Amusing benefit of South Beach...

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Registered: 10-04-2006
Amusing benefit of South Beach...
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Thu, 09-11-2008 - 12:59pm

You'd think after 70lbs and almost 4 years of eating this way I would already know all the benefits of South Beach, well, I discovered a new one today...

Ike is headed straight at us, they are evacuating the coast, my school and the kids school will be closed tomorrow, dh's work is closed, etc. Hundreds of cars at Home Depot waiting to pick up ply wood, lines 10 cars deep at the gas stations.

We have most of our supplies already stocked up, but I wanted to get a few more non-perishable food items since its possible we will be without power for awhile. So I went to the grocery store this morning...

They were sold out of EVERY load of regular white bread - but the 100% whole wheat double fiber bread? Fully stocked.

They were sold out of almost all the regular pasta - but the whole wheat? Fully stocked!

They were sold out of all the regular canned chili - but the Amy's Organic Low-Fat Black Bean chili? Fully stocked.

They were sold out of most of the canned fruit - but the no sugar added/sweetened with Splenda fruit cups? Fully stocked.

Crackers? Pretty well empty - but All Bran crackers? Stocked.

Soups? Top Ramen almost gone, tomato soup, potato soup, pretty empty. Healthy Request, low-fat, chicken barley soup? Stocked.

Jif peanut butter? Sold out. Laura Schudder's Natural? Fully stocked.

I could go on and on LOL! So yet another benefit - when there is a panicked run on food, there will be plenty leftover for us South Beachers!

















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Registered: 09-06-2008
Thu, 09-11-2008 - 1:38pm

LOL!!!


 

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Registered: 03-15-2005
Thu, 09-11-2008 - 1:49pm
I was just thinking about you today and wondered if you guys were evacuating or staying put.

Jennifer


 


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Registered: 04-04-2003
Thu, 09-11-2008 - 1:57pm

Only the strong survive, full of fiber and without sugar ups and downs!

My thoughts are with you! Let us know when the storms have cleared and the sky is blue!

Jolene

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Registered: 01-03-2006
Thu, 09-11-2008 - 2:20pm

Wow! That is a benefit!

Good luck with the evacuation....hope all goes well.

Stay safe!!

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Registered: 10-21-2003
Thu, 09-11-2008 - 3:28pm

That's pretty amusing!!!

Becca

On the Beach Since September 8, 2008

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Registered: 10-04-2006
Thu, 09-11-2008 - 3:39pm
Thanks all - I'm not overly worried, we are quite a bit inland, so no need to evacuate or anything from where we are. The winds could get pretty bad, but the most likely issue we will have is the power out for awhile, annoying, but not life threatening.
















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Registered: 08-07-2007
Thu, 09-11-2008 - 4:05pm

Good luck! I'll be think positive thoughts for you and your family.


I can't help but think about the non-SB followers who went to the store at the same time as you, and got "tricked" into our way of eating.

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Thu, 09-11-2008 - 4:16pm

That's good to know!!! Once in a blue moon we have the scare of a few snowflakes down here and everyone runs to the grocery store. Next time that happens, I won't be so frantic!!!

Stay safe, MichaelAnn. Hope everyone your way fairs well with Ike.

Rebekah








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Registered: 10-04-2006
Thu, 09-11-2008 - 4:42pm

I'm not sure you grasp the resistance of most people in Texas to the idea of eating anything they think looks healthy - seriously, even in an emergency situation, I heard people say things like, "well, they're all out of bread" and walk off instead of buying the whole wheat! And the fruit aisle cracked me up because this lady grabbed me and said, "where did you get those fruit cups?" I said, "oh right here, there's lots" and she said, "oh, those are ones say no sugar - forget it" and walked away.

So most just left mad to go to another store rather than buying what was leftover. I left perfectly happy!

















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Thu, 09-11-2008 - 4:58pm
Stay safe!

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