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katesmom · by **katesmom** » October 19th, 2007, 11:51 am

Hello Jo,
Thought I'd say hello...Haven't been able to post lately...All is okay...I'll PM you this weekend !

Serendipity · by **Serendipity** » October 19th, 2007, 1:33 pm

Don't worry, Tammy. It's easy. At TG dinner that first year, I had turkey and green beans while the rest of the family was eating all the rest of the stuff. I had a bar and coffee when they cut the pies. It was easy because it was my choice to stay compliant. Christmas was the same. The only adjustment I made to my routine was that I bought Christmas cookies instead of baking them.....smart move for me.....but they were there for the taking and I just didn't. It's easy when it's a choice.

You're doing great and I have every confidence that if you keep your fantastic attitude, you will reach goal and you will look back and marvel at how fast the time went.

bikipatra · by **bikipatra** » October 23rd, 2007, 4:31 am

Isn't she cute?

Serendipity · by **Serendipity** » October 23rd, 2007, 11:28 am

Yet another example of embarrassing pictures making it to the internets. Be careful how you pose, people. Nothing is safe these days. :mrgreen:

bikipatra · by **bikipatra** » October 23rd, 2007, 12:34 pm

Serendipity wrote:Yet another example of embarrassing pictures making it to the internets. Be careful how you pose, people. Nothing is safe these days.

Oh hush, you look adorable and YOUNG and you know it!

Serendipity · by **Serendipity** » October 23rd, 2007, 2:02 pm

you mean better than average????? :mrgreen:

Serendipity · by **Serendipity** » October 26th, 2007, 3:41 am

Haven't posted here lately. Work has been horrendous for October. The hubster is leaving today for a 9 day hunting trip, so we're rushing around trying to get things done. I'm used to having some free time in Oct. and Nov. and it's just not happening this year. I thought I would be easing into retirement by now, but it's just not working out that way.

Food report. I'm doing pretty well. My routine lately has been to do MF during the day at work because it's easy and then eat a sensible dinner, ending the day with my delish MF choco pudding mixed with 1tbl of peanut butter.....what a treat! It's like ice cream if I freeze it for awhile. I've had a few challenges, but that's to be expected.

Weight: Doing pretty well. I'm not below goal where I would like to be, but I'm surprisingly able to maintain. Weighing every day has been my key. Facing that scale and acting before things get out of hand has been the best thing for me. I'm still struggling with whether it's worth it to allow some things into my diet if they make me just want more. More on that later.

My little warped brain began planning foody adventures since the hubster won't be around to see. How sick is that? At least I recognize that it's sick and I can let the intelligent me take over that battle. I'll keep ya posted on that one.

bikipatra · by **bikipatra** » October 26th, 2007, 4:08 am

Serendipity wrote:My little warped brain began planning foody adventures since the hubster won't be around to see. How sick is that? At least I recognize that it's sick and I can let the intelligent me take over that battle. I'll keep ya posted on that one.

My brain is warped the same way. If I am tired I tend to crave sweets and I start fantasizing about getting away with it when he won't be around. Now that we have owned our sickness it does lose most of its power. Now when I have those thoughts, my brain usually says back to me, "Oh please, you thought about that last time too. Grow up!"

Serendipity · by **Serendipity** » October 27th, 2007, 3:26 am

Intelligent me - 1
Munchies - 0

Went to the store yesterday with all kinds of head talk going on. Daddy's away, hehehehe. But that doesn't mean you can let loose, jo. Why not? Because the scale won't be kind and it's just not grown up to do it. But what damage can I do in one week? Lots, honey. etc, etc.

The first thing I saw was a display of carrot cake and pumpkin stuff with that cream cheese frosting......I stopped and looked. mmmmmmm I could scarf one of those down in a sitting and it would be gone, then I would be good. Move on, jo. If you still want it when you're done shopping, then get it. OK! On to the produce.....it's muich safer there.

Whew, I made it through the produce isle and on to the meat. Picked up a really good steak and a roasting chicken. Smart jo. Picked up some low fat blue cheese for my salad. Smart jo. Looked at the brie. mmmmmm NOOOOO! OK OK!!! No brie, then. Smart jo is starting to annoy me.

On to the isles.....it's pretty safe there. Just needed a few things. Skipped the cookie isle, though I had half in mind to save it for the bakery isle, so it wasn't hard to skip the cookie isle.

Dairy - there's the chocolate milk.....you know I haven't had chocolate milk for over 2 years! Maybe....NOOOOOO. Stop it, jo. Move on! ALRIGHT!

Bread - hmmmmm. cinnimon toast would be so good for breakfast. Ok, jo, read the label and if you still want it. Smart jo spoiled that one. Wayyyyyy too many carbs for comfort. Put some 100% whole wheat in the cart.

The Bakery - I lingered. Looked, picked up, smelled. No bake cookies! Pay dirt! Um, jo? Those will give you a tummy ache, dear. True, but they will taste so good, it's worth it! No, sorry, it isn't, dear. Well, what about these iced oatmeal cookies? They're kind of like MF oatmeal, right? No, dear, they aren't. But they're oatmeal and oatmeal is good for me. Not in cookies, hunny. But I've been good! I know, so let's not spoil it. Smart jo is such a drag.

By the time I left the bakery, I had done so much salivating over stuff and passed so much by that its wasn't even hard to pass by that carrot cake and pumpking stuff. I checked out without one "treat" in my basket.

I should have been so proud of myself at that point, but do you know how I felt? Like I had lost the opportunity. I left the store wailing like a spoiled child inside. But guess what! That doesn't matter, because smart jo won the battle.

See? I'm still a sicko. I would love to purge that spoiled brat inside me, but I think she's here to stay. Such is life inside my head. :mrgreen:

bikipatra · by **bikipatra** » October 27th, 2007, 3:28 am

I bet she's a cute little brat though!!!!

Serendipity · by **Serendipity** » October 27th, 2007, 3:40 am

I think smart jo is the cute one. The brat is too busy stomping her feet to look purty.

bikipatra · by **bikipatra** » October 27th, 2007, 3:55 am

Serendipity wrote:I think smart jo is the cute one. The brat is too busy stomping her feet to look purty.

You are too modest. I bet they both are adorable! I would offer them some cookies or candy but, well, you know....I am giving them McDonald's coupons instead!

Tawanda · by **Tawanda** » October 27th, 2007, 8:31 am

Serendipity wrote:I think smart jo is the cute one. The brat is too busy stomping her feet to look purty.

Oh Jo! Good for you for listening to the smart Jo and ignoring that little brat. My brat shows up far too often and I was listening to her for a few weeks. I've found some mental duct tape and took care of her mouth for now so she just mumbles a bit and I'm able to listen to the smart T much easier (and clearer).

Serendipity · by **Serendipity** » October 27th, 2007, 9:23 am

Duct tape is way to kind for my brat. I'd like to take an ax to her.

Tawanda · by **Tawanda** » October 27th, 2007, 9:41 am

Serendipity wrote:Duct tape is way to kind for my brat. I'd like to take an ax to her.

Hmmm, this got me to thinking (no, didn't hurt much -- to think

). I wonder if we visualized 'doing in' our inner brats if we could shut them up for good? Hmmmmmmmm......

Would that be considered a suicide or a homicide?

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