B&M Monday

bobbileighb

lesalyric:

Summerof09:

Leslie- I know they generally say to try and stay away from artificial sweeteners in heavy doses throughout your diet, but is there a specific reason you avoid them all together?

Various and sundry reasons really:

#1 - I don't like the way they taste generally. I can't do diet drinks, sugar free jello, sugar free yogurt, etc. due to the aftertaste.

#2 - Probably unfounded but a small part of me thinks they are carcinogens.

#3 - They aren't TTC friendly.

#4 - I have been working hard to rid my diet of processed foods. I try to eat things that I have cooked and like to eat things that I know 100% what each ingredient is without having to ask Google. This is not always possible and I do have a serious, serious love affair with Lean Pockets, but artificial sweetener doesn't jive well with this goal.

Honestly I would much rather just suck it up and use some real sugar/work out more than use the processed stuff. This goes for low-fat things too - I don't do light or reduced fat anything if I don't recognize something on the label. Same with HFCS - I miss that stuff more than anything in life right now. I want to suck down a Dr. Pepper so bad some days but I will not let myself. I have heavily considered buying some of the cane sugar Dr Peppers but feel like that might be a slippery slope leading back to chunky-town.

All that being said - I don't hate on others who don't feel the same. I tend not to mention it here or anywhere else because if someone wants to eat/drink something that is 100% their choice. I only mentioned it today because Slim Fast Chocolate Royale = one of the yummiest drinks I have ever had for breakfast and I miss it.

I agree with you 100% on the bolded points.  Regarding #2 have you ever read The China Study, if not I highly suggest it.

I gave up store bought pickled beets (one of my favorite healthy foods or so I thought) because they all have HFCS in them and the few that dont just dont taste the same.

I personally use Truvia and Stevia in the raw if I need to use small amounts of sweetener if its a larger amount for baking I use turbinado or pure cane.

Summerof09

lesalyric:

Summerof09:

Leslie- I know they generally say to try and stay away from artificial sweeteners in heavy doses throughout your diet, but is there a specific reason you avoid them all together?

Various and sundry reasons really:

#1 - I don't like the way they taste generally. I can't do diet drinks, sugar free jello, sugar free yogurt, etc. due to the aftertaste.

#2 - Probably unfounded but a small part of me thinks they are carcinogens.

#3 - They aren't TTC friendly.

#4 - I have been working hard to rid my diet of processed foods. I try to eat things that I have cooked and like to eat things that I know 100% what each ingredient is without having to ask Google. This is not always possible and I do have a serious, serious love affair with Lean Pockets, but artificial sweetener doesn't jive well with this goal.

Honestly I would much rather just suck it up and use some real sugar/work out more than use the processed stuff. This goes for low-fat things too - I don't do light or reduced fat anything if I don't recognize something on the label. Same with HFCS - I miss that stuff more than anything in life right now. I want to suck down a Dr. Pepper so bad some days but I will not let myself. I have heavily considered buying some of the cane sugar Dr Peppers but feel like that might be a slippery slope leading back to chunky-town.

All that being said - I don't hate on others who don't feel the same. I tend not to mention it here or anywhere else because if someone wants to eat/drink something that is 100% their choice. I only mentioned it today because Slim Fast Chocolate Royale = one of the yummiest drinks I have ever had for breakfast and I miss it.

Gotcha. I was just curious. .

stephiehall

I love Slimfast and that and a banana was my breakfast for years.  But I just think GMs are healthier and I feel better when I drink them than I do when I drink Slimfast.  But I'll still have one occassionally.  They have caused stomach problems for me in the past when I drank them every day for months though.

 My BM:  I have discovered I have cellulite.  I am totally at a loss as to how this happened and now have to go read up on it.  But I am depressed because I know once you have it there's no getting rid of it.  I just feel generally old and out of shape in general.

Mandaroo, do you want to share what's on your mind?  Can we help?

sparklingdiamond

I am here now.  I got to sleep in a little this morning and went ahead and got my workout out of the way.  DH and I are going to try running again tonight.  It didn't go so well for me last time because my muscles just felt so tight and I couldn't go for very long :-(

serlace

DH has a serious issue with HFCS as well.  I get weekly lectures on it.  I agree, but it's hard not to eat it.  He pointed out at the grocery store last night that the hamburger buns I selected have HFCS in them.  Really?  Hamburger buns.  Sad.

Summerof09

stephiehall:

I love Slimfast and that and a banana was my breakfast for years.  But I just think GMs are healthier and I feel better when I drink them than I do when I drink Slimfast.  But I'll still have one occassionally.  They have caused stomach problems for me in the past when I drank them every day for months though.

 My BM:  I have discovered I have cellulite.  I am totally at a loss as to how this happened and now have to go read up on it.  But I am depressed because I know once you have it there's no getting rid of it.  I just feel generally old and out of shape in general.

Mandaroo, do you want to share what's on your mind?  Can we help?

I'm sure GM is healthier. I'm just entirely too lazy to make that every morning. I prefer something I can just pop the top on and go.

MrzHoz

I had a really good time at the NKOTBSB show as well but I am really really really tired this morning ( as in more than usual).

 Summer, I feel your pain. In February, Siavash got a new job and had to go Virginia for 2 weeks of training, and even though I flew up there for the weekend in the middle to be with him, it was still really hard and the longest we had been apart since we met.

mandaroo7

stephiehall:

Mandaroo, do you want to share what's on your mind?  Can we help?

Thanks Stephie.  It is DH. We were off this weekend big time and it makes me sad.   I'm not sure how much I want to dive into on here though...amanda dot n dot davis at lmco.com...if you want.

rcpm44

This is my fourth week of summer vacation and I'm bored as hell. I'm not sure I'm going to be able to make it 6 more weeks. I know I'll be wishing for time off in October though. 

Summerof09

mandaroo7:

stephiehall:

Mandaroo, do you want to share what's on your mind?  Can we help?

Thanks Stephie.  It is DH. We were off this weekend big time and it makes me sad.   I'm not sure how much I want to dive into on here though...amanda dot n dot davis at lmco.com...if you want.

You've got mail

BanannaP

Speaking of carcinogens, my dad bought a smoker last week. We've already made an ok brisket and AMAZING pork shoulder. I plan on smoking everything I can.

Also, I love Slim-fast, but I find they don't keep me full for as long as I'd like. This morning I had PB&J for breakfast.

ETA: I forgot my B&M! Saturday, I remembered why I don't drink vodka. I seriously over-indulged on Friday night. We were with some of DH's old friends and I was feeling a little shy, so I had a drink to help me loosen up. Then another, then another. Blech. I think I'm still dehydrated from it.

mandaroo7

Summerof09:

mandaroo7:

stephiehall:

Mandaroo, do you want to share what's on your mind?  Can we help?

Thanks Stephie.  It is DH. We were off this weekend big time and it makes me sad.   I'm not sure how much I want to dive into on here though...amanda dot n dot davis at lmco.com...if you want.

You've got mail

Thanks as well as to everyone else ... emails coming soon.  I'm very lucky to have y'all and call you my friends.

stephiehall

I really need to do my filing.  And I really don't want to.

bobbileighb

I actually remembered something I can B&M about.  We went to church on Sunday we decided we want to try out Watermark and First Carrollton Baptist since it is close.  We went to First Carrollton on Friday and I really liked the message and the pastor but most of the congregation were much older.  This may sound mean but it smelled like a mix of old lady perfume and hospital.  We are going to try next Sunday again but I am not sure we can stand it.

saramc27

I was a real jerk to my mom this morning and I am seriously regretting my attitude.  I have had some persisting stomach trouble since Friday.  My mom called me 5 times yesterday and each time to see how my stomach was feeling.  On the last call, I (in a frustrated tone) let her know that I was sick of talking about it.  I told her it didn't hurt, just didn't feel normal.  I was still able to eat, didn't need medicine or a doctor.

Then she called on my commute in and guess what the first thing out of her mouth was?!?!?!  I just sat there and then told her if she didn't stop asking me that I would quit answering her calls.

It was rude and I am sorry I responded that way.

shortgirltx

bobbileighb:

I actually remembered something I can B&M about.  We went to church on Sunday we decided we want to try out Watermark and First Carrollton Baptist since it is close.  We went to First Carrollton on Friday and I really liked the message and the pastor but most of the congregation were much older.  This may sound mean but it smelled like a mix of old lady perfume and hospital.  We are going to try next Sunday again but I am not sure we can stand it.

Maybe different nights attract different people?  

shortgirltx

I have gone from no idea of what I want to a CRV to an FJ Cruiser (I saw a really sweet one driving to Tiffany's this weekend that restarted my obsession) and now to a Hummer    I have no need for the FJ Cruiser nor a Hummer and it goes against my thoughts of having a midget car that will only haul myself and my husband so when we visit people we can't take anyone. 

Summerof09

saramc27:

I was a real jerk to my mom this morning and I am seriously regretting my attitude.  I have had some persisting stomach trouble since Friday.  My mom called me 5 times yesterday and each time to see how my stomach was feeling.  On the last call, I (in a frustrated tone) let her know that I was sick of talking about it.  I told her it didn't hurt, just didn't feel normal.  I was still able to eat, didn't need medicine or a doctor.

Then she called on my commute in and guess what the first thing out of her mouth was?!?!?!  I just sat there and then told her if she didn't stop asking me that I would quit answering her calls.

It was rude and I am sorry I responded that way.

Aw boo I hate that. She will understand. I don't know how many times I've been awful to my mom and apologized later. It's no excuse, but she understands.

sparklingdiamond

What is everyone doing for the long weekend? :-)

MarieSD

Are there different times of service? At our church, if you go to the 8 am or the 5:30 pm, it's a much older crowd. The 9 a.m. is all families (with young children). The 11:15 is when we go, and it has the broadest mix of ages.

My B&M -- DH and I finally put our foot down on eating out/eating fast food all the time. (For him, it's a budget issue. For me, it's most definitely a health issue!) So, we stocked up at the grocery store and ate at home morning, noon, and night all weekend. It was so hard! We usually go out for a late brunch ... pick up Thai food for lunch on Saturdays ... whatever. Instead ... oatmeal and turkey sandwiches at home. Blech. (Neither of us can cook much, but we're going to try, eventually).

My confession: I was so sick of eating "healthyish" home-cooked foods that I bought a little bag of cookies from the work vending machine and ate it with my lunch. I know I was weak, but man was I craving sugar/junk food.

MrzHoz

Amanda, I didn't know you worked for lmco.. are you at Aero or MFC? Btw, I hope whatever is going on works itself out.

ETA: I used to work lmco for 6 years..

Sarah, for the long weekend, we are going to Miami from Friday through Tuesday.

danac2010

Don't have much to B&M about except our internet was down this morning at work so I got a very late start Nesting.  Don't they realize that is a very important part of my day?  LOL

I'm also tired.  Had a good weekend but was up too late every night and only got an hour nap in yesterday because I woke up freaking out that I was being attacked by wasp and could get that icky, bugs all over you feeling to go away.  I already take at least 1 nap a day and not getting naps over the weekend has made it very hard to not nap all day today.

sparklingdiamond

MarieSD:

Are there different times of service? At our church, if you go to the 8 am or the 5:30 pm, it's a much older crowd. The 9 a.m. is all families (with young children). The 11:15 is when we go, and it has the broadest mix of ages.

My B&M -- DH and I finally put our foot down on eating out/eating fast food all the time. (For him, it's a budget issue. For me, it's most definitely a health issue!) So, we stocked up at the grocery store and ate at home morning, noon, and night all weekend. It was so hard! We usually go out for a late brunch ... pick up Thai food for lunch on Saturdays ... whatever. Instead ... oatmeal and turkey sandwiches at home. Blech. (Neither of us can cook much, but we're going to try, eventually).

My confession: I was so sick of eating "healthyish" home-cooked foods that I bought a little bag of cookies from the work vending machine and ate it with my lunch. I know I was weak, but man was I craving sugar/junk food.

I know how you feel!  It is so hard when you are used to eating out to eat at home all the time.  We are really trying to be better about it and have done pretty good recently.  Once you get used to it, it's not so bad :-)

mandaroo7

MrzHoz:

Amanda, I didn't know you worked for lmco.. are you at Aero or MFC? Btw, I hope whatever is going on works itself out.

ETA: I used to work lmco for 6 years..

Sarah, for the long weekend, we are going to Miami from Friday through Tuesday.

Thanks Kathy and have fun in Miami.  I've worked for Aero for about 5 yrs now!  What area did you work in?  I'm in accounting.  

bobbileighb

sparklingdiamond:

What is everyone doing for the long weekend? :-)

I am working on Sat but that means I get Wed off for it and I have Sun and Mon off so I am completely okay with it.

MrzHoz

Oh! I forgot my real B&M for today. On Saturday I went to Neiman Marcus at Willowbend where I shop on a regular basis bc I had run out 1 hair product. The item is on a shelf in the middle of the cosmetics department not behind a counter, so I pick up the item and move towards a counter to get checked out. One of the ladies that works there comes up to me to see if I need help, and I tell I want to purchase the one item I picked up. She proceeds to ask me if I have any cash to pay for it? ( insinuating that I wouldn't have the proper funds or form of payment and she didn't want to waste her time on me if I didn't).

I was shocked at how rude she was. My family and I have been shopping there for years and give them plenty of business, and I am well aware of the forms of payment that they take ( cash, AmEx, and the Neiman's card, none of which are an issue for me), and I made the salesperson aware of that, but it was so offensive how she treated me.

I ended up calling the dept. manager yesterday to inform her of the situation, and she was very apologetic  about the situation and assured me the situation would be handled, but still .. so rude!

MrzHoz

mandaroo7:

MrzHoz:

Amanda, I didn't know you worked for lmco.. are you at Aero or MFC? Btw, I hope whatever is going on works itself out.

ETA: I used to work lmco for 6 years..

Sarah, for the long weekend, we are going to Miami from Friday through Tuesday.

Thanks Kathy and have fun in Miami.  I've worked for Aero for about 5 yrs now!  What area did you work in?  I'm in accounting.  

Thanks! I worked on JSF at LM Aero as a software engineer. I still do that now on the same program but now at a subcontractor to LM.

sparklingdiamond

MrzHoz:

Oh! I forgot my real B&M for today. On Saturday I went to Neiman Marcus at Willowbend where I shop on a regular basis bc I had run out 1 hair product. The item is on a shelf in the middle of the cosmetics department not behind a counter, so I pick up the item and move towards a counter to get checked out. One of the ladies that works there comes up to me to see if I need help, and I tell I want to purchase the one item I picked up. She proceeds to ask me if I have any cash to pay for it? ( insinuating that I wouldn't have the proper funds or form of payment and she didn't want to waste her time on me if I didn't).

I was shocked at how rude she was. My family and I have been shopping there for years and give them plenty of business, and I am well aware of the forms of payment that they take ( cash, AmEx, and the Neiman's card, none of which are an issue for me), and I made the salesperson aware of that, but it was so offensive how she treated me.

I ended up calling the dept. manager yesterday to inform her of the situation, and she was very apologetic  about the situation and assured me the situation would be handled, but still .. so rude!

Wow how rude! I'm sorry that happened :-(

Summerof09

I don't really know what we are doing for the weekend yet. My SIL and BIL are coming in town so I'm sure we will spend time with them. I'm sure we will have a BBQ with the IL's at some point.

angieandjames

bobbileighb:

I actually remembered something I can B&M about.  We went to church on Sunday we decided we want to try out Watermark and First Carrollton Baptist since it is close.  We went to First Carrollton on Friday and I really liked the message and the pastor but most of the congregation were much older.  This may sound mean but it smelled like a mix of old lady perfume and hospital.  We are going to try next Sunday again but I am not sure we can stand it.

Definitely check out Watermark.  My husband and I have been going there for a few weeks now, and we both really really like it.  It just has such a welcoming vibe to it that I just can't get enough of.  But also, give the other church another try - you never really know!  And I think it's good to check out several different places so you can tell if they're a good fit.