As you guys know I am doing a combo of ATKINS and BTD - and yes cream is really addictive.
Normally I would buy a 9 % sour cream or if party 18 % sour cream- lately I have had quite a lot of 38 % - how wonderfull. The only sad thing is that they only make organic 9 and 18 % !
Tomorrow I´ll tell you how my weight lost is going but I do think I am still losing weight!.

TV I really try to keep it at a minimum- but it is hard.
My kid is allowed max 1 hours television in the afternoon however I find myself sometimes all evening in front- BAD excemple for her!!!!!

Quoted from yaman

Ion,

So next target will be a B-gathering in Crete, 2007

cheers,
Yaman

I'll be there, dearlee  

2007 will be my year.  

oups Betule you must then do a choice between USA and Greece
we fixed the next *big meeting* in USA=same place but about the 20 of April.....2007
in Tempé in the *Butes* yup

I don't know if we were able to pay twice a luxirious vaccations....
thatsway we voted for an European meeting as an intermediary for Samos

oooooo dearle..... please get your fearies over and let ya see there...06 in...on...with
Samos.....mini-private-super-duper BTD-compatible conference


all the highnesses and roaylties and princess of prince  and...and..and.. will give their
standing ovation to our beloved maischdddaaaa    

Isa, sorry, I didn't know about the big 2007-meeting in the USA!

Let's see, what days will bring out

Love,
Betul

aaaaaaaaaannndddd  Betule don't worry Samos should be only a fine meeting for BTD-ler from whole Europe and other parts everytime welcome
and no conference at all= just a private meeting for us the *enlightned* one  


isa

You enlightened BTDers !

I love you all  

Betul

Go Henriettebsec! Congratulations on continued weight loss.  Isn't this great?  That feeling of satisfaction...

Last night I had leftovers, and I left over, once again, HALF my portion! I can really see myself taking smaller portions, as a result of satiation with higher fat.

Yes it is strange how you suddenly eat less isn´t it!

Fellow B's.

You all are accustomed to my way of being, writing, to-some-extent thinking, whatever.  I'm pretty quick with various solutions and modalities for everyone else...

Right now I'm, how can I put it, being dealt with by my Maker.  I'm traversing a very, very hard time, and I'll put this request to those of you, and those of other types, too, if someone wants to put it out there:  Pray for me.  It's pretty "bad".
It's a crucial and desperate time.

Yes, I have faith.  Yes, faith is tested at such times, and, in fact strengthened.

Knowing me as you have, surely you can see that my stepping out of professional and funny character is a serious move indeed on this forum.  Know that things are heavy and dark indeed for me to come down to such "brass tacks" with you.

I may one day tell you what is happening.  I may never do so.  I ask for your support, from the heart.  I give thanks for you all.

If we cannot use the Internet for this sort of thing, then we should scrap it altogether. Talk about a "prayer chain"!  
Love.

Thank you, friends.  Things may already be appearing somewhat more hopeful.  Accent on the words "may" and "appearing", but, that even said, it does wonders for my outlook...

But don't let up, if so inclined.

B-luvs.

Thinking and praying for you  

hope things look better for you soon!! )
we are here if you need us.....

You are dears.  In all honesty, just to see the last couple of postings brings a lump to the throat and a tear to the eye.  ....   I can say no more just now.  Thank you, and thank you again.

Here's an O confession.....this website is the one that finally got me to even be interested in the internet.  I have an attitude with technology and don't have a home computer cause I have no more teen boys to fix it.  I have computer at school, but until BTD I had no interest in internet....now this is my favorite place to go.  I love this forum!  I guess I have love/hate with computer too.     I love BTD most of all!  

Dear exj_j, I'm joining the prayer chain, too.  I believe in such things.  I've been away for a few days and I was sad to read today your note of such a tribulation you must be dealing with.

With love,
New Hampshire Girl

Hi exj_j

Just saw your posts above - my heart and prayers are with you for whatever you're going through.

Ellie xx

Wow.  Friends - Things are very troubled here.  But when I check in and see such love and heart, I feel all is as it should be, and ...

Y'know, I'm glad I "spoke up" about it, because, otherwise I would have deprived myself of this wonderful feeling of support...

It's really, really amazing.  So thank you again.  I don't mean to "hog" the thread with your concern for me, so, at ease, continue with other business...

but, again, WOW!  So much love.  Thank you...

Hi again exj_j

I should learn from this too. I tend to keep things to myself and forget what support there is around me if i allow myself to access it. Not that there is anything really bad or difficult for me at moment but last few days have been feeling bit low (now that could be too much wheat partly, and partly hormonal but still....).

I consider all you on here as friends - even kind of family - even if we haven't met - yet!


Keep going exj_j, seems to me there's a lot of weird stuff going on generally, judging from other people I'm in touch with - I think there's something bigger than individual difficulties....maybe....

xx

Whatever my friends are doing on my behalf, i.e., praying, keep it up, because this storm might very well be weathered.  I stoop to coveting yet another prayer-burst. Thank you, thank you.

oups... I didn't realized it at that point....exj_j  I am with you with my heart and in my
thoughts


and also Betul

O!!! dear
I was probably forgotten to click the notification button and missed a lot.
Exjj how are you.
Pity you didn't go India instead to Indian grocery shop.
Reading the parts I’ve missed, your post came like thunder at spring time.
I am with you deep and sincerely.
My B heart is with you
love
Ion

Exj_j,

I hope things are better for you for the last two days. I can't guess what trouble you are in, so I try to pray generally for you to find out a way to the solution. You're in my thoughts since you've written down your request for a prayer chain. Please try to keep calm and hopeful. "Dots will connect in the future. You cannot connect them looking forward, you can only connect them looking backwards, so please do believe that they will connect in the future." What do I mean : I wish I could send you an excellent true life story by Steve Jobs, the creator of Appel, but it's a very long text. I've uploaded it to http://belsoft.gen.tr/ftp/betul/stevejobs, and will keep it there for sometime for those who may wish to have a look at the story. I'll also  email it to you.

That evening I told my husband about you. Someone out there wants me to help him/her(sorry ) by sending my prayers. That's excellent, that's great, to send best wishes to a person you have never met before. Life is worth living if and only if you think in behalf of others as well, I think.

Quoted from ISA-MANUELA

oups... I didn't realized it at that point....exj_j  I am with you with my heart and in my
thoughts


and also Betul

Isa, thank you! I wish I could express my feelings completely, I'm a pretty skilled writer in Turkish, especially when it comes to talk about feelings(may be this is a B matter - ok, lets try to keep the thread "in subject" by putting down words like B-matter,B-event   ), but in English I need some more time to grow into a skilled writer.

Regarding the quotation, Isa, three years ago I all had friends just like me. We were alike, in thoughts, in action, in appearance! One day I decided to break my shell and discover the world outside. I'm a Cancer, who feels safe only if people around do not attempt to hurt me. No new friends, no new life styles, no new feelings! I don't remember what triggered my decision, but since that time I began to make a lot of lovely, strange, unlike, unique friends. Life became more enjoyable, and meaningful; when you try to touch others' hearts which are each unique and special. My old friends confirm that I have changed a lot. I now know that I will change until death.

When Yaman told me about BTD forum, I could never guess to make friends there, as well! But this community really gives me a family sense.

It's very valuable to devote your heart and thoughts to me. It must be valuable for others to take part in one's thoughts and heart as well, so I'll do it for others, while others do it for me. This is the chain, sometimes rings are connected both ways.

Thank you and,
love

Betul

yup Betul..I agree completely with you and thank you for your trust, I'll try my best for
never doing any harm to you, but sometimes it may be also a different form of our
different cultures which might be missunderstood and then
but ok ok I have promised it with this and must be honest yes I hope for our
exj_j all the best and that all will go conform to the whishes made for
and Betul..... hi-hi-hiiiii I am ok for a turkish language cours....teach me just for
lovely words and kind feelings.. but dear Betul... I am not familiar at all with such stuffs.... so far take care I don't want to do any fault
I think this is applied poetry... oups... what a changement with me !!!!  

Quoted from ISA-MANUELA

yup Betul..I agree completely with you and thank you for your trust, I'll try my best for
never doing any harm to you, but sometimes it may be also a different form of our
different cultures which might be missunderstood

No problem

Quoted from ISA-MANUELA

I am ok for a turkish language cours....teach me  just for
lovely words and kind feelings.

Why not?
Here 's one : "Seni seviyorum" meaning "I love you".

But I'm sure you know this, don't you?

Love,
Betul

                       ouch  


not so quick please