Messages By: brcscc

In the food-guide they are listed as Vegetables/Legumes and you can find them on page 402.  A serving is half a cup and they have around 7 to 10 gms of protein in a serving.

Hope this helps.

Karin I feel so bad that you were up all night.  Food poisoning is definitely no fun.  Let's hope you can soon bounce back and start feeling better.

Good afternoon Sharon, how have you been?  Did you get an e-mail from Kitty today about her being alive and something else?  I thought it was soooooo funny.

ttfn Love Barbara

You look simply maaaaaarvelous my dear.

Yeah I wear so many sizes also.  I have 4x and 3x (but they are getting baggy, it's what I wear to work) mostly 2x and also 22/24.  I always wore 5x and 26W or 28W so I am excited about my new sizes.

Kit I've had a great couple of days.  I am staying very positive and working the program.

BTW I just added a new long distance plan to my phone, Canada and US, any time, so if you want to get a phone call from me just send me your number, my e-mail is in my profile.

ttfn Love Barbara

I am so happy for you.  Yes the program does work, we just have to work it.  Keep up the great job and thanks so much for all of your great support and sharing with us your success.

Lisa N.  how wonderful to have a personal trainer.  I'm praying that you will both enjoy the gym and you will be able to continue going.  Keep up the wonderful attitude.  You are a beautiful person and you can be successful and you do deserve all of your desires.

Now I'm going to continue reading.

ttfn Love Barbara

Alice, so nice that you are here.  Like Niki said you are a beautiful person on the outside as well as on the inside, but no surprise for me.  I sure wish you could get your problem solved as you always offer such treasured words of advise.

Connie, oh no my dear.  That's too bad that you are back in bed.  Praying that you will soon get better.  Niki is such a sweetheart to send you the book and a wedding card.

Trish you are such a valuable member of this board and it would be too bad to lose you.  Please return and let's help each other lose this weight.

Christie, did you say party, dancing ??????  Hey girlfriend I'll be there, need a veggie tray????

Niki, good morning, it's another gorgeous day in Nova Scotia.  I am really working my program this week, determined to get to a goal I have set for the end of this year.  It is doable and I will do it.

Karen how is the new home coming along?  Hope the problems have been smoothed over and lots of progress happening.

Val, thanks for the post about "keeper"  You are a remarkable lady in my books, keep up your positive attitude and hope to meet you with Niki soon.

Bren, how is it going?  and where is Anna Marie?  And Teresa?  Hope all is going well with your mom.  Anyone else missing please report in as we miss you.

ttfn Love Barbara

A quick hello to all on the board.

I just have enough time for my workout this morning.   I'm doing great, 2 days on RS and starting day #3.

Jasmine so good to see you here, hope this one is a keeper, you deserve to be happy.

Lainie, Patti, and all other teachers, you deserve our thanks for all the hard work you put in and I know you are not appreciated enough.  However I know dealing with kids can be trying at times but also very rewarding.

Linda, Karin and anyone else not feeling well, praying that you will have a quick recovery.

Hugs to all, have a wonderful day.

ttfn Love Barbara

Dropping by to say hi.  I've been busy, but did manage to read all messages.  Of course now I'm running late.

Just wanted to let everyone know I'm on day #4 of RS and doing great.

Lyn enjoy your time with your 2 girls.  We will miss you.

Like Shelley, I sure do hope the discussion will be good.  I have done my homework but just don't have the time.  Will be reporting later tonight unless the boss is out of the office and I'll be on then :)  Lately he's been around :(

Hugs to all and know each and every one of you guys are a valuable asset to our board.  And don't ever forget that or think otherwise.

ttfn Love Barbara

Just dropping by to say hi to all. 

glad to see so many messages here.

What's working in my WLC ......... well once again I am reading my book, just reviewed Key #1 to start the positive mind set and then studied Key # 2 and I can't believe how much I have changed over the past 2 years. 

I'm finally realizing that I am not a victim, I refuse to live like one, think like one and allow anyone negative to have control over my life anymore.

And I've also decided that my life is not about me and my fat........ it's about me.  When you start to think positive and wanting nothing but a healthy lifestyle and start doing all you can to create this healthy lifestyle, then the weight will start to go away.

Hugs to all,

ttfn Love Barbara

Wow ! ! ! !   What great discussions.  But the one thing we need to remember is when we open up those wounds it is to heal and be able to work towards a new lifestyle, one that is healthier. 

Ladean I am so very proud of what you accomplished today.  Like you I think my mom did the same thing, tried to embarrass me into losing the weight, and it doesn't work.  It's sad what happened to you but please learn from this. 

Joe, what an amazing man you have turned out to be.  I am extremely proud to have met you on this board.  Please continue to post your insights towards life.   

Sharon, you have given some great advise to some of the people here today.  It's certainly given me some cause to pause and rethink certain situations.  Way to go. 

Linda, so sad that you were subjected to that abuse, but you have survived and you have given your children all the love that you didn't receive. 

To all who have posted about their pasts, thanks, the purpose of this Key is to help is deal with this, to let it go. 

ttfn Love Barbara 

I am not going to go into my childhood as I have done this before in past Key #2 discussions, but what I want to speak about is how I've changed because of it. 

I no longer consider myself a victim, I refuse to allow myself to be a victim and I will not allow anyone to treat me as a victim. 

I've learned that alot of my problem was exactly what Dr.Phil says, my perception.  So now I have changed my perception because you cannot change any one else.  You can let them know that they hurt you, but if they don't see it and don't think they did anything wrong, then you will never be able to convince them otherwise. 

I love my mom to death, but I now realize that her attitude towards "fat people" is her problem.  I always held walls up and and tried to hide my weight from people.  Now I am out there, this is me and I'm loving it.  I'm learning to love myself and therefore I am making people love/like me also.  And it is working.  I am projecting a positive attitude towards myself, with a negative attitude, comes more negativity.   

It's now all about "me" not about me being fat. 

ttfn Love Barbara