50 pm
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This is terrible, I an sittng here eating chips while I'm reading these posts. I love to eat, its my life or part of it. If I had to be on a special diet, it would be terrible. Food makes me happy. When I'm tired I eat. Sad-eat. happy-eat. board-eat. Lonely-I eat. Any unheard of suggestions for this problem? I just got done painting the hall, I hate to paint,hate, hate, hate. I'v been thinking about it for weeks and after 2 weeks I decided to do it. I promised myself I could have some cookies if I painted. See....food is also a reward for me.
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Cakes--Why not kill two birds with one stone and put yourself on a walking program? Helps with balance and it's hard to eat when you are walking! What is the status of your AN I can't remember what treatment you've had or when--suggest you put it in your profile.
Also ediets has a forum for compulsive eaters, but it ain't free like this'n!
We can't have you all porked out for the cruise now can we? After all you started that wacky thread dintcha!
* ducks to avoid the donut lobbed by cakes*
Captain Deb 8)
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dang it cakes.. I was (honestly!) eating a snack size bag of Lays Potatoe Chips when I read this... ugh!
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Hi Cakes - Interesting topic... as I have just returned from my weekly weight watchers mtg. I was a bad girl last week, need to get back on track. I am an emotional eater as well, and I find great comfort in food. Plus growing up Italian and in the restraunt business, I was screwed from the start! >:(
After my AN surgery I gained 30+ pounds and slowly but surely I have been able to take it off. I enjoy my WW meetings and they like this forum are a great source of support and understanding. I've tried to lose it on my own, but at least for me, I find having a buddy support system very helpful. It nice to have someone I can call when I need to be talked down from a cupcake or a bag of chips. Is there a friend that you could buddy up with to start a walking program? Not sure where you live? I find walking benefits not only my physical health, but mental as well.
I would be more than happy to be you cyber diet buddy.  ;DÂÂ
matti
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I was munching on the 6 pound of chocolate I got to send Phyllis--Geez I hope she don't read this!
Capatin Deb 8)
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And I was feeling bad, so I ran to grab some Cold Stone Creamery ice cream that I'm finishing now....darn you all, caught again!!!!
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We are soooooooo BAD, Cakes!!!!
You start a thread looking for support and all we do is make fun!
We all need to be SPANKED! >:(
Captain Deb 8)
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I can't go to work as I can't get into my work clothes I've gained so much weight from this tumor! Darn steriods!! Cakes I'll be your diet buddy. I have found that since I can't do my normal activities I tend to watch tv and eat. I'm doing a new program at physical therapy and I gained 10 pounds last week...it it happens again I'm quitting!!
You guys keep eatting...Cakes and I are going to get ready for Matthew!
Matti if you're good you can join us!
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I've tried everything! Although my doctor doesn't consider me overweight, I have put on about 30-40 since my surgery and no matter what I do....... guess getting older makes it harder too. I had the flu last week and didn't even eat for a week and gained weight.
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Ok your wacky wenches,
To continue Matti's comment, you can use this thread as a weekly cyber ww meeting. Every Monday, everyone says how much they have lost and the winner gets a big block of cyber chocolate.
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Oh Larry you win. Great idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm in!!!! I was watching The Biggest Loser marine wives v navy wives last night. I love that show!!!!!!!!
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Dang I missed it..how won? Navy or Marines?
I'm thinking hormones are to blame for some of mine. Has anyone been told this an brain stuff affects hormones? I have by a non doctor lol
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Larry -  make mine milk chocolate, preferably with nuts  ;)
Gennysmom - I love the Biggest Loser. Not crazy about the female trainer/drill sergeant, she's a little intense, but wouldn't mind having the male trainer help me out. I also missed last nights show
Static and batty - I blame it ALL on hormones. Men have it so easy. Well, maybe they don't... I know my husband suffers from a hormone problem.....ME!  >:(
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Matti, I think my dh would probably agree!
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static dh?
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And now for a male version.
I have three women in my house (wife and two kids - just thought I'd clarify) and they are all in synch. I need a second house for one week of every month. I reckon those female hormones are the cause of many an issue - particularly on us guys!!!
Having said that, I'm off now for that chocolate - I'll report back with a review.
Laz (getting familiar now)
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Sound like you need to name your house "Casa Estrogena"
Capt Deb
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Larry - Yes! I must agree...you men are saints. But always remember we do not control of our hormones, they control us. (At least that's what I've been telling my DH and he still buys it) ;) My brother has 4 females to contend with, now I know why he has a weekend home up in Tahoe. It's all making sense now!
Static - It's infortunate, but I think they all agree. Heck, someday's I can't stand to be around myself. LOL
Capt. Deb - You always keep me laughing....thank you!
matti
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You know what's really scary is that my boyfriend knows my schedule better than I do. Why is that Larry....wait, I think I know.
The navy wives won. Jillian can be scary, but she really cares about people too...she just knows how to push you past what you thought you were able to accomplish to suprize yourself.
I changed my mind momentarily.....I will be here for support, but will wait till after my surgery to become official...I remembered the "Bad Taste/Rusty Nails" thread....if I'm gonna end up there, I want from now until then to taste everything I love just in case. No metallic chocolate!
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Actually, after my surg, chocolate was the only thing that tasted like it was supposed to. God bless Dr. Love for running around the barrio looking for Godivas! He found the killer 77% cocoa bar in the drugstore downstairs. Also in the dining hall I tried to eat my weight in mashed potatoes every night. Nuthin' wrong with my appetite, apparently.
Captain Deb 8)
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Hi all,
Well, I must say that I was going to have a lovely polly waffle but thought of this thread and, well, I wanna win on Monday.
So wasn't that a motivating thing for you guys.
well, I'm outa here until the weekend.
catch ya
Laz
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at the rate I'm going I'll be more than rolly polly by monday! I only agreed to the intense physical therapy as I thought it might help take weight off..so far I've gained 13 pounds :o It's gotta be the hormones! ::)
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Not only the hormones but I think all those steroids stay in your system and they make me eat like crazy. That's my excsue and I'm sticking with it.
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OK you guys, back to the diet subject. Larry had the right idea. Every Monday we all report on here if we did good or not. Should we get really serious and tell our weight every Monday?
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Yeah Cakes lets get serious AFTER I just had a big piece of chocolate cake for breakfast lol Of cours it was AFTER I just got home from my gruelling therapy and I was too tired to cook something for breakfast...and I wanted to clean the cake pan..yeah that's it lol
Sounds good to me...I'm in
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Okay, I want in too!
I have been eating all day long!!! Chips, chocolate, carmel, rice crispie treat, and oh so much more! I have been very bad! :-X
I keep saying I am going to start The South Beach Diet tomorrow and then I shove something bad in my face and think there is always the next day.
Okay, I am going to make a promise that today is the day (even though I am already off to a bad start). I am going back on "the beach". I lost 12 pounds over the summer while I was on it - and I don't want to be the fat girl anymore! When I found out about AN - that all went out the window. Today is the day!
Thanks for motivating me! Can I join too?
Suz
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Suz you are more than welcome to join!
the more the merry then we won't feel so alone with all this ;D
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So should we set some rules?
Like if we are going to report weight lost and actual weight
or just weight lost?
And should we say how we did it (ie, type of diet. type of exercise)?
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I already weigh in once a week, I guess twice won't hurt me. I will happily share my Weight watchers tips from my weekly meetings. ;DÂÂ
Suz - what is South Beach based on? is it low carb?
BattyP - We think alike! There was a lonely piece of german chocolate cake left sitting in the box this morning... it was soooo good! How many days do we have till weigh in?
matti
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starting weight for all of us...FAT, chunky, blubbery, bloated, just pick one lol
pounds lost I think would be best
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BattyP. - I am with you on just stating pounds lost. not even severe torture would make me tell my weight. Even my drivers license has a fantasy weight on it, according to my license I have been the same weight since I was 16, that was 33 years ago. Glad I am just able to renew by mail.
matti
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Wow, you can renew by mail? Every 4 years I have to have a new pic taken here in PA. And as far as stating pounds lost...... I don't have a scale and that's my excuse!
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I am with all of you on the weight lost only. I would be embarrassed to share my weight. Hate scales.
Matti,
South Beach is low carb (allows the right kind of carbs) and high protein (right kind of course). The first 2 weeks are kind of strict and then you can add more carbs back into your diet. I like it cuz you loose alot of weight during the first two weeks. And then 1-2 pounds after that as long as you are on stage 2. Stage 3 is to maintain. I like the jump start during the first two weeks keeps me motivated.
I often thought about trying weight watchers, do you like it?
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Oh Yeah--I want in, too! PULLLLEEEEEEEEZ! PULLLLLEEEEEZ!
I've only got 10 lbs. to lose, but you need me for comic relief! Besides--I'd really really short. Dr. Love went fishing at 6:00 this morning--of course he woke me totally up looking for everyting before he left, so I got up and had 1/2 a Ghirardelli Toffee Interlude for before breakfast, breakfast, and then the other half after breakfast for breakfast dessert.
Ahem,
My name is Captain Deb (sobs) and I'm a.....a....a......CHOCOHOLIC!
There I said it. I am powerless over chocolate and my life is unmanagable.
Monday would be a good day to fess up and check in. I joined the local gym 2 weeks ago and I have been 4 (count 'em--four) whole times! Progress, not perfection, I always sez!
But HEY! a year ago I could hardly get out of bed--constant migraines and hole in stomach from meds. So now I can do 3 miles on a treadmill--I'M AWWWWWESOMMMMME!
Yeehaw -- ladies--we're ALLLL AWWWWWESOOOOOME!!! ;D
Captain Deb 8)
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When I first heard about the types of surgery for AN, I thought I could get myself into the best possible shape I could OR I could eat, drink and merry. Well, eat, drink and be merry won and that is a really hard habit to break! ;D
I need help! I have never weighed so much in my life! Ick!
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Coupled with the steriods a lot of us took...My pants don't fit anymore. I had to borrow my brother shorts one day as I got paint on mine..I never gave them back lol If it wasn't for those suckers I'd never get to the grocery store :o
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I had afish sandwich and curly fries(Arbys) a small bowl of bran flakes, and then I stopped at the gas station{2.35 gal.} and had my all time favorite----- a little debbie------ I'm a little debbie kind of girl--love em. My passion is the sweet roll, with the white frosting. :P
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Now you have me craving cinnabon. Ever since this thread started I've been doing nothing but eating. ;D
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Too funny Cakes..I started eating Little Debbies after they told me I wasn't diabetic anymore YUMMMMY
Of course this is the night my son's gf is making me brownies..YUMMMMY but we're out Milk can anyone run to the store for me? It's dark here I can't go lol
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I love cinnabon but rush right past it in the mall because once I've given in, it's too late and I'll eat a whole box! Lately I've been getting a sugar/cinnamon fix from Aunt Annies cinnamon pretzels, yum! I think I'll run to the mall tomorrow once the kiddies go to their guard competition. Sound like a plan?
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Yes get some for me please :o)
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No problem ;)
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I too, am munching while I read this post. At least it's Orville Redenbacher's 94% fat free popcorn. I'm trying to lose the extra 20 pounds from the "I had a brain tumor, I can eat anything I want" diet. After being in the hospital for a long week I'd actually lost 10 pounds. I balanced myself precariously on the scale shortly after coming home. :-) That weight loss didn't last long though. And then I kept on gaining weight. I've gotten back to walking again. It's helping some. I've also started writing down what I eat, except on the days I eat too much. lol Guess that isn't very valuable. I belonged to Weight Watchers in the past. Even made it to my goal and a lifetime member, but I'm over my goal now. Anybody want to be my cyber weight watcher pal?
Jean
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Jean,
I was on that same diet for quite some time - "I had a brain tumor and can eat anything I want"! Sometimes I go back, it's an easy fix. Salad just isn't as good as chocolate ice cream and pretzels!
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Being the teacher in school isn't helpful either. Students bring treats to my door! Of course my students now know that if I have the will power I will give it to one of them. (if they are good lol) Today I couldn't pass up the rice krispies with peanut butter with chocolate frosting. Too good!
Jean
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I cant' believe Jean didn't share her treats with us. I was good today I didn't pick on anyone I did my time out gracefully ;D
I too lost weight after the hospital stay and then I guess with the steriods and an unsuprvised diet I had fun LOL couldn't cook anything so grabbed junk food galore :o
weigh in is on monday....so enjoy the weekend! It's next week we start being good again :)
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Did you ever see a lion with raw meat? That's how I am with anything chocolate. Sorry, just can't share chocolate. lol
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Heck mine is anything with sugar in it. It's like I'm a junkie on herione lol
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Hi Jean- I'll be your Weight Watcher diet buddy. I hit lifetime back in 1999, attended meetings for a year or so after that. Gained some back, so I am weighing in yet again. I have a great leader, makes all the difference. I just know that when I am out of points for the day, it's time for bed. Lately I have been out of points before noon. LOLÂÂ
Static - I think I will also pay Aunt Annie a visit. I'll buy you one too BattyP, extra sugar!ÂÂ
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do you think i can blame my an for extra weight? do they weigh much?
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Aunt Ann who is Aunt Ann? I've heard of aunt sally's she's the praline lady in new orleans..or shall I saw..was? ???
I'm thinking the AN doesn't weigh that much..or heck maybe that was the 10 pounds we all lost right after surgery? Yeah..the AN weighs 10 pounds and after they take it from you you gain 40..OOPS :o
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I was watching the Food Network the other night...the history of pretzels...and there's some in the Chicago area that look like they are to die for....stuffed pretzels....Kim and Scott's pretzels...anyone ever had one? Auntie Annies are too greasy for me, but they do in a pinch. I'm eating cottage cheese and being a good girl because it's breakfast time and I actually like it. Chocolate comes later...like in about 20 minutes. I have Cadbury mini eggs and Cadbury caramel eggs. he he he.
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I love to pig out at Applebees or Charlies or Road House orRed Lobster or Dammons or Frickers or--------------------------------------------
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Hay batty, I think you can do the cruise finances - with maths like that, we are in great hands!
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I can add good as I is a math and reading teacher lol
I have lots of checks a whole boxfull that can be printed up lickety split..surely there must be money in an account somewhere to be able to actually cash or use them right? ;)
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Ok you wenches, I'll lead the weigh in stakes. I lost 1kg last week (that's 2.2046 pounds). Nothing special, just didn't over indulge.
Laz
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Oh Poor Larry...weigh in is monday so those two pounds don't count! :P
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So is Monday the official start? If so - what are we posting tomorrow? Desired weight -loss?
Are we starting a new thread of using the same one?
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batty,
Remember, I am from down under and significantly east of your wonderful country so Monday here is Sunday your place.
Now, after my wonderful weigh in result and with one week to go till the next one, I am currently smothering my face (eating some as well) with a fantastic large chocolate muffin - it's deeeeeeeeeeelicious, mmm, yum ( I feel like Homer right now - muuuuuufffffffiiiiiiinnnnnnnnn, chooooooooooccccccccooooooollllllllllaaaaaate. Sorry to use up the database, but I had to do it. It's a cunning plan to have all you wenches go get some chocolate and not lose more than my 1kg. Shrewd and learning from the best (thats all you wenches of course) and I must say from the web site of a couple of you, rather saucy wenches at that!
Laz
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Hmmm
Monday weigh in (we aren't telling out weight) So I guess it would be more of a post that you're in? How about...
battyprincess wench: desired weight loss more than 10 pounds...does that work for everyone?
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Sounds good!
I'll post mine today - Shoegirl - desired weight loss 10 - 15 pounds. ;)
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I think a weekly progress report of volume lost is enough - don't want to get too serious here. Truth be known, not sure if i want to admit to being   whoops, nearly let the cat out of the bag.
Laz
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Ok, I give in, I need to lose, ah, ah, 17 kg's.
More walking the plank or exercise (indoor and outdoor)
Laz
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Okay, count me in. I need to lose 10-15 pounds.
Jean
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I am in and I'll take 10, ooops I mean I'll give up 10.
In the words of the Black Eyed Peas, "too much junk inside my trunk". >:(
matti
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I think they wrote that part of the song about me LOL
I'm needing more than 10 pounds!
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Monday, Monday...................I lost 1 lb. yayayayayayayayaya > My big problem is in front of the tv at nite, I tries chewing gum in place of cheet-os. It still was hard . Come on you guys, its your turn, fess up!
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Hey- I've got 10-20 lbs to lose. Count me in!!!luv2teach
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I am a COW! :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P
Moo,
Moo,
Moo'
Moo'
Moo'
Moo,
Moo'
Moo!
Oh well, Back to the gym. Missed a whole week due to twingy back muscle from doing (shudder.....) HOUSEWORK. (That'll teach me!)
Captain Deb
Wicked One-eared Wench!
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You speak with forked tongue Capt Deb - sore back due to housework - yeah right, you wicked wench. Getting that cape caught in the chandellier again huh?????
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Actually, I do have a cool leopard cape with a matching chicken bone necklace, feather headdress, and spear that are part of my jungle girl costume--a real prize winner!
Capt Deb
PS Saw the hurry-cane on the news last night. Said it hit the "coast of Australia" like Australia has a little dinky coast like Alabama or something. Oy.
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Actually, Cyclone Larry apparantly has peaked at 290kmh - stronger than Katrina which was pretty frightening. It hit the north east of Australia and yep Capt DFeb, the coast line of Aust is bigger than Nth America.
The big danger now are from the flood waters where the crocodiles come out and start eating people.
It is apparantly now being followed ny Cyclone Watti as if larry was the entre'. Its a pretty harsh part of the country (top of the east coast) and it goes for miles and miles. Not very inhabited coz you gotto be nuts to live there. A bit west is the Northern territory which had a nasty cyclone some 30 years ago that virtually flattened the capital (Darwin). They still managed to have their annual wet tee shirt competition though.
Enough of the geography lesson.
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Sound like "organizer of Wet T-Sirt contest" needs to be it's own crew position.
Anybody out there interested?
Capt Deb
Wickedest Wacky One-eared Wench in the World ;D
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OOOPS!
Wrong thread! This cruise is all over the place!
Sorry ladies!
Capt Deb
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Hellp! Today is not a good dieting day. I tried a new kind of eyedrop yesterday and turned my eye red. Since my eye is looking bad I figure I should eat too. :P I did get on the treadmill and worked out. Got off and started eating again!
Jean
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Naughty naughty Jean,
before you gulp those sweet things down in fututre, just think of your cyber buddies ready to give you a blast.
Got to be good you guys.
Laz the lecturer.
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Okay, I won't eat another piece of biscotti. Maybe carrots if anything. :-)
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I'm cooking up a pizza if anyone wants some ;D
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Yummmm, send a piece down the line gennysmom
Hey, got a great recipe for ww pizza.
Pita bread - put under the griller for a few minutes
Take out, reverse side and plonk stuff like salsa instead of tomato paste
put some ww ham, cheese, mushrooms, olives etc
bung in oven and outcomes a ww pizza. oooooohhhhhh mama mia - belisimo (apologies to all Italians for poor spelling).
I hope your pizza is along these lines or you will incur the wrath of the wacky wuns.
Laz
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Oh, no, store bought, frozen isle, self rising in the oven Hawaiian Pizza. Yours sounds pretty good though...will have to try it. I did get the lowfat Hagen Daas though, of the caramel chocolate vanilla variety....1/2 the fat so it's OK to gorge on, right??
So Laz, you doubling up on chef duties for the cruise?
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Gennysmom,
You are due a spanking or - go stand in the corner for 5 minutes.
"I did get the lowfat Hagen Daas though, of the caramel chocolate vanilla variety....1/2 the fat so it's OK to gorge on, right?? "
WRONG KIDDO
Vheck out the kj's half of their normal kj's is probably twice the amount of normal - try frozen yoghurt.
Living with 3 hormonals I have picked up snippets of low fat this and no calories that. However, outside of a pizza and a steak on the barbie, my culinary skills stay at the table (eating).
Laz
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I had pizza last night, too--homemade. I use a plain crust storebought and load it fulla veggies, and cholesterol-free soy cheese with a little skim mozzarella for flavor. I made on w/ tomato sauce and one with my homemade walnut pesto. Yum Yum! Had 3 small peices (as opposed to the whole thing)
Gotta fit back in my leopard thong!
Moo-moo,
Capt Deb
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I just got fat reading all that, you MOOOOOOOOOOO's! ;)
xo
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Capt Deb that was a BAD visual lol :D
I'm just got done pigging out at Cheesecake factory. We don't have one locally and had to take my son to orlando to see a specialist. Had to have a piece of cheesecake but since I shared it the calories don't count my friend ate them all ;)
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I have laughed so much reading this thread I must have lost a couple of pounds!! Life is such a bore when you're dieting - all I think about is food - what's for the next meal. You have to start cooking real food on Weight Watchers and I'm only used to using the microwave. It is expensive too.
You all sound such great characters - keep it up!
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gawd, this thread is making me fat!!!!!!!!! :o ;)
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I know...we really should be supportive in saying how much we love carrots instead of chocolate ;D
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I was good today I actually did snack on carrots while I waited for my healthy brown rice to cook. I trying to have some willpower today...I'm already into withdrawals >:(
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you are doing better than me hun... I'm PMS and nerves of upcoming treatment got me bad... talk me out of ordering a pizza tonight... someone... plu-eeeze!
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Have some nice juicy fruit instead Pearl! Much tastiness and slower release of sugar so will help give you happy hormones. If not I always find a tub of Cookies and Cream Hagen Daz does the trick! lol L
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Leigh, you ARE the cruel one! I like your mode of thinking! :D
Have some nice juicy fruit instead Pearl! Much tastiness and slower release of sugar so will help give you happy hormones. If not I always find a tub of Cookies and Cream Hagen Daz does the trick! lol L
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sorry m'dear I didn't mean to tempt! Prailines and Cream is also good!!! Bet I stopped you thinking about pizza though!!!
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Ah... Rock N' Roll stew from my fave ice cream shoppe here in town will do me justttttttttttt fine! :D And Pizza! :)
(shhhhhhh... don't tell the bloke... he'll bust me for it!)
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dont worry I womt tell him about the ice-cream... no promises about the pizza!!! LoL
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I knew I could count on you... *coff* ;)
dont worry I womt tell him about the ice-cream... no promises about the pizza!!! LoL