mmhmmm

i feel good. dun na nuna nuh na na!

yeah buddy. it feels good to be in the top two. really. especially since you all doubted me.

PFF.

so. jill, where's my apology? haha.

and COME ON, i've done this before and WON after two months. so pleeeease.

amy & i... this will be good! so amy, if your teeth hurt, eat a creamsicle. eat some pie. eat some donuts. those are soft. :) thats right. thats right. i've had enough fillings and root canals for a lifetime. and i've been to the doc enough for a lifetime. so. here i am.

bring it on. amy. bring it on.

Oh $hit!

As I was sitting here eating some popcorn cakes today, thinking, geez! these are yummy...adam got them on sale last night and then my co-worker and I, all of a sudden, say at the same time, THEY HAVE SUGAR...it's the Honey Graham kind! I'm an idiot! I didn't even think about it b/c it was a popcorn cake...

SO, there you have it ladies....I'm out......and now there are 2.........$h!t!

i hate...

being a girl! haha. cramps got the best of me today. and i was craving the good old dr. pepper. for the first time since we started this bet. and i resisted. i drank LOTS of water today. i have to remember i feel much better. even though i don't today.

i'm still in the running WOMEN...

so don't pretend i don't read all your comments & posts. cuz i do. i dooooo!


never forget that.

i love clothes. more than sugar!!!

thanks jessica!

okay...

jessica is a sweetheart!

she brought a care package over for me and my sore mouth!

soup and mini crackers
cottage cheese
jello (sugar free!)
pudding (sugar free!)
homemade banana bread (sugar free!)
oatmeal

all foods that i can eat without hurting or messing anything up!

and alias season 1 for me to watch b/c she knows how much it sucks and i don't want to move my mouth more than i have to!

thank you SO much jessica.
i appreciate it more than you know.

no sweets?

and this my friends is why i am motivated to win!

http://www.timandamy.blogspot.com/

no fresca?

why not? so jill could have her Diet Coke... (cough cough) but Fresca, that has no sugar???

http://www.foodfacts.com/members/item_info.cfm?id=9995

check it out. i'm waiting for approval. from both of you. hurry.

CHEAT DAYS SUCK

Ok, so I had my cheat day Saturday and I went through McDonald's and had a Double Cheeseburger Value Meal....I thought I'll just eat a bite here and a bite there and I'll be satisfied....NO! I plowed through the entire thing in less than 5 minutes. Needless to say, I nearly had to pull over my car to upchuck on the way home. I haven't felt that sick in quite some time. To cap it off, I couldn't not have sweets on my cheat day, so I had some chocolate chip cookies before bed.
Not only that, but I still felt nasty all day yesterday. My body was just all screwed up! Maybe if I were able to do it in moderation, I wouldn't have felt so horrible, but since that just isn't my personality.....The Moral of the Story Is: Cheat Days are NOT worth it! Lesson learned.

Hope you all didn't give in to temptation yesterday! I was still recovering from Saturday, so it wasn't even an issue! Here's to another healthy week!

i know - me again.

check out the second post down on http://camandjess.blogspot.com/
jessica vouches for my good behavior around the chocolate fountain this week!

healthy easter bunny?

what?!

yes. its true.

i got baby carrots. colorful fish crackers. silly putty. a whistle. and a relaxed stuffed bunny.

thanks easter bunny. for helping me win. ha ha ha.

and i'm looking forward to next saturday. bridal shower/cheat day.

thats right. and i wish i liked more fruit. i do. sorry amy.

more sugar talk

not pillow talk... sugar talk!

more from women's health

'Pick fruit - Satisfy your sweet tooth with apples, bananas, and berries, which temper natural sugar with fiber and loads of antioxidants, says Elisa Zied, M.S. R.D....

Enter sugar rehab - Like any addict, you need to detox before you can fully recover. According to DesMaisons [Ph.D. and author], it takes five days to fully overcome your cravings for sugar, and you'll feel awful for three of them. Prepare to be edgy and irritable starting on day two; by day five, you'll feel like a whole new person. After you've recovered, you'll find that a little sugar goes a longer way.'

Is it just me or would this have been nice to know before we started?

okay... ladies - get blogging.

just because jill is out doesn't mean you don't have to post! get to it!


by the way... cheat day for me from now on will be ONE sweet thing... not a day of cookies and ice cream!

i love mail from mom

popcorn balls

snickers - peanut butter cookies

cinnamon bears - i mean bunnies

frosted animal cookies

m&ms

easter pencils



seriously.

our mom is the best!

i'm glad my cheat day is tomorrow!



hope you all are doing good.



jill enjoy your goodies!

SUGAR OVERLOAD


are you high?

before you say no, consider what you've put in your mouth lately, if it includes anything from rainbow-colored cereal and caramel frappuccinos to cold cuts and ketchup, there's a decent change you're riding a sugar rush right now.

that is directly from women's health APRIL 2008 issue. pick it up. that article is great.. and totally appropriate for our little bet.

my cheat day is starting friday night through saturday. 24 hours of sugar anyone?

and...

i'm out girls.
i'm the first LOSER.
it doesn't feel as bad as i thought it would.
because i know that TWO more of you will be joining me in the LOSER gang soon.
cinnamon toast.

8 and counting.

hm. feels good.

i know my weight fluctuates a BIT...but...

down 8 lbs, as of this morning.

i guess the soda was really harboring my body.

that was really my biggest weakness.
hungry, grab a soda.
shakey, grab a soda.
pmsing, grab a soda.
sad, grab a soda.
happy, grab a soda.

HA.

anyways, pb&j for lunch most days.

and lots of water.

and 100% apple juice is now my best friend. my healthy sugar if i need it.

Here is my poem.

Roses are red,
violets are blue,
i am going to win,
losing is for all of YOU.

HA. yeahhh buddy! :)

Ode to Sugar

Oh how I miss thee
My sweet, tasty friend
You've been by me beside me
Beginning to end
Of each binging session as I inhale away
All the chocolate and ice cream
mixed together in parfeit
Or in a large cookie, heck, in a bowl on the floor
But I digress, and I keep wanting more
It's an addiction and it needs some attention
Do they do 'sugarholics' on that show "Intervention"
At any rate I just have to say
As much as I love you dearly
I've seen pictures of my lumpy behind
And my chins, where you've stored yourself clearly
I've had enough of your hold on my soul
So, this bet we girls have made
I will cleanse you from my body and mind
And it t-shirts I will get paid
So, though I miss you and think of you much
Your evil I am crushing
As I run on the treadmill and eat my friend fruit
The cravings are quietly hushing
I will win You will lose
That much I do know
You are up a stream without a paddle
And I will be happy on the day that I see
I've gotten rid of my bags made of saddle....

Goodbye Sugar... May you rot in_______ someone else's teeth.

dentist appointment was today!

ZERO cavities. I was telling the assistant about the bet we all have going and the dentist walked in and said, "Why in the world are you doing that?" For some reason I was thinking him of all people would be supportive of that. Anyway... thought I'd let you all know lots of people think we are ridiculously crazy! :o)

have a good one ya'll!

eat sugar! eat sugar! eat sugar!

Congratulations Ladies - 1 WEEK DOWN!

I hope that you are getting rid of the sugar withdrawal headaches and serious candy cravings! I'm holding up better than I thought I would at this point. Last night we brought over some fresh fruit to a friend's house for dessert. It wasn't everything below - but we did have blueberries, fresh (amazingly sweet) pineapple, strawberries, banana, apple... and I think that's all the fruit. And then add some plain yogurt, lime juice and local honey and its great. Actually, I would prefer it without the yogurt mix. But now we have lots of fruit at home to snack on.
Now when I am eating healthy sweet snacks, this is what I hope you are all eating! Okay, I don't WANT you to fail... but I WANT TO WIN! :o) Go out and enjoy some Cold Stone ladies. Just remember you will have to buy me a shirt though!


Hope you are all doing well...

How are things in AZ & MI?

Also, if you have great recipes - either great for a 'no sweets' dessert or anything else that is just plain healthy AND delicious - post them for everyone else! I'll try to do the same!

EH.

alright. alright. so i used my first cheat day. so what?! it was an accident. and i only had a dr. pepper to finish my day off. thats it. 1/3 lemonade and half a dr. pepper. crappy cheat day eh?


i'm doing fine.

i found IZZE. a 4 pack bottles.

i eat a lot less. i ate TONS of cheez-its today & an IZZE at lunchtime. and half a subway sandwich. after work.

this diet SURE is getting boring.

but OH WELL. i'm fine with boring. because if it = smaller stomach, smaller butt, smaller thighs, i'm in for it. but when it creeps in on the smaller boobs...i'm QUITTING :)

geez. LA-weez

so after not eating much this weekend...

tawni and i had barros for lunch.

no soda of course.

but there was a lemonade in the fridge at work, so i text amy asking if that was allowed, no answer.

i text traci, she said it was fine.

little did i know, as i had drinken like 1/3 of it, when amy texts me and says, well unfortunately if we can't have gatorade, then you can't. sorry.

what is a girl to do?
i also drank 2 bottles of water at work today.
here i am...did i lose?

man o man. this sucks. i have a bridal shower on the 29th, and that was gonna be my cheat day.

forget it.

So far, so good....

Still going strong...we had a family birthday dinner to go to yesterday that had homemade apple pie and ice cream for dessert. Well, we knew this going in, so Adam made sugar free vanilla pudding and blueberries for us, so that we could feel like we were eating dessert too. It was yummy!
We both worked our tushes off on the treadmill yesterday too. I was feeling really good, so I turned up the speed and started running and didn't realize anything was wrong, until I had a question for Adam about his mp3 player...so, I stood on the sides of the treadmill and went to yell for Adam who was in the other room and that's when I realized I couldn't breath...lol...so, i slowed down a bit after that, but I think it's actually turning into a habit!
Anyway, that's it for now....I'm thinking a large t-shirt??? Maybe by the time I win, it will be a medium...ok sorry..just a little trash talk! Have a great week, girlies.

at the close of day 2...

how are you girls doing?
i'm surviving.
i'm glad it started on a weekend when jim was home to help me with the kids.
tonight i seriously craved a bowl of rocky road.
but of course i've been totally good. :)

how about you girls?

no sugared-up cereals
no smoothies (unless its homemade - and sugar free)

only natural sugars are allowed.

need a sugar craving fulfiller?

have a fruit leather or some 100% juice!

ONE CHEAT DAY PER CALENDAR MONTH!

hm.

well. i was excited. i figured, YES, i'll have lots of soda, candy, sugar, etc. its my last day!

not so.

i had subway for lunch, with a dr. pepper. i ate half my sandwich, and didn't finish my dr. pepper.

around 6, i went to sonic and got a cranapple slush (which slushes are out now). i didn't even drink half.

thats it. that all i ate/drank yesterday.

i was so excited to eat my Mothers frosted/sprinkled animal cookies when i got home. but i got home at 12:15am. which means, i didn't get to eat any.

oh well. here's to being healthy!!!!! & i've already lost a few lbs this week from food poisoning, so maybe i can keep it off! woohoo.

good luck people. good luck. get ready to buy me a shirt :) ha ha ha.