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Quote: Originally Posted by Dez921714 I got 2 big steaks in the fridge just waiting for tomorrow!!! Hey, does anyone know the difference between diced tomatoes and stewed? The recipe calls for stewed, but there are so many different flavors of diced... As far as I know the only difference is how they're cut up. I prefer diced because its smaller pieces, I don't really like having a whole tomato on my spoon, lol! other than that there isn't any difference as far as nutrition. I just took out two packages of steak tips for tomorrow, I can't wait!

Quote: Originally Posted by JulieG Tammy I donated, but it would not let me put in any info, so I could not say why I was donating or my name or anything. I think its because I did it through paypal. Strange. What now, will they know what its for? I think you had to click on instructions to seller, that's what I did through paypal. I was wondering the same thing Tammy, how will she go to the bathroom until the surgery?

oooh, jenny that's so pretty!

buy him some of that tea, it really does help! I only had two bananas so far and some milk and two bowls of soup. I can't wait for beef tomorrow!

Quote: Originally Posted by bechgrl Hey everyone! I just wanted to post this in defense of EDR......there are many resorts that have the same rules that you can not bring in outside vendors w/o paying extra which while it sucks is understandable, everyone likes to make money! Mid-way thru my booking EDR changed it's rules that now not only do you have to pay the extra $500 for the outside vendor you also have to pay for them to stay at the resort for 3 nights. Because I was told in the begining that it was only the $500 rule they stuck with that! Make sure you save all of your emails! Also never forget trying to negotiate with the outside vendor. I asked mine and they are splitting the $500 fee with me! Not sure if you read all of the way through this thread, but the whole reason it was started was because of the new policy and because of this post, supposedly EDR has changed the policy and that was the whole purpose of posting this information.

ROFL!!! I know that's not really funny, but it is funny at the same time! And it sucks that your toilet is messed up!

Quote: Originally Posted by Yari LOL...what are your b-day or his b-day...there has to be a special occasion coming up. I wish, my birthday was in april, his was in february, do you think 4th of July counts??!

Quote: Originally Posted by Dez921714 I think we're goign to try to make it creamy tonight (I have a new pot on right now). I saw somewhere online where they said use skim milk and to make it thick use some powdered skim milk...I happen to have powdered skim milk in the house because it's an ingredient in one of the doggie cookie recipes I make (yes, occasionally I make homemade cookies for my furbabies lol)...so, I think that might be the plan tonight let us know how it comes out! Quote: Originally Posted by monicabrandon2008 I'm starting to get quite used to this diet and it seems to be significantly easier! I plan on going to the gym later and I can't wait to weigh myself again. I think in some ways it's easier because you don't have a lot of choice about what to eat. Those are usually the diets that work best for me because they're so restrictive, like atkins, I always did really well with atkins because my choices of what to eat were very limited. I should go for a jog tonight.

the soup is definetly better when you add variations to it. Last night I made a new pot and I'm just having my first bowl of it. I didn't have all of the ingredients so this is what I did: I used two small ff chicken broths, plus a ff beef broth 3 cans of diced tomatoes 3 can green beans 2 peppers the lipton soup mix packet I didn't have any carrots, thats why I did an extra tomato and an extra green bean, I also had some leftover brussel sprouts from last nights dinner, so I threw those in as well. for spices this time I used garlic powder, salt, pepper, a litte bit of curry, and red pepper flakes. I think the garlic and red pepper flakes gave it a nice different taste, vs. the worcestershire, red hot, and lots of curry in my first batch. Has anyone tried to make it creamy yet? I'm scared!

Quote: Originally Posted by lucy106 Lets talk hair...I know everyone has said how windy it is. So to those who have been married already or done a site visit, is it so windy at the gazebo that a half up half down hair do would be a bad idea? Thanks for the advice... Lucy, my hair was sort of pulled over the side, but not pinned up, and I really wish that I had just had it all pinned up on top of my head. I had this one piece that you can see me in my pictures and video constantly pushing it out of my face! As for the veil, I brought one with me, but didn't wear it because I thought it was too windy, but some girls have worn viels and just had their father (or whoever walked them down the aisle, sort of hold onto the veil behind them.

yari, that would be a great idea, but her birthday is after xmas (dec 30) Maybe I'll just have to think of another excuse to buy it!

Quote: Originally Posted by SoontobeMrsE I swear - The Gods are against me this morning! I work in a firehouse - YES - a firehouse with real FIREMEN!! Today one of the guys is retiring. I have been asked 6 times this morning if I wanted a breakfast burrito. Besides the intoxicating aroma tempting me, I made the mistake of going in the kitchen to take my cup to put in the dishwasher. OMG Girls - I could cry They had ALL OF MY FAVORITE THINGS ON THE COUNTERS! Cinnamon rolls, breakfast burritos with green chilli and CAKE - REAL STORE BOUGHT CAKE WITH ICING !! (For those of you that don't know - my biggest nemesis is store bought cake) - I didn't even look at it, but I saw the box and that was enough. I keep giving them my standard response, "I am getting married in 143 days. I have NO business looking at, smelling or standing by cinnamon rolls, cake and breakfast burritos"! One of the guys said he was proud of me and gave me props for staying strong. I just want to cry ...........BOO HOO WAAAAAAAAAHHHH!! I am going in that kitchen - armed with my soup and I am heading straight for the microwave and I'm not looking back. Wish me luck................ umm, one of my favorite things in the world is store bought cake! I don't even care about the cake, I just LOVE frosting! Stay strong you can do it!! I'm going to go get some soup in a minute too! My daughter just walked up to me and shoved a cupcake under my nose, I almost died!

OMG she's adorable!

DH wanted to get a Wii for our daughter for xmas and I said no, (because we're really not video game people and I figured it would just be a waste of money) but now I wish I said yes because I really want this Wii fit game!! I get so bored exercising at least this would be fun!

Quote: Originally Posted by lucy106 Wow Jill that rocks! Way to go!! Thank you!

Quote: Originally Posted by STACEY I was all mentally set to start this diet on this comming Monday, but I just realized that I have to go out of town for work and will have to stay in a hotel Tuesday night. I will be gone Starting TTuesday monring and wont return until Wednesday night. Do you think I could still get away with doing the diet? I think you can do it. I wonder if your hotel room will have a microwave? You can bring a potato with you and cook it in your room and then just eat a salad if you go out to dinner. The soup you could bring in a cooler and then microwave when you want it. Quote: Originally Posted by Dez921714 OMG 3 double cheeseburgers? Does he eat the fries too or just the burgers? LOL At least he was thoughtful enough to eat it in the car lol I wasn't dieting before, but always watching...I've been yoyoing with the same 8 or so lbs for about 3 months so I am estatic that I'm past it...hard part is not putting them back on, which is why I'm going to continue this. I doubt I'll continue losing at this rate, but if I could lose 20-30 lbs in 2 or 3 weeks, I'll be so flippin excited LOL Maybe I should start to excersize insted of just a walk around the block lol My jeans which are usually comfortable right out of the wash and loose the second day...are actually loose right out of the wash...a good and bad thing, since a)they're new b)I bought 4 pairs c) they weren't cheap LOL No fries, I asked, lol! I have been yoyoing too the last couple of weeks between a couple of pounds and just having a hard time getting over the hump. but I think this will help, I've been so unmotivated to exercise so that doesn't help either. That's great about your jeans!! I know I hate buying clothes because I always want to lose weight and I don't want to buy clothes that won't fit me, it's such a vicious cycle!!

I just did a donation, it's not much but I'm sure every little bit will help.

Quote: Originally Posted by monicabrandon2008 Where do you get this yogi tea, I want some I had a banana and skim milk this morning. I LOVE bananas so this day should go well for me BUT I can'twait for tomorrow's beef. I bought it at the grocery store "shaws" in the organic section, but I've seen it other places too, maybe at other grocery stores. I think I saw it in the Tea section at another store. Quote: Originally Posted by Dez921714 I only had that issue once, on the second day...now I'm fine I'm a super regular person, if I feel "stopped up" I usually just drink some coffee and it does the trick...FI was B*tchin the second day that he was going for the 11th time...but he's a big baby and was probably exaggerating LOL I haven't had a banana yet, I'm actually not hungry, but I'm going to have one in a little while. I'm also going to cut a few up and put them in the freezer. Last night we had frozen strawberry smoothies (frozen strawberries, milk and a little unsweetened juice), so tonight we'll have banana. If you do make a banana shake, add a little cinimon My mom used to do that when she was on WW years ago LOL So, TMI, but I haven't gone yet this morning...and when I got on the scale, I was down over 11 lbs. I'm so estatic, because there's a certain number that once I get to it, I usually go back up...and I was at the number yesterday....I've actually broken past it!!!!!! I think the more you have to lose the higher your loss is....like, FI and I have a LOT to lose, so our first week on this we'll lose more than someone who only has 10-20 lbs to lose. I think FI and I plan to finish this week, do the 2 days off thing and then go back to it (maybe with a few modifications) oooh, I like the cinnamon idea! I just did skim milk, ice, and bananas in my shake, it was good. That's fantastic about the 11 lbs!! I don't know if I'll lose as much as I want to because I was already dieting before I started this, but it sure would be nice to lose 10-15 lbs! I was thinking I would do it again next week, if we take monday tuesday off, then I would start wednesday. The only thing I'm having a problem with is that I'm leaving on friday for vacation, so I don't know if its worth doing it for 3 days, kwim? Maybe I'll just count points all next week so that I don't gain! Quote: Originally Posted by monicabrandon2008 My FI had to work a 24 hour shift yesterday and we he comes home from those shifts he ALWAYS has fast food. This morning he came home with McDonalds, I could have killed him! I said couldn't you have eaten that in the car! I made a spicy bowl of soup and was happy Last night I asked DH if he wanted me to cook him some hot dogs for dinner (I hate hot dogs and we had some in the fridge so I wanted to get rid of them and knew I wouldn't want any) he says no, I already ate, I say what did you eat? Ummm, I had McDonalds on the way home from work cuz I knew you couldn't have any and you would be mad if you saw me eat my 3 DOUBLE CHEESEBURGERS! I was so jealous, I ate some cherries while thinking about a double cheeseburger

Quote: Originally Posted by FYB87 OMG...I just got that a couple weeks ago. It worked the first day and then nothing. but, I didn't try two tea bags. I will do that tonight. I'll probably lose 5lbs! yeah, the first time I used it I did one bag and it worked okay, the second time I used one bag again, but nothing. So I tried it with two tea bags and letting it steep longer and I think I just lost about 5 lbs, lol!! Try it, it will work!

I think it depends which one you purchase, there are several different versions you can get. The one I bought is "professional" and it came with publisher, accounting express, access, & outlook with business contact manager and all the regular stuff. I actually got a really good deal on mine, I bought it on ebay, brand new, for around $130, its normally about $500, so I was really happy about that! So if it's a program you really want you might be able to find publisher by itself on ebay. good luck with your newsletter

okay, I just wanted to say if anyone else has problems going, the tea I drink works VERY well! It's called Yogi Tea "Get Regular" you drink it at night and then in the morning you will need to go. I use two tea bags and let them sit for about 5 minutes or so. Good Luck!

Quote: Originally Posted by MrsFisher2B I think I'm going to give this a try starting Monday! I'm a bit worried though... has anyone had *ah hem* diarrea from it? It seems like it would clean out your system!!! the first day everything I ate went in and pretty quickly came back out again (sorry, I know that's gross!) but since then it's actually been harder for me to go, which tends to happen when I am on a diet when I'm not eating carbs, like bread, etc... I tend to eat a lot of fiber normally, so this diet has be a little bound up. but the coffee helps and I also have some tea that helps, I drank some of that last night. So today I had a banana milk shake for breakfast. It was actually a nice change from the other stuff we've been eating. Although I'm not sure how many banana shakes I really want to drink all day. But I guess I can have soup for lunch and a shake and maybe more soup for dinner. I'll wait and see how hungry I am. how's everyone else doing?

I don't think I've ever had a red velvet cupcake, but they sound so yummy I need to try some!

Quote: Originally Posted by lauren c. where does it say that you can't have any sugar substitutes? i'm going to start sunday. I didn't see that anywhere either and I did have crystal light yesterday. And in the section with what it says to avoid it's not listed, you'd think it would be if it was bad. But I'm not sure.

I should not have opened that link. I was already hungry (stupid diet) and as I scrolled down the page I swear the rumbling in my stomach got worse and worse. I could devour about a dozen cupcakes right now!!