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Way to go RSG. You are keeping things under control and in perspective! Fabulous! And yes, whatever it is we are addicted to, will appear in multitudes once we try to limit our intake. I've never seen so many things with nuts as I have since I have been trying to ration them to once a week. ARGGHHH!!!!!

ARGGGHHH!!! A reference to peanut butter....read by a nut addict. It's a good thing I'm at work, or else I think I'd head for the cupboard and get a teaspoon, maybe a tablespoon...who am I kidding - a cup ful of peanut butter and put it on apple slices, on a piece of bread, on my finger.... Thanksgiving - dear heavens, how am I going to get through THAT?!?!? How did the rest of you do?

Was a gluttonous blob on the weekend. The only body part exercising was my jaws! Today - 20 min upper body; 35 min cycling

yesterday I ate too much to remember let alone post! So, I am posting just to embarass myself, and to put it in black and white - no excuses. Today I will be better.

I haven't posted here in a week - and for good reason. I have been eating everything - even things I don't really like. And eating lots of them. No possible explanation. None. Just have not been able to get a grip -or rather, let go of the grip I have on food. So, it is a new day, a new Monday, a new week. I weighed, and understandably, I am up. No surprise. So I am also once again overweight according to the BMI. Again. My time in 'normal' BMI-land was very short. Damn. I need to get back on plan, on track, and become more aware of what Im shoving into my gob. I need to refocus, re-energize, and most importantly figure out why - WHY WHY I am doing this to myself.

Besides Thinner, my mind would turn the worms into gummie worms.... I was SOOOO bad this weekend. Just so bad. Must go to the accountability thread.

Mondays. Coffee. Lots of coffee.

I know it SOOOOOO well!! It's only 520 in the morning, and Im considering having the remainder of the peanuts from last night....and I KNOW better, Why oh why???

Welcome to the club, Beth! Sunday morning 530...coffee, more coffee is needed.

Instead of kicking cravings, I humbly/sheepishly submit my back end for you all to boot...I have done NOTHING but eat today. EAT EAT and EAT. And even though I am here, and know I should not venture near the kitchen, I probably will.....someone explain to me why I could be good for many months, then have a few periodic bad episodes (but short lived ones), and now recently, it's like I want to undo every thing good I have done???? Dang it all - I am just so - i don't know what it is, but I just want to eat. Not nibble, not have a taste, not snack on something I have been missing, but GORGE on EVERYTHING... I think I hijacked the thread....sorry.

PJTP - I hate that cars have secret sensors that signal them to autodestruct after X number of years. After 10 years of faithful service with not one, not ONE, problem...in the last 6 months my Toyota has: needed a front end adjustment; a 247$ wiper arm replacement and switch; and as of 324 pm today it has decided that nope, it isn't going to run on all 4 cylinders - only 3. DH knows what the problem is, but can he fix it? Nope...too many computer sensors and things. Is there any garage or dealership open in this small town on a Saturday afternoon when I am in need, and supposed to be driving a few hundred miles to get my mother? NOPE. Is there a car rental agency open? NOPE. Am I frustrated???? Deep cleansing breath, find my happy place, ommmmmm.....

Had surgery 11am on Friday; back to my desk job on Monday. Back to walking home from work (about 35 min) on Tuesday.

WOW am I glad I don't have your experiences!!! My fills are quick (less than the time it takes to unzip my jeans), no clothing is removed, no numbing sprays...just an unzip of my jeans, lower the band of my underwear (Port is just below my belly button), the nurse does a one swipe with cotton swab, quick injection with a very small needle , and that's it. No poking or prodding - in 9 months she has never had to probe for the port, or poke around, just unzip, swipe, jab, zip and I'm outta there....well, to the waiting room to drink water. But if that goes and stays down, then I just leave.

Yesterday B - oatmeal with an apple chopped in it L - ff yogurt, cup of mushroom Soup S: 1 slice jarlsberg cheese D: 2 oz turkey; ff pudding S: ff yogurt

Yay, Ezma! Hubby is home! And (dare I say it) YAY, healthy eating is back!!!

Green Beans with Bacon and Mushrooms Oven Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Chestnuts ( It has fresh roasted chestnuts, parmesan cheese and lemon in it. It's also supposed to have bacon but I'm already using bacon in the green beans.) Cauliflower with Brown Butter, Pears, Sage and Hazelnuts Oh Ezma, I'm drooling just reading of them....veggies, mushrooms, nuts, and bacon - forget the turkey, just go for the veg!:drool:

Hope all goes well Beth.

As predicted, added to yesterday was shovelling for about 30 min. Had to stop then - very heavy snow. This after my 35 min walk home... Today 20 min upper body with weights 20 min elliptical 20 min cycling 35 min walk; 20 min shovelling

Yesterday B: nothing...band just would not open up. S: ff yogurt L: cup of three mushroom Soup with fennel; an apple D: sliced turkey (2 oz) with steamed carrots and turnip S: 1/2 large container of ff yogurt. WAY too much, but it went down sooooo easily!

Friday morning - thanks be! I'm sure this week had a month of Wednesdays in it!! Fanny - love the pics...if I took pics I don't think anyone would be able to see much - just white, white, and more white - ground, sky, trees covered. Imagine yourself inside a marshmallow! Is it any wonder DH and I want to move to somewhere warm...the only snow is pictures on the christmas cards envious friends and relatives send! Susan - gloves on with temps in the 50's? I can't imagine. Happy bandiversary, She. Alliemorris - I will NOT venture across the threshold of any store/mall on that day of days. I hate shopping at the best of times (bookstores are an exception), and that madness done once years ago was enough to sour me from ever ever ever doing it again. It certainly didn't make me feel warm and fuzzy about the human race!

I should take a pic out my dining room window....a winter wonderland. Lovely to LOOK at ....while sitting in front of the fireplace inside!

Alliemorris - glad to hear it. Do you suppose you can send that guy to shovel my driveway? It would be really handy to have that service in around 7 or so tonight. I foresee a lot of shovelling in my immediate future...

today 20 minutes lower body 20 min elliptical 25 min cycling And I forsee at least an hour of shovelling later this evening...ugh!

Ummm....I hope that you don't mean that literally there is crap - it was afterall a toilet that overflowed!! But I understand the frustration...

Oh no, Smith! Not the nut habit....no no no!! They can be as bad as cookies....trust me on this!!! I guess making many christmas cakes is on the agenda for the next week or so...but sadly you cannot donate homemade food (even Xmas cakes) to the shelters here, so DH will be eating cake for many months to come...