Posts by bevvbevv

I will return to browse your comments and make my own sometime this week, but for the sake of weigh-in, I'm at 143, which I find amazing given that I haven't behaved as well as I should have.

Housecleaning.  Dries out hands, firms up muscles.  Treat yourself to some goooood lotion and know it was a worthwhile venture for health in more ways than one:-)

And Jayne, oh people.  People people people.  People who just need to mind their own darn business.  I am sorry you have to deal with the sister who "clearly" knows better than you what you ought to do.  Ironically, I always loved Marie just because she seemed so improbable based on my parents and their experiences with their in-laws.  Hmmmmm.  Good luck with the Richard and his ex-wife situation.  I am living proof that divorced parents with their own social lives involving significant others can still produce healthy (well, as healthy as any other kid) youngsters.

Oh: I'm a believer in water.  If I drink it, I lose. If I don't, I might as well have eaten straight butter.  Glug glug:-)

Ah! I'm back, I'm back! I'm a bum, but I'm back.... I was out of town for a conference, then in town for a conference (will I EVER get to do any REAL work???), and conference number one did not enable me to have a beachy week-- we stayed at my colleague's parents' home to save moolah, and her mom (lovely lady) cooked us dinner.  The only catch was that she considers peas, carrots and potatoes to be the only veggies worth eating.  Sooooooo....  You just can't not eat your hostess' food!

Nanny, I like the thought from Oh that you should hand your daughter your clothes and remark that they are too big for you.  That would mortify me ... if my mom had ever been one pound over 130 in her entire life! We daughters have some vanity going on:-)

And the poundage for today is 143.5.  Whee!

I'm here, I'm here!  I'm still at 146, but that's fine by me.  It's 5 pounds less than I was before I started SB!   And, it's ttom, so hopefully it starts edging down afterwards.

Hey hey!

Well, family drama occurred so I have been in a different city dealing with stress and being taken out to eat at Mexican food restaurants. Each time I've gone out, I've ordered something that looked on the menu like it might have a hope of a prayer, but I've been WRONG!  So, lots of moderation in size but not in ingredients.  And I have no scale.  So, for today, I'll go with my Monday weight, which was 146.  If it has moved dramatically one way or other tomorrow, I'll update. I'm headed home to the land of the stocked fridge, so all should be well dietwise, though all the issues that drove me home remain in high gear.  Blargh.

Hi Jsh!  Thanks for the support!  And I think you might be on to something, Materialgirl. If I were that active, I feel I'd definitely need something more substantial to fuel the exercise machine.  I'm hoping to switch to p2 this weekend and start running again.  I have new shoes ready and waiting (the treads on my old shoes seem to have been left on various roads previously travelled).  I've read many an article saying that milk is the ultimate recovery food because of its blend of carbs and protein, so maybe all it will take is an up in the dairy intake.

I personally don't ever get hungry-- I was consuming more calorie-dense foods but staying in my calorie range for healthy eating before SB, so the volume I eat is HUGE now-- it is sometimes hard to convince myself to snack.  I'm also a big fan of veggies, so I don't feel truly deprived. I can eat a whole thing of frozen spinach straight up:-)--I'm weird like that.

My big issue the first time I tried SB was weakness.  I too was walking up huge hills.  I was at college and lived in a dorm that was literally at the top of a 35 degree incline.  I wove walking up (no, I was not drunk at 10 am) and was winded when I got there... which I hadn't been two weeks previous pre-diet.  I was good about eating my beans and drinking my milk and water, yet felt icky all the way through the 2 weeks.  So I abandoned the SB way, not what I should have done, and continued to gain weight.  Oops.  So I definitely don't want to abandon the SB way (plus, my little experiment last week says that maaaaybe I shouldn't eat corn just yet for the sake of so much more than my waistline) but maybe start in on adding a carb or two for the exercise.  Walking is great on p1, but I've not been able to run, and I do want to get back in form for a half marathon in April.  On Saturday (after day 1 of dancing like a mad woman), I'll be two days ahead of p2, and while I actually haven't had any cravings during this beginning period, I don't want to add the carbs back too quickly and find myself up to my usual tricks.  I am conflicted; I desperately want to have the carbs that would do me good but am doing some of that often-seen angsting over the p2 switch.

Welcome Materialgirl!  I just started on Monday, so it's nice to see another newbie!  So far things are going great--there's really a lot of flexibility, actually, at least if you're willing to give things a try. 

For breakfast (sorry, non-egg-seeking people), I scrambled an egg, put it aside when it was mostly done, sauteed some drained and rinsed black beans with dried cilantro, added some salsa, pushed around the pan a few more times, and added the eggs back in and some shredded cheese.  For that added "Dear God I love avocados" kick, I topped it with two slices of avocado.  All in all, took 10 minutes from start to finish, and was immediately devoured with gusto. This is a dish I'd eaten in a funky diner in Boston not too long ago, and it got rave reviews there as well.

For a non-egg entry to the day, I got a recipe from Kalyn's kitchen for socca that is good, though I prefer less salt and would use  a spice other than cumin. Otherwise, I loved it.  And the chickpea flour was reasonably priced at a local alternative grocery.  You can start with the base recipe and add all sorts of veggies to suit!  http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com/2009/07/rec ipe-for-socca-garbanzo-or-chickpea.html

I actually used a Shere Khan mix today for dinner-- their Chicken Tikka Masala-- and it was pretty darned good for a lazy, no effort meal!  I bought the packet at World Market for $2.99 and added chicken and vegetables.  It made plenty for two with a good dose of sauce left over to top my veggies tomorrow.

I too hope to eventually cook Indian food from scratch, but I haven't yet gotten there!  I wish you luck and hope to share recipes in the future!

I just would like to encourage you to find a new OB/GYN if yours doesn't listen or talk to you.  I spent 10 years suffering from endometriosis with a doctor who didn't want to investigate. I had had this doctor recommended by a friend whose experience with him years earlier while she had difficulty conceiving, and based on her recommendation, I stayed with him hoping that he'd have a good range of options when I decided I wanted to have children.  But as my symptoms became less and less bearable, something had to give, and I switched to a new doctor who is PHENOMENAL.  Within months of seeing him, we landed on the right combination of treatments to control my system and have removed obstructing tissue.  I no longer experience practically any of the agonizing symptoms that I experienced previously.  Granted, that was amazingly fast turnaround, and not all people will have such fast success, but the kind of caring treatment that makes these issues much easier physically and psychologically is so wonderful.  I simply hope that you can find someone who works with you.

I haven't yet tried fasting longterm-- the most has been 3 days at the end of Lent. But even those days helped to clarify my mind and remind me of the intricacy of our bodies and the important (to me) mental/physical/spiritual connection.

Of course, I'm the same girl who had McDonald's earlier this week, so clearly I'm not very good about remembering how important it is to feed your body good things:-)

I seem to recall Oprah's doctor-friend, Dr. Oz, pointing out the healthful benefits of fasting a day a week. He didn't comment on the longer fasts.

Someday I'd like to try a longer fast. We'll see.