Age 50+ - ~March Golden Girls~

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Bobbolink

02-28-2009, 01:44 PM

We are about Fitness and Quality of Life after 50...
We are about Fun and Friendship after 50...
We are the Golden Girls...

There is Value in us
There is Power in us
There is Wisdom in us
And Laughter....
We are a rainbow of unique wonders,
There is love in us.
(poem by Dorothy Holmes)

Tell us a little about your life, family and goals. What keeps you motivated? What is the best thing that's happened to you since you passed the 50 mark?
Friends laugh, cry and stand by each other, we'll be that to you!

glynne

03-01-2009, 04:02 AM

Bobbolink

03-01-2009, 10:56 AM

Good Morning........we're on our way to church, then it's "Family go to meetin' day".
Tomorrow I'm going to start counting calories again, I jumped on the scale this morning and I'm up 4 pounds, Not as bad as January.
See ya all tomorrow, have a good week=end.

meowee

03-01-2009, 01:09 PM

:wave:

So far we have had a little bit of snow but certainly nothing lion-like as yet. :shrug: Just have to wait and see I guess.

ladyinweighting

03-01-2009, 03:32 PM

Hello all,

Just got back from staying with Corbin and Maddie while mommy and daddy went out for the evening. Fun to get to spend time with the kids.

So, thought I'd jump on here and say hello.

It was kind of chilly here yesterday. Supposed to get down in the 30's tonight.

Starting to get sleepy ~ better quit fooling around on here and get to bed.

Hope you all are having a nice weekend.

Take care

Hi Gayle, I'm sure you had a wonderful time with your grandbabies. I'm so happy for you. Wish I had some.

Good Morning........we're on our way to church, then it's "Family go to meetin' day".
Tomorrow I'm going to start counting calories again, I jumped on the scale this morning and I'm up 4 pounds, Not as bad as January.
See ya all tomorrow, have a good week=end.

Hi Bobbi, The only way I can keep it real is to count calories. That new research report validates that this is what really matters.

:wave:

So far we have had a little bit of snow but certainly nothing lion-like as yet. :shrug: Just have to wait and see I guess.

Hi Linda, I think the lion is on its way to my neck of the woods. We're supposed to get 10-18 inches tonight.

I had a GREAT time with my DF from NC. We saw Slumdog - I did NOT like it. WAY too violent for my taste. My friend told me about "meet-up" and I'm going to try some of the get-togethers.

Have a great day everyone,

Lynn

meowee

03-02-2009, 09:30 AM

Hi gang . . . :grouphug:

Must admit that I have no desire to see Slumdog, LYNN -- it just doesn't sound like my kind of movie. I imagine it is an excellent film, but that does not mean that everyone would enjoy it.

Guess our March lion actually did show up yesterday -- things are certainly looking all white and fresh out there this morning. :s: A little too white and fresh for my taste -- wonder what kind of junk will arrive today because they still have the same kind of forecast posted.

Hope you all have a great Monday. :wave:

ladyinweighting

03-02-2009, 09:52 AM

That is one BIG Lion!!!!

We're working on 10 inches here in PA. I need to resolve to NOT having a shut-in, TV-watching, food-grazing, snow day!

Lynn

meowee

03-02-2009, 09:59 AM

Nothing wrong with the staying in and TV watching -- just no grazing -- think I'll knit socks to keep my hands occupied. Definitely need to string two good OP eating days together for a change. :lol:

Karen3

03-02-2009, 12:52 PM

Guess it's still morning....hi all...still sick. Have canceled bridge today and tomorrow. Can do one thing at a time like breath or walk or breath and talk, but can't do both at once. Would you believe I have company????? And don't know when he's leaving. Have more coming in Saturday so JW better be gone long enough for me to change the sheets. Let me tell you it took a 1/2 day getting bed made up for him yesterday. Eating is limited and way below plan, keeping up the fluids and I just can't think Beachy yet.

Looked on weather map at all that snow with more coming. It is cool here and quite windy, but sunny. Just remember Sat night to change your clocks. Spring will come...honest it will.

I've read everyones notes will get back to you all later. Need a nap. Stay warm and cozy inside today......Karen3

Bobbolink

03-02-2009, 01:04 PM

Good Morning Girls!
All you in today's snow belt have fun shoveling snow, great exercise!
I weighed my peach this morning, logged it in with my fiber one cereal and yogurt.............what a drag! On another site a gal wrote in about getting rid of belly fat, I can't remember if we ever discussed it here. I'd like your opinion on belly fat. I personally don't think I'll ever get rid of it. I'm at my lowest weight in years, do a least 30 tummy exercises daily (except Sunday) can wear size 6 comfortably and I still have belly fat. When I was dressing for church yesterday I happened to look in the mirror while nude. My tummy sticks out as far as my sagging boobs when standing sideways. I still have to wear a 'tummy flattener' underwear under my panty hose. Do you all have problems with your tummy fat after losing weight? Joan Rivers has some funny jokes about older women's boobs that hang to waistlines, I can't think of them now.
The article below is nothing new to most of us, we all lose weight following different diet plans. The biggest problem with not only me but probably everyone is that we're going to gain it back unless we are constantly on guard. I hate that, but Lynn's article backs it up.
Bruce wants Chicken Pot Pies for supper, I'm going to see if I can find a calorie friendly recipe now that I'm back to counting calories.
Have a great start to March everyone!

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/mhtml:{978D2285-68E8-430D-91AE-2864CDD2B21E}mid://00000139/!x-usc:http://www.babyfit.com/babyfit/member_pics/Blast_Secret.jpgNew Study Spills the Secret to Weight Loss (mhtml:{978D2285-68E8-430D-91AE-2864CDD2B21E}mid://00000139/!x-usc:http://mailbox.sparkpeople.com/track?type=click&mailingid=138600&messageid=5000&databaseid=130&serial=1231880109&emailid=MNWHITETAIL@CITLINK.NET&userid=964085&extra=&&&2001&&&http://www.dailyspark.com/blog.asp?post=study_spills_the_secret_to_weight_lo sssurprised)

A major study published today (mhtml:{978D2285-68E8-430D-91AE-2864CDD2B21E}mid://00000139/!x-usc:http://mailbox.sparkpeople.com/track?type=click&mailingid=138600&messageid=5000&databaseid=130&serial=1231880109&emailid=MNWHITETAIL@CITLINK.NET&userid=964085&extra=&&&2002&&&http://www.dailyspark.com/blog.asp?post=study_spills_the_secret_to_weight_lo sssurprised) in the New England Journal of Medicine reveals the real secret to weight loss.

For two years, 811 overweight participants followed one of four reduced-calorie diets-low carb, high carb, low protein or high protein-so researchers could determine the best formula for weight loss. They exercised for 90 minutes a week and tracked their calories online, too. A funny thing happened: All of the participants lost weight! What they ate didn't seem to matter, but healthy habits like portion control and tracking calories helped them drop an average of nine pounds and two inches off their waists.

What does this mean for you? No more food combining, no low-carbing, no giving up your favorite foods, no special "diet" foods or food restrictions--eat whatever you want (within your calorie range) and you can still lose weight. This study supports tracking your food, eat all foods in moderation and develop healthy lifestyle habits, like portion control, that you can live with forever.

retiredone

03-02-2009, 06:12 PM

Hello people. That study was on the news the other day. I chuckled to myself because I knew that all along. Anyone who counts calories knows it really works.

We have a grand March day here. Rain, freezing rain, snow, freezing rain again, freezing drizzle, ice pellets, slush. Ha, ha, at least it isn't -30 degrees C. I had a dentist appointment to get crowned early this morning and was a bit concerned about the road conditions but they weren't too bad as it was just raining lightly when I was driving. Supper time the rain changed to freezing rain and I was glad I was home and not on the road.

My friend and I visited another friend at the hospital this afternoon while we were in town. When we went into the room there were 3 beds in the room. We went to our friend and greeted her and then the woman in the bed across from her called out to us. She is from our town and we both knew her also. Then the older woman in the bed across from our friend had a sister that lived in our town and her 2 nieces were there and we knew them. While we were visiting another woman came in to visit the woman across from us and we knew her also. It was getting to be a regular hen party. The poor woman in the bed across from our friend has been in hospital since January 9. She was at her husbands funeral and before the service began she went downstairs in the church and slipped on the stairs. She broke her leg, her arm and her collar bone and another bone near the collar bone. She never got to the funeral, needless to say and now has to go home to an empty house. I taught both of her grandchildren when they were in grade 1 and she was a "regular" at the school picking up the kids and volunteering with the breakfast program. She's hoping to get home in about 2 weeks.

Hope everyone is having a good day. Catch you all later.

meowee

03-02-2009, 06:20 PM

Wow . . . for a change we are having the same weather and the same time. :lol: Delightful, eh?

glynne

03-02-2009, 07:04 PM

Hello all,

Was cold here this morning too. 28* when I first got up. Brrrrrrrr

I started the water aerobics class this morning ~ I loved it. Probably a good thing I have a scheduled exercise instead of doing it when I get to it kind of plan. Seems like I never get around to it. I stepped on the scale this morning and weight was up like 5 pounds. I don't remember being that bad. Oh well ~ one day at a time.

Getting ready for work. Hope it is a good night.

Take care all

CatHouseLady

03-03-2009, 02:07 AM

Hi all,
Temperatures here have plummeted even faster than the local economy ... it was freezing today. Nothing scheduled for tomorrow so am planning to apply for more jobs and then go back to cleaning/packing around the apartment ... oh yes, and go to the gym! :carrot:

dutchgirl

03-03-2009, 07:14 AM

Hi all,
At least the weather here has a limited menu. It either drizzles or rains, and the dull grey gloom is an all-day event.
Glynne, I am sorry that you gained the lbs but don't at least remember enjoying whatever brought them on:). It may not even be anything you ate.
I'm at work (lunchbreak), but hope to get some time in on the Wii Fit tonight.
Did 1 1/2 hours in the garden last night as it was dry for once, and there are a few muscles aching that I had forgotten I had, so exercize it is for me!

Bobbolink

03-03-2009, 10:53 AM

Good Morning!
This article might be of interest to some of us that have Alzheimers disease in our families. My mom died of it two years ago and my MIL is in the middle stages of Alzheimers.
Our daughter was concerned about getting it from my side of the family but with it coming from her other grandmother, she's really concerned. I told her they'd probably have a cure for it by the time she gets older. (She's 39) I've never heard of a supplement of tumeric, I'll have to look into it today or start eating lots of mustard.

Worried about Alzheimers?
Although the contributors to Alzheimer's disease are still being investigated, the regular use of certain supplements may help reduce risks and symptoms. Consider the following:

Take a daily low-dose aspirin. Some studies link the use of aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) with reduced risk of Alzheimer's.
Supplement with vitamins C and E. A recent study at Johns Hopkins University suggested that vitamins C and E taken together might slow the progression of Alzheimer's.
Use a daily multivitamin that provides adequate levels of folic acid and other B vitamins. They help the body process homocysteine, an amino acid formed by the breakdown of animal protein. At elevated levels in the bloodstream, homocysteine has been linked to heart attack and stroke, and more recently with increased risks of Alzheimer's.
Try turmeric, the yellow spice in American mustard and Indian curry. People in India have an unusually low incidence of Alzheimer’s, and epidemiologic studies suggest the regular consumption of turmeric as part of their daily diet may be a strong contributor to their cognitive health.

ladyinweighting

03-03-2009, 11:08 AM

ladyinweighting

03-03-2009, 11:11 AM

Hi Everyone,

Nothing special planned for today. Hopefully, I'd do better with my eating than I did yesterday during our mini-snow-storm. For whatever reason (really don't know why), I tend to binge whenever there is a snow-storm.

Lynn

the slim me

03-03-2009, 02:44 PM

Hi Everyone,
It's still cold and wet here. And yes, this is the coldest, and longest, winter I can ever remember! Spring, where are you. My sister in Ky. said that the spring flowers are beginning to pop through the ground. Doesn't that sound delightful?

Bobbi, the survey just seconds what all us Calorie Counters always knew. Calories in, calories out! Although you can make healthier choices in the calories you do eat. And, I have one word for tummy fat "spanks".

karen, Feel better. and girl, why didn't you call those people and tell them they needed to come another time?

Gail, It's really rotten not to even remember the things that made you gain weight. But it's usually those little things that slip up on you. A bite here, a french fry off the kids plate.....

Isabella, I see that in the hospital all the time. It's kind of fun, actually. If you have to be sick at least be in a room where you can enjoy the company!

Dutchgirl, I'm thinking it's panting season there? I'm drooling.......

Just have to pass this on. Have any of you tried the "greenbags" that are supposed to keep produce fresher, longer? I am the all time non-beliebver, but I got some in my stocking for Christmas and figured I might as well give them a try. WONDERFUL! I can't believe how long they have kept my lettuce nice and fresh and crisp! And they are reusable.

Make it a good day,
Freda

the slim me

03-03-2009, 02:45 PM

Dutchgirl, I ment PLANTING.

meowee

03-03-2009, 06:40 PM

:grouphug: and a big :welcome: to Dutchgirl.

We've had nothing but rain, rain, rain today. A lot of the snow has washed away and the local news was just telling me that there is danger of severe flooding in lower areas (luckily, I live on pretty high ground). Supposed to freeze up overnight and that will turn the entire Province into one big skating rink. :yikes:

On the good news side -- I am working on the third OP eating day in a row. :yes:

Bobbolink

03-03-2009, 07:21 PM

Freda..........I use the green bags for everything. My bananas keep much longer, I put all my fruit in them, apples, oranges, grapes as well as carrots, cabbage and lettuce. I take my celery out, wash and dry them and put in green bags. I wash the bags and air dry them when the fruits/veggies are gone and re-use them.

Karen3

03-03-2009, 08:32 PM

evening all.........still sick. I have coughed me inside out. Wheezing and choking. Company is leaving at 3am! Don't wake me. The other company is out in the Atlantic on a cruise so can't call them. I am sure they will call before they start here from Cape Canveral Saturday and may just go home right up 95.... hoping. Back to bed....Karen3

Freda...they are picking strawberries and tomatoes down here. k

retiredone

03-03-2009, 09:31 PM

I've got the green bags but they don't seem to keep my bananas very good. They do keep them yellow longer but they ripen really mushy. But I find them great for everything else. Lettuce in particular keeps so crisp and fresh. I'm sure I've save enough lettuce to pay for the box of green bags. I saw them reviewed on TV and everyone was raving about them and I have to say they are well worth the extra dollars they cost.

I also have belly fat. I actually more belly than bum much to my dismay...sigh...only a knife would solve my problem but spanx will have to do at this time. :D

Karen3, you poor thing, you. DH is in the same condition and DS and his fiance had a stomach flu. I'm the only healthy person in the house. Mom even threw up today (not sure what that's all about as she was hungry after her stomach settled down and kept asking for more food!). We gave mom a gravol and some ginger ale with extra ginger essence added. Now she's out cold zzzzz snoring like a buzz saw.

We took mom shopping today at a large Walmart store an hour away from where we live. DS had a job interview in that town so we went along for the ride and got dropped off at the store. It poured rain most of the day but wasn't too bad going and coming. The temperature was really balmy today at 10 degrees Celsius.

Meowee, we've got the same weather again today. I love to see that rain instead of snow.

I almost have 3 OP days myself except mom wanted a few potato chips when we were out and I fell into temptation. I suppose a few fistfuls of chips won't do me in entirely but I was so not going to eat them but I did.

My FIL will probably not live through the week. The family has decided to take him off life support. My MIL asked me to sing at the funeral so I've been trying to pick out a song for that. DIL phoned today and said the doctor will induce labor next week if Baby Boo has not arrived. He/she is in position and ready to come. So we could be in the middle of a funeral and a birth on the same day or close to it. What a dilemma! I guess it will be the funeral and then a more than happy visit to DS's place to see our newest addition. I also have to make a cherry pound cake tomorrow so I can have it to give my sister for her birthday when we take mom to her place when the baby is born.

OK, I've gushed on long enough but I've got lots going on and I needed give vent to some of the pressure building up. I'm OK, really I am. :) Catch you all later with the ungoing saga.

way2fluffy

03-03-2009, 11:55 PM

I'll Fly Away
nice gospel song

Hope you feel better soon Karen.

green bags? really? I thought they were just a scam. Will have to try them.

Welcome Dutch girl.

Waving to everybody.....I'm off the bed.

CatHouseLady

03-04-2009, 02:04 AM

:welcome2: Dutchgirl!

Bobbi, that's interesting about the turmeric ... I've got a small bottle of it but can't remember why I bought it nor what it's good for ...

Yesterday (Tuesday) wasn't very profitable ... I'd decided to spend the day job-hunting (online), but got stuck trying to send an application that kept pulling up an 'error' message. Turned out, of all things, that I had cut and pasted the e-mail address ... and in its original setting it was the end of a sentence and had a period after it ... and I had included the period repeatedly -- and never noticed it! :o

Managed to get to my one book club meeting last night and only had a coffee (it's at a Big Bookstore that has a Starbucks in it).

Tomorrow I have some volunteer work to do in the morning but will make sure I get to the gym AND send out more applications ... including one or two more for positions at the place whose address I kept messing up!

Weather was brutally cold Monday but has warmed up and is supposed to continue to do so, by a degree or two each day, for the rest of the week.

Hope everybody is having a good week!

meowee

03-04-2009, 10:12 AM

Think I'll try some green bags too . . . like you FLUFFY, I figured it was a scam.

Looks like we are having somewhat different weather today, ISABELLA. You are going to be considerably warmer than us. At least we have a bit of sporadic sunshine.

Nothing else is exciting for me . . . hope everybody else has a great day . . . :wave:

Bobbolink

03-04-2009, 10:43 AM

Good Morning, I'll be back later to comment and chat! We have to run into town, errands, grocery store and meeting.

Life Is Too Short,
Break The Rules, Forgive Quickly,
Kiss Slowly, Love Truly,
Laugh Uncontrollably,
And Never Regret Anything
That Made You Smile.
Life May Not Be The Party
We Hoped For,
But While We're Here, We Should Dance...

ladyinweighting

03-04-2009, 11:11 AM

Good Morning Everyone,

No special plans. Just doing a bunch of not-necessarily-pleasant-but-necessary tasks.

Ever have one of those days when NOTHING goes right? Every task I've called about has proven to be DIFFICULT! ARGH!!!!!!!!!!

Lynn

retiredone

03-04-2009, 03:05 PM

I've just eaten a huge amount of pound cake. I made one for my sister's birthday and there was too much batter for the pan so I made a smaller cake too. Well, half of the small one is gone. What is wrong with me? Now, I have to get on my bike and ride half way around the world to get rid of that cake. And no more food today. Not a bite, not a bit, not even a sniff.

Everything is frozen today but not real cold. The ground isn't frozen hard under the snow so it will melt quicker once warmer weather comes. After yesterday's rain there was a channel carved out of the ice in the driveway where the water had run down to the street but it was partially frozen when I went out a short time ago. I was walking over the frozen part and the ice broke and my foot got wedged between the two sides of the channel. Did that ever hurt the side of my foot. But I did notice how mushy the ground was under the ice.

Have a good day and don't go near cake.

ladyinweighting

03-04-2009, 04:30 PM

ladyinweighting

03-04-2009, 04:33 PM

ladyinweighting

03-05-2009, 12:25 PM

Hi Everyone,

I had my stress test today. Doctor was VERY happy. Says my heart is working better than it was when I was 40.

Hoping to get together with my friend today.

Check back later,

Lynn

Bobbolink

03-05-2009, 01:01 PM

Good Morning!
We have a new bakery in town that is run by an older couple from Guatemala. They also serve 3 or 4 lunches, we've tried them all but yesterday's Taco El Pastor was so good that I can't stop thinking about it. I've spent soooooooooo much time on my computer this morning looking for a similar recipe. Any of you know of one?

retiredone

03-05-2009, 03:41 PM

Thanks for the advice Lynn. I have a huge Romaine lettuce in the frig that I should break out. It's been in a green bag for over a week and it's just as fresh as the day I bought it. DH actually bought it and I had 2 more on the go so the green bag is a real saver.

Bobbi, did you find the recipe. Maybe the couple who run the bakery would give you the recipe or at least some hints as to what they do with the ingredients.

I'm busy today making wedding shower favors. I don't know how many I'll need but I'm on #46 and I'm going to make at least 60. I've made one of those towel cakes and wanted something to complement it to give as favors. I found a site that was selling washcloth "cupcakes" and I adapted the idea for the wedding favor. Basically, I folded the washcloth into a long strip corner to corner and then rolled as tightly as I could and used a straight pin to keep it together. It looks like a cinnamon roll. I have 6 different colored face cloths so they look nice. Each "cupcake" goes in a cupcake paper and will be topped with a red cinnamon heart. Then I'll print a little note thanking everyone for the lovely gifts and DS's fiance will pass them out to the guests. At least I can't eat these cakes, ha, ha. :D

the slim me

03-06-2009, 08:58 AM

Hi Everyone,

It is getting a little warmer here. I actually walked to the mail box yesterday, about 2 blocks. I wouldn't have been able to do that last week. So, maybe spring is comming.

Lynn, congratulations on the test!! Just goes to show that diet and exercise can make a huge difference!

Bobbi, I deal with a lot of Alzheimers patients at the hospital. Terrible disease. The sad thing is, they know they are losing their memory and know the results. Horrible thing, to lose yourself. And right now, not a lot can be done. There are a couple of drugs but not terribly effective. But any help is better than none. Hopefully, they will find something soon. My mom has dementia. Different, but same results. her's is not genetic, but secondary to a medical condition. We see her getting more forgetful, fearful, and more argumentative while she tries to keep her independance.

Isabella, how is the foot? And stay away from the cake, girl! Your idea for the "cupcakes" sound cute. Now, those you can have as many of as you want. ha!

Karen, I hope you are feeling better.

Freda

ladyinweighting

03-06-2009, 11:05 AM

Hi Everyone,

Bobbi, I deal with a lot of Alzheimers patients at the hospital. Terrible disease. The sad thing is, they know they are losing their memory and know the results. Horrible thing, to lose yourself. And right now, not a lot can be done. There are a couple of drugs but not terribly effective. But any help is better than none. Hopefully, they will find something soon. My mom has dementia. Different, but same results. her's is not genetic, but secondary to a medical condition. We see her getting more forgetful, fearful, and more argumentative while she tries to keep her independance.

Freda

Hi Freda,

I have wondered about the difference between Alzheimers and dementia. So, is it that Alzheimers is genetic and dementia is not?

Hopefully, none of us will suffer from either.

Lynn

ladyinweighting

03-06-2009, 11:07 AM

Good Morning Everyone,

This week was my DD & SIL's anniversary. Tonight I'm taking them to a local Italian restaurant for dinner. I'm determined to NOT gain back that !@##$$%^^& pound that I keep losing and gaining. Plan to eat salad, fish, and vegetables.

Have a good day everyone,

Lynn

Bobbolink

03-06-2009, 11:15 AM

Good Morning!
I'm having a lazy day, laundry is finished and we'll have left-over chicken barley soup. We get soooooooooo much mileage out of a whole chicken. We have roasted chicken the first night, more the second night and I make soup out of the balance that we eat for two more nights. The whole chickens were on sale for .69 cents a pound. That's like 4 meals for under $3.00. I use our own frozen garden veggies like tomatoes, zucchinni and garlic. I make the broth out of the cooked chicken bones. I saw an old friend in the grocery store the other day and we were talking about the high price of groceries. I told her I make my own laundry soap and she said I was a very crafty person. I laughed and said no, I'm just a tight-wad cheap skate. Growing up in a large family in the 40's will do that to a person.
Lets all do a remember when:
I remember having one color book for all 5 of us kids. We only got to color when we were terribily bored or it rained. We got to choose what page we wanted, then mom would tear out that sheet and that was all we got.
Isabella...Yes, I googled it and found many authenic recipes. It's going to be interesting to make it. We have to go to the Mexican store to find guajillo chili, ancho chilies, chipotle chili in adobo sauce,achiote paste, tomatillo, etc. The recipe calls for cilantro which is didn't like when we first started eating it at restaurants. (It taste like soap) Bruce and I decided that it has to grow on you. We actually enjoyed it at the Guatemalan restaurant when we ordered the Taco Al Pastor.
Freda...When mom was diagnosed with it she said she didn't want to hear the word 'Alzheimers'. We noticed about a year before she went on meds for it that she got real quiet and never added anything to our conversations.
The sad thing is, they know they are losing their memory and know the results. Horrible thing, to lose yourself.
Lynn...congrats on the great test, 40 huh? You're doing something right.
Cathouse.... nice name! You want to explain the meaning of your user name? :lol: The tumeric you have in your spice rack is not strong enough to benefit you, I checked online and it comes in capsule form. Before I order it I'll have to check with my doc to make sure it won't interfer with my high cholesterol meds.
Karen3...hope your cold is gone and you're back to your good humored self.:hug:
Hi Fluffy and Linda, you all have a great day.

ladyinweighting

03-06-2009, 02:56 PM

I remember coloring rocks and shells, swapping trading cards with my friend (she always wanted the ones with the flower pictures & I always wanted the ones with the horses), and spending hours with our paper dolls - putting them to bed in shoeboxes with tissue "sheets" over them.

meowee

03-06-2009, 05:28 PM

:wave:

ladyinweighting

03-07-2009, 09:59 AM

Hi Everyone,

Well, I was totally UNSUCCESSFUL at following my plan at dinner last night. Will get back on track today. Of course, that !@#$%^%^%^&* pound is back (+ more).

Today is my first "meet-up" meeting. It is a scrabble group. I'll let you know how it goes.

Lynn

glynne

03-07-2009, 10:15 AM

Hello all,

To bed soon here ~ the before work nap.

Have been working on going through boxes of stuff, sorting throwing organizing. Has kept me busy and out of the food.

My mom is in the early stages of alzheimers. I used to try to help her remember stuff, but I gave up. For instance, no matter how many times I help her to figure out how old her cat is, she can't retain that info. I just answer the same questions over and over again. My frustration is more with my dad and his lack of patience with my mom. I guess he is probably scared at the change in her. But then some of the things he does have nothing to do with her memory and make me upset with him. He tries to control what she eats. If he isn't feeling well that day, he is growly and grouchy and nearly takes her head off if she asks him a question. He has had the good fortune to have had pretty good health and it is frustrating to him to not feel good, but that doesn't make it ok for him to take it out on mom. All his yelling makes it so she can't think straight. He told me that when he was in the hospital, the nurses said what a nice patient he was ~ good natured and pleasant ~ I thought ~ why don't you try some of that at home. One thing that he does that makes it hard for her to think straight is the channel surfing on the tv. She will be watching one thing and next thing she knows what she sees doesn't make any sense to what she had just been watching ~ well, dad has gone and changed the channel. To me, it is just commom courtesy to ask the person who is watching with you if they mind if you change the channel.

Ok, enough of my venting.

Hope you all have a good weekend.

Take care

Bobbolink

03-07-2009, 10:24 AM

Good Morning!
Gayle...sorry to hear about your mom. How old is your dad? What stage is your mom in? Is she still living at home? I know it was a big adjustment for my dad that didn't know how to boil water before my mom was diagnosed. He gradually took over the cooking and laundry. It 's very frustrating living 24/7 with someone with alzheimers and the constant questions, etc. Guess your family will just have to pray for your dad, maybe take turns helping him out. Maybe you already do that Gayle, we took turns cleaning dad's house and that helped him out a lot. We also took her to all her doctor's appointments, hair appointments, shopping, etc. Sometimes we'd just go visit with her while dad could get out and mow the yard or grocery shop. Dad appreciated all the little things we did to help him out.

My frustration is more with my dad and his lack of patience with my mom. I guess he is probably scared at the change in her. But then some of the things he does have nothing to do with her memory and make me upset with him. He tries to control what she eats. If he isn't feeling well that day, he is growly and grouchy and nearly takes her head off if she asks him a question.

Just too much fun not to pass on......

FENDER SKIRTS'.
I came across this phrase yesterday 'FENDER SKIRTS.'A term I haven't heard in a long time, and thinkingabout 'fender skirts' started me thinking about other words that quietly disappear from our language with hardly a notice like 'curb feelers'
And 'steering knobs.' (AKA) suicide knob.Since I'd been thinking of cars, my mind naturally went that direction first.Any kids will probably have to find some elderly person over 50 to explain some of these terms to you.

Remember 'Continental kits?'They were rear bumper extenders and spare tire covers that were supposed to make any car as cool as a Lincoln Continental.When did we quit calling them 'emergency brakes?'
At some point 'parking brake' became the proper term. But I miss the hint of drama that went with 'emergency brake.'
I'm sad, too, that almost all the old folks are gone who would call the accelerator the 'foot feed.'

Didn't you ever wait at the street for your daddy to come home, so you could ride the 'running board' up to the house?

Here's a phrase I heard all the time in my youth but never anymore - 'store-bought.' Of course, just about everything is store-bought these days. But once it was bragging material to have a store-bought dress or a store-bought bag of candy.

'Coast to coast' is a phrase that once held all sorts of excitement and now means almost nothing. Now we take the term 'world wide' for granted. This floors me.

On a smaller scale, 'wall-to-wall' was once a magical term in our homes. In the '50s, everyone covered his or her hardwood floors with, wow, wall-to-wall carpeting! Today, everyone replaces their wall-to-wall carpeting with hardwood floors. Go figure.
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When's the last time you heard the quaint phrase 'in a family way?' It's hard to imagine that the word 'pregnant' was once considered a little too graphic, a little too clinical for use in polite company, so we had all that talk about stork visits and 'being in a family way' or simply 'expecting.'

Apparently 'brassiere' is a word no longer in usage. I said it the other day and my daughter cracked up. I guess it's just 'bra' now. 'Unmentionables' probably wouldn't be understood at all.

I always loved! going to the 'picture show,' but I considered 'movie' an affectation.

Most of these words go back to the '50s, but here's a pure-'60s word I came across the other day - 'rat fink.' Ooh, what a nasty put-down!

Here's a word I miss - 'percolator.' That was just a fun word to say. And what was it replaced with? 'Coffee maker.' How dull. Mr. Coffee, I blame you for this.
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I miss those made-up marketing words that were meant to sound so modern and now sound so retro. Words like 'DynaFlow' and 'Electrolux.' Introducing the 1963 Admiral TV, now with 'SpectraVision!'

Food for thought - Was there a telethon that wiped out lumbago? Nobody complains of that anymore. Maybe that's what castor oil cured, because I never hear mothers threatening kids with castor oil anymore.

Some words aren't gone, but are definitely on the endangered list. The one that grieves me most, 'supper.' Now everybody says 'dinner.' Save a great word. Invite someone to supper. Discuss fender skirts I thought some of us of a 'certain age' would remember most of these.

Karen31

03-07-2009, 10:57 AM

Hi everybody! I'm sitting here in MO. getting ready to go to the hospital to see my Dad. We got here last Wednesday and had to take him to the ER on Saturday night. They had to do bowel surgery this last Tuesday and he ended up being in ICU for 2 days after. He is now in a regular room but still not doing great. Kidneys aren't working good, lungs were congested and they are talking congestive heart failure. I know some of you already know he had quadruple by pass a few years ago and is on a pacemaker now. He is 89 years old and diabetic so could use all the prayers that you could send this way. On a Happier note--- we should know something on the house we made an offer on back here this coming week. Will be so happy to get moved here and be closer.

Everybody have a good weekend and I will try to get back with updates later

meowee

03-07-2009, 03:09 PM

Just another quick :wave:

retiredone

03-07-2009, 10:14 PM

ladyinweighting

03-08-2009, 10:53 AM

Just a wretched week. I gained 2.5 pounds with everything happening-baby nearly here and FIL almost dead. We thought the baby was coming yesterday but it seems to be a muscle spasm in the back and FIL is failing fast. I just sat down and ate piles of ice cream and other things like cake, pizza and macaroni and cheese. Today was better.

Isabella, sometimes you have to do what you have to do. You've lost over 50 lbs!!!!! You'll get back on track again. Celebrate your family's new baby by getting back to your regular program of eating.

Love you,

Lynn

ladyinweighting

03-08-2009, 10:58 AM

Good Morning Everyone,

Yesterday I went to a scrabble group meeting. They are a little too technical for me. You would not believe the "words" they accept - "aaa" "za" "suq"!!!! I would prefer more socializing and fewer technicalities.

I have 3 more meetings scheduled - a history lecture, a hiking group and a genealogy group. Hopefully, I will find one or more of these more to my liking.

Still working on losing the !!@##$$%%^^ pound I gained at my DD & SIL's anniversary dinner. So frustrating - takes a week to lose it & 1 meal to gain it back!

Happy Daylight Savings Time Day,

Lynn

Bobbolink

03-08-2009, 02:58 PM

A Good Snowy Afternoon to everyone.:snow4:
We're suppose to have 4 inches today, It's been in the high 40's for the last few days so naturally the roads are all ice. We slipped and slided to church and decided to stay home this afternoon. Usually we go into town for coffee and chats with family but it's turning into a blizzard.
Lynn...funny you should mention scrabble. Bruce and I have a scrabble board set up all the time. We don't actually sit down together to play, when it's my turn he puts my letters in front of the board and I make my play. Then I go do whatever housework I was doing before and he sits down and forms his words. It takes us most of the day and we enjoy keeping our minds active. I've used the word 'suq' before. We keep a dictionary on the table and look up new words we don't know. We cheat and use the scrabble word building book, not very professional but we don't care since we both use it on occasion. He keeps telling me he's going to quit because I always win. But I do the crosswords puzzles in the newspaper every night and I think that gives me an edge. I also plays scrabble on my computer with Maven, my foe.
You all have a great day!
P.S. I'm going to post a good Black Bean soup, check it out.

ladyinweighting

03-08-2009, 03:39 PM

Hi Bobbi,

You wrote, "I also plays scrabble on my computer with Maven, my foe."

I'm looking for a software scrabble program. Do you know of one? Is Maven a person or a program?

Lynn

Bobbolink

03-08-2009, 04:29 PM

Maven is a animated person that plays against me. My current scrabble game is one of many that came on my Hewlett Packard computer. You can play solitare, with Maven at whatever level you're comfortable with. About 8 years ago I purchased a Scrabble game at walmart that you download with the disc. That computer crashed and my scrabble game with it. I purchased a Hewlett-Packard computer to replace the crashed Dell and it had many, many games already on it. Scrabble was one of them, I can play it on-line with real people, solitare (not much fun) or play with an animated player named Maven. I can click which level I want to play too. You can google the game, have it charged to your Visa and down-load it. I must have given away my scrabble down load disc because I can't find it. I liked that game so much better than the one I use now. Maybe I'll check ebay and see what they have and the price. I'll let you know.

Bobbolink

03-08-2009, 04:51 PM

Lynn...Ebay has 126 Scrabble computer games, some are only $9.95 and free shipping.

Geeeeze, I should know better than go into the Ebay site. I just purchased a new scrabble game, It's called Scrabble Journey. But this one sound exciting, here's the details: This was $9.95 + $4.00 shipping
Around the World in 26 Letters

Pack your bags, you are going on a trip! You have been challenged to travel the world in a mere 80 days. See different countries and uncover treasures, armed only with your Scrabble wits! Are you up to the challenge?! With dynamic landscapes, Scrabble Journey is the timeless game of Scrabble within exotic locales throughout the world. Classic Scrabble gameplay set in Europe, Russia, Asia and beyond!

PRODUCT FEATURES

Instantly return to any location you have unlocked for a quick Scrabble Journey game.
Collect over 100 rewards hidden throughout the game!
Bring the 1800s to life! All new art and animation transports you all over the world during this classic era of the 19th Century

meowee

03-08-2009, 05:32 PM

Well . . . I won't bore you all with my usual harangue about Daylight Savings Time . . . I'll just stick with complaints about the weather. :lol: It's been snowing pretty much all day.

Must admit I've never played Scrabble on the computer -- lots of solitaire card-games and bunches of different variations on MahJong -- but no Scrabble yet. Guess I'll have to take a look.

Bobbolink

03-09-2009, 11:06 AM

Good Morning, more information that we already know but it's good to read again. Dr. Weil reccomends 40 grams of fiber and you all know what a believer I am in high fiber.
4 Ways to Eat Anti-Inflammatory

Benefits of following an anti-inflammatory diet - now you can take the first steps to implementing it. Start by aiming for variety, including as much fresh food as possible, minimizing processed and fast foods, and making fruits and vegetables the foundation of your meals. Then focus on the following:

Improving your carbs. The majority of carbohydrates in your diet should be in the form of less-refined, less-processed foods with a low glycemic load. You can do this by replacing foods made with white flour with healthier whole and cracked grains, and part-whole-wheat and buckwheat noodles such as Japanese udon and soba.
Replacing your cooking oil. Whenever you can, use high-quality extra virgin olive oil as your main cooking fat (for a neutral tasting oil, use expeller-pressed, organic canola oil). Avoid safflower, sunflower, corn, cottonseed, and mixed vegetable oils, as well as butter and margarine.
Decreasing your consumption of animal protein. Except for fish (such as omega-3 rich wild Alaskan salmon) and reduced-fat dairy products, animal-derived protein should be limited. You can easily replace meat with vegetable protein such as beans, legumes and whole soy foods.
Eating more fiber. Try to eat 40 grams of fiber a day, simple to do if you increase your consumption of fruit, especially berries, vegetables and whole grains.

Bobbolink

03-09-2009, 11:21 AM

We have to go into town today and check out alzheimer units. We have to move MIL out soon, they caught her twice walking out the door to visit the neighbors across the street. (no neighbors, just corn field stubble, she thinks she's home in her house)
You all have a better day than we're going to have.

The article below ties in with the other article but from a different source.
Supplement, but as a last resort.
If you’ve tracked your food for awhile and are still coming up short, talk with your doctor about the need to supplement your diet. Fiber supplements come in capsules, biscuits, and even drink mixes. These will usually range from about 4-10 grams of fiber per serving, and can be found in the vitamin or supplement section of your grocery store. But fiber supplements, like vitamins, do not replace your body’s need for healthy foods.

More Fiber-Rich Tips

Choose fresh fruit and/or vegetables over juice.
To get more fiber and nutrients, eat the skin of cleaned fruits and vegetables.
Include bran and whole grain breads daily.
Drink more water to accommodate your increased fiber intake to reduce indigestion.
Eat less processed foods and more whole foods.
Try to meet your fiber requirements with foods rather than supplements.
A large increase in fiber over a short period of time could result in bloating, diarrhea, gas, and all-around discomfort. It is better to add fiber to your diet gradually over a recommended period of about three weeks, to avoid abdominal problems.

retiredone

03-09-2009, 01:02 PM

Hello All. I'm not a game player at all. The last time I seriously played scrabble was about 45 years ago one summer when my "mainland" cousin was home with her family. We spent every afternoon playing on the living room coffee table. Then we'd go to the local chip shop and get a plate of chips (french fries). I also gained 15 pounds that summer. The chips were 15 cents for a small plate and 25 cents for large. Good thing I usually only had enough for a small serving.

FIL is still hanging on but we don't give him much longer. DIL still holding out on the new baby, lol but her due date isn't until the 19th but doctor says she'll probably go early. I guess Baby Boo will come when ready. DIL was admitted to the hospital over the weekend though. She was in awful pain and although the doctors could not find anything in the ultra sound or urine tests they think she had/has a kidney stone. Of course we all thought she was in labor when she started having pain but she's still got her "bun in the oven" not quite baked. :D

I've now had 3 good days in a row for eating (barring a total breakdown by bedtime). No exercise but I've been active shopping at least one day. I'll get on my bike later on this afternoon and get in almost an hour of peddling. I'll watch Martha Stewart make something with a million calories while I'm riding to nowhere.

meowee

03-09-2009, 05:24 PM

:yay: I'm working on day 9 of good eating and it seems to be paying off. Scale said 210.5 this morning. Probably a lot of water in there but that's okay; it has to go too. Hope we can both hold things together, Isabella. :crossed: I soooooo want to see that magic lower decade that I caught a fleeting glimpse of way back last September sometime. :s:

It is actually :sunny: today although still pretty cold -- right around the freezing mark. Supposed to continue at least through tomorrow.

Have a great day, gang . . . :carrot:

retiredone

03-09-2009, 08:14 PM

Here's to lower weight, Meowee. I had planned to be at goal by next Sunday but that's out of the question now. Maybe by the end of April or middle of May is a more realistic goal for me now.

ladyinweighting

03-09-2009, 08:36 PM

Isabel & Linda,

I am SO SICK of losing the same pounds over and over and over. I just checked my graph & on this weight loss journey, I entered the 150's in September of 2007. Since then, I flirted for a VERY short time with the 140's, but, for the most part, have been up and down in the 150's.

I'm up to at least an hour of exercise a day & down to around 1100 calories a day. However, every time I actually start down again, I have a restaurant dinner, or a vacation & I start all over again.

Oh well, maybe I'll just have to accept 150 as my goal instead of 140. When all else fails, lower your expectations.

Lynn

Karen3

03-09-2009, 08:55 PM

Evening all....am not back yet....would you believe am still sick....coughing and choking...stoned on antihisamines and have company. I will be back when my sense of smell and humor returns. Drinks quarts fo water daily so then when getting a coughing fit do the sideward wiggle....no appetite not even for naughty foods. Back to bed....Karen3

susannp

03-09-2009, 09:11 PM

Hi everyone, I'm new to 3 fat chicks, I have visited the website occasionally to find some new recipes, but have just recently joined and started earnestly tracking my food intake. I am walking 30 minutes per day, and I use another website to track my calories, fat, carb's and proteins. And, I too have lots of belly fat, and Bobbi, I had to laugh when I read your remark about standing sideways and your belly stuck out as far as your sagging breasts. OH MY GOODNESS, I can relate....lol. I look forward to reading more of your 50 + posts and posting some of my own. I appreciate any motivation that anyone can give me and I hope to motivate some of you also. I think the #1 key to our weight loss is going to be positive thinking.:carrot:

meowee

03-09-2009, 09:42 PM

:welcome: SUSAN

the slim me

03-10-2009, 09:25 AM

Good morning all,

It's raining out again today. At least we got some sun yesterday. Everyone taking their vitamin D?

Susan, Welcome. Come and visit with us often. It's always good to have new idea's.

Lynn, if you are comfortable at resetting your goal, then do that. You know if anything else it realistic. I said i would decide when I had meet my goal when i got there.

Isabella, I watch TV while i'm on the treadmill too. Helps kill time. and yes, I usually watch a cooking show too. Funny, food is always on our minds.

Make it a good day.
Freda

retiredone

03-10-2009, 09:58 AM

I managed to get through yesterday without any major upsets with food or family. Got my bike ride done and actually made dinner for today. I found 5 ww lasagna noodles in a box so I cooked them and made a miniature lasagna casserole for the 4 of us for today. Mom and I will have a small piece and DH and DS will have the big pieces. No left overs and nothing left in the dish to pick.

The reason I found the noodles is because I was going through the freezer and cupboards looking for lost and lonely bits and pieces of food trying to make room for more food. I've decided to try and clean out the large freezer so I can get more wedding foods stored away. So I started with the frig freezer first so I could bring some food upstairs from the large freezer. This led to a quick look through the cupboards for any bits and pieces. So yesterday we had ravioli with leftover pasta sauce and a handful of leftover grated cheese, 9-vegetable patties that no one really liked so they were sitting in the freezer, corn and a green salad. Today we're having lasagna, baked beans, green salad and probably cauliflower. Now I have to go have a look and see what I can have for tomorrow so I can make more space. I've got instant brown rice sitting on my counter that should be made into something. My MIL didn't want it and sent it up to me. I seldom use instant rice but I did put some in soup I made for mom (another clear out of frozen chicken and frozen mixed vegetables). Ah, bean soup is on the menu for tomorrow so I'll get rid of the last of the frozen cooked barley along with more frozen vegetables and the end of a bottle of pasta sauce and I'll throw in a handful of rice. Anyone else have weeks like this where you try and eat up "old" food? (It's not that old, BTW. :lol:)

Lynn, I feel how frustrated you are with that roving 1 pound. It's as if the body is holding on to the old fat that has never been lost before. This, of course, has no scientific backing just my thoughts.

Karen3, you sound miserable. Hope you get well and feel like yourself again soon.

Welcome, Susan. Come and read and post.

Bobbi is the snow melting? I hate snowstorms any time of the winter but more especially in March and April. The only happy thought is that the snow melts away quickly this time of year.

We're having alternate days of mild and cold. The hard cold core winter is coming to an end but we've still got another 2-3 months of cold weather before we can shed our winter coats. We still have snow piled up but it is shrinking.

Have a great day people. I've rambled on long enough. :D

susannp

03-10-2009, 11:57 AM

Hi, I have a question please. Where do u go to get the scale ruler or whatever it is that you call it, for example, Freda's dumb bell and weight lifter? I found it once, picked what I wanted, but I guess I didn't save it, and now can't seem to find it again. Can you help? And, once I find it again, how do I get it to here? Probably very simple, just hasn't sunk in yet.

Thank you for the welcomes, and thank you for your help.

Susann

retiredone

03-10-2009, 12:06 PM

Hi Susan. The answer to your question is that you have to make at least 20 posts in the next 20 days and then you can go to the User CP and go into "Edit Signature" on the side menu and add your weight ticker/counter. I don't think you'll see the "Edit Signature" item until you have been here for the 20/20 time period. It's some kind of security feature. Just keep posting and before you know it you'll not be a little chick but an old hen with a ticker. :D And don't worry about knowing everything to begin with. Just about every new member asks that question so you're in good company.

Well, well, I've got a veranda full of Starlings all trying to get at the one suet block I've got hung up on the rail. What a racket they're making.

Bobbolink

03-10-2009, 12:17 PM

Good Morning and :welcome: Susan!
Funny you should mention cleaning out old pantry items Isabella, I was thinking of going through our cupbboards/pantry yesterday and putting all the old dated cans/grains, etc in the front and the new in the back. Some of the cans will probably have to be thrown out. (old dates)....I'm prone to stock up on items when on sale, then don't get around to using them up. I use fresh or frozen mostly, I need to quit buying all that canned stuff. Someone hit me in the head.
We have more business in town for MIL today so I best get off my dead butt and move.
Later............

retiredone

03-10-2009, 04:53 PM

I just got the most shocking news. Our neighbor of almost 32 years just died suddenly of a massive heart attack. She just turned 60. I could hardly believe it when another neighbor phoned and told me.

On a happier note, DIL will be induced tomorrow morning and Baby Boo should be here sometime tomorrow. I have to get ready to travel. We're leaving on Friday to go to their place.

meowee

03-10-2009, 04:59 PM

:wave:

We've had another gorgeous day around here and I spent most of it out and about. Pleased to say I resisted all off plan foods while I was out, although chocolate bunnies kept calling my name. :yikes: Bought more knitting yarn instead and I'll just keep on knitting socks and slippers for everybody I can think of . . . difficult to knit and eat at the same time. :lol:

retiredone

03-11-2009, 12:57 PM

DIL is in labor. We should be grandparents before the day is over.

susannp

03-11-2009, 01:33 PM

It's rainy and cloudy and 40 degrees colder here today than it was yesterday morning. It was raining when my friend and I were supposed to walk, so we sat and enjoyed a cup of coffee together, talked about different low fat recipes, and by the time we had finished, it had stopped raining, and we were able to go take our 30 minute walk....:), I feel so much better now.

About me, I'm a 54 yr old mother, grandmother, wife, and daughter...lol. My mother lives with me, has been here for about 5 years now. She has dementia, and is getting pretty difficult to take care of. But, we get through one day at a time, and are making it so far. My husband helps out with her too, when he can. I have a wonderful son and daughter in law, and two beautiful grandchildren, a boy 4 1/2, and a girl who is 19 mo's. I drive a school bus, have been doing that since my son was in the first grade. That was 21 years ago, wow, I just figured that up....lol. When I turned 49, I started a new career as a REALTOR. My husband and I own a real estate company, he is my broker, which is another challenge...lol.

My weight is like a yo-yo. I am up and down, I went through the change early, at 42, I'm not on any hormone therapy, so my metabolism is crawling. Time for a change.

Thank you all for your welcomes, and I look forward to coming here everyday for motivation and support.

Isabella, congrat's on your upcoming journey as a grandparent, there is no emotion that compares.

Meowee, glad u made it through the day resisting the foods you wanted to, and wish I could knit. I learned how to crochet, but was never really good at it. At age 12 I learned to sew, and made my own clothes until it got cheaper to buy them than to make them. I would love to start back doing some sewing, but want to lose this weight first.

Bobbi, good luck with cleaning out your pantry, gosh you ladies may just motivate me to clean out mine too. It surely needs to be done.

Everyone have a good day!
Susann

ladyinweighting

03-11-2009, 02:19 PM

Hi Everyone,

Running around today. Getting ready for trip to FL on Sunday with my sister to see my cousing who had a heart attack recently.

Try to check back later.

Lynn

ladyinweighting

03-11-2009, 02:19 PM

Bobbolink

03-11-2009, 02:23 PM

Good Morning...I had a laugh this morning when I opened my emails and thought of you Meowee. It was a joke about a man telling his wife that the cat was in heat again. It showed a picture of a cat leaning against her scratching post with Red Stileto heel, Red Brassiere, Garter Belt with black fish net stockings and a whip.
Isabella...let us know when you're grandma again.
I have to put in my new Wii Fitness Coach now, talk to ya all later.

Susann...Last summer I was going to make a couple of sleeveless dresses for gardening. It's been awhile since I purchased a pattern and I was totally shocked. For a simple A-Line sleeveless dress, it was $12.99 for just the pattern.Geeeeeeeeeesh, I can buy a ready-made dress on a clearance rack for that. I left the store with no material and no pattern.
At age 12 I learned to sew, and made my own clothes until it got cheaper to buy them than to make them.

meowee

03-11-2009, 04:52 PM

:grouphug:

Love the vision of that "Hot Cat", BOBBI . . .

. . . and here's this morning's real-life cat-astrophic story . . .

How did I know for sure there was a full moon last night? I woke up to a full double roll of TP unfurled throughout the house; every cabinet door and drawer in the bathroom standing open and stuff scattered all over the room; and just so the rest of the house wasn't ignored--the garbage under the kitchen counter (yes inside the cabinet) was upset and a couple of artificial plants in the sunroom had been dragged around a bit; guess the cats thought they needed to be relocated.

Glad they had fun. :lol: Did you know that having pets has been proven to lower your blood pressure? Mine didn't feel all that low first thing this morning. :s:

I still make almost all my clothes. Guess old habits die hard. If you want something to do with a sewing machine, SUSAN, try piecing and quilting a wall hanging or tote bag by machine. That will keep you busy for some time.

We had nice sun first thing tody, but it has turned overcast this afternoon. Tomorrow's forecast is calling for more wet snow. :mad: Hey, I know this Winter will eventually be over. Won't it??????

retiredone

03-11-2009, 07:25 PM

Ok, everyone, good news from me. I'm now officially a grandmother. Baby Boy was born this afternoon at just over 7 pounds, healthy and happy to be out in the big, wide world.

ladyinweighting

03-11-2009, 08:27 PM

Ok, everyone, good news from me. I'm now officially a grandmother. Baby Boy was born this afternoon at just over 7 pounds, healthy and happy to be out in the big, wide world.

Hi Isabella,

:congrat::congrat::congrat::congrat::congrat:

and hugs for you and your new baby.

Lynn

meowee

03-11-2009, 09:34 PM

Happy Grandmotherhood . . . :high:

susannp

03-12-2009, 08:36 AM

Hi all, thanks for all your replies, and welcomes, and Isabella, thank you for the answer to my question, that makes sense.

Today is a busy day today, have to take my mother to the heart doctor, I think she is having problems with her pacemaker. I also try to get other things done while in the big city...lol. I live in a town that doesn't even have a Walmart, so what does that tell you? Hope I can do good on my eating. My walking buddy is going with us, and we are leaving early to go to the big mall and do our walk there. So, will get my 30 minutes in, at least.

Have a great day everyone, and yes, winter will be over soon!!!!!, won't it????
It's 29 here this morning, so not too sure....lololol.

Susann

retiredone

03-12-2009, 10:56 AM

Susann, we have a lot in common. I take care of my 91 year old mom and I live in a very small town that definitely does not have a Walmart. Ha, ha. And my husband is a school bus driver.

Our baby is so sweet. He looks like his dad except he has his mother's nose. They won't let us post pictures on the internet so you'll just have to take my word that he's the most gorgeous baby ever born. We're leaving tomorrow as soon as DH gets off work and we'll be gone for a week visiting with the children and grandchild. And of course we'll be making visits to DH's father who is still in hospital in the city. This is quite stressful for DH because the family may remove him from dialysis and DH will be the one to convey that message to the doctors. I wish FIL would just pass away naturally so that decision doesn't have to be made and carried out. There's a meeting with the doctor on Saturday morning so we'll see what she has to say first, of course.

OK, I can't dwell on that because we've got a baby to see and a good eating plan to stick with. I don't usually weigh mid week but since I gained 2.5 pounds last week I hopped on the scale yesterday and I had lost 3 pounds since Saturday and this morning another half pound so I've got things under control again. I would assume I won't lose much more this week but I'm so happy to get that unwanted reappeared weight gone.

It's a mild overcast day here. I'm still in my nightgown and I ran outside to put a bag of garbage in the trash can (which is by the back door) and the cover blew away across the yard. So there I was in a sleeveless, just above the knee nightie chasing the cover to the garbage can across the yard. I can tell you I was well chilled when I got inside. But I noticed that that cold sharp nip was gone out of the air.

Take care and I'll catch you all later.

way2fluffy

03-12-2009, 01:35 PM

Ladies.....
I was shocked by the scale<------in a good way!!!!!
I thought maybe a pound loss would be something to celebrate. I had a 3 pound 'whoosh'. I thought I was one of the 'whooshless' as I hadn't had a significant loss of over 1 pound since the first week on induction.
So it took a total of 70 days to reach onderland. But I'M HERE!!!!
I could have never made it without these boards. The information (recipes, advice, experience) and support helped me stick with it when I stalled for weeks. Thanks to all........
It's such a relief to be successful over what has seemed like (for me anyway) a long haul. It helps me to stay focused on NO CHEATING, NO ALCOHOL(until I'm no longer obese). For me carbs and alcohol lead to over eating. I can stick with this because I feel better off processed foods. More energy and less cravings.
Still have a lot to lose but I really feel like I will be successful with some more hard work and this life style change.

Bobbolink

03-12-2009, 02:44 PM

Q A Pill to Replace Exercise?
What can you tell me about this new pill that gives you the benefits of exercise without exertion? It sounds too good to be true.

A Answer (Published 3/12/2009)

Originally published 9/29/2008
I wouldn't count on a pill to give you the benefits of exercise, at least not anytime soon. The substance you're referring to is known as AICAR and has been tested for its effects on exercise only in mice. A study published in the July 30, 2008, online issue of the scientific journal Cell reported that when this compound was given to mice that normally didn't get any exercise, they were able to run 44 percent longer on a treadmill than mice that didn't get the substance.

I've never heard of this pill before today, it probably messes up something else in your body.
Congrats Isabella on the new baby boy!
Meow...Didn't you heard the cats banging around last night? I guess they have to exercise their little legs and minds somehow.
:congrat: Fluffy....Great accomplishment! :cheer2:
So it took a total of 70 days to reach onderland. But I'M HERE!!!!

Hi Lynn..........did you find a scrabble game yet. I just received my new one, "Scrabble Journey" today. I haven't had a chance to install it yet, I'll let you know if it's worth buying.
Hi Susan, it doesn't really get very cold where you live, does it?
I've never been to Kentucky but when I see picture of it, it's always green with horses running in white picket fences. We had a horse racing track in Minnesota (Minneapolis) that is now closed. We spent many hours of fun there, I'd love to dress up in a fancy hat and go to the Kentucky Derby. Ever been there?
Hi everyone else, gotta get movin'.

Karen3

03-12-2009, 03:11 PM

Hello everyone...Am finally starting to feel better. Just in time, have a bridge game that am directing tomorrow. Decided to put my company to work and already have bunch stuff made. I made chocolate cherry bars that was on the mix box. Of course I added a bit more not only added cherry pie filling but dried cherries,too, Didn't have any chocolate chips so used white ones. Will frost tomorrow when I get to the club house. But cut one tiny piece and guest says is wonnnnnnnnnnnnnderful. The ham salad, egg salad tuna salad and seafood salad are all made. Have started a multifruit cobbler...peaches with berries....in the oven getting hot before add the topping. Articoke dip and reg dip are done.veggies cut up.....gesh been easier to say what needs doing....the roll ups and make the sandwiches in the am. But I needed a little food porn....Nothing Nada nut'nhoney has crossed my lips.

Been over week since I wrote anything...read it all....Welcome Susann. Linda why did the cats go crazy? Isabella happy baby boy! Lynn yes you can do this sure you can. Bobbie I'll try that pill....

Back to the kitchen to make the roll ups...Drives Dash crazy he loves cream cheese and olives. Yes, he's still a dog.

Will weight my self this weekend after company goes and i can doa happy dance naked....it ain't pretty.......Karen3

ps it's 82 here today!

ladyinweighting

03-12-2009, 08:32 PM

I picked up an interesting Prevention booklet about food/nutrition for people who are prediabetic or diabetic.

Stresses fiber, calcium, vitamin D, and omega 3. When I get back from FL, I might try it. The meal plans have a lot more calories than I generally eat, but, maybe with the additional fiber, it might work.

Claims to reduce blood sugar and pounds.

Lynn

susannp

03-12-2009, 10:43 PM

Hi all, today was a very trying day. Thank goodness I got my 30 minute walk in before Mother's doctors visit. She has to have a new pacemaker, that will be done next Tuesday. We had to go for blood work, and the whole morning was hurry up and wait. By the time we were able to eat lunch, I didn't care if I did good or not. We went to a great Chinese restaurant, and I did pretty good. Tomorrow we go to her primary care dr to see if we can find out why her ankles are swelling, shortness of breath and belching. I sort of thought they might be related to her heart, but they said no.

Isabella, I feel for you girl, taking care of mother is one of the hardest jobs I've ever had, but I certainly don't resent it, I'm sure you don't either. And your hub drives a school bus, how cool is that.

Hi way2fluffy, we haven't met, but congrat's on your 3 lb swoosh!

Bobbi, I keep seeing miss kitty in heat....lololol. We normally don't get down in the teens , maybe 3 or 4 days a winter. We do have 30's a lot, and 20's some. Of course, this winter was the ice storm and it was horrible here. I am in western kentucky, the ky derby is in another part of the state. No, I haven't been, I used to think I would like to go, but now would rather watch it on tv than to fight the crowd. You can google Kentucky Lake or Barkley Lake, or Land Between the Lakes and see the area where I live.

Meow, I've tried quilting, not my thing either....lol. I do have some more chair cushions for my deck to make, need to get those done soon.

Karen, glad to hear you are feeling better, and good golly, your menu sounded great, are you a caterer?

Good luck Lynn, I already take the omega 3, the calcium with D, and a lot more, I have Crohn's Disease and the vitamins keep my immune system up and running. I've been very blessed to not have to take any medication for it. I truly believe in my vitamins.

Oh, Bobbi, I meant to tell you. If you live close to a Hancock Fabrics, or a Hobby Lobby, every couple of months they run their patterns on sale for .99 each. Usually with a limit of 5. You can go on their websites and they have their weekly sales on there. Then you can go to Simplicity, Butterick or McCalls websites and pick out patterns that you like, so you know what you want when you go.

Everyone have a great day!

retiredone

03-13-2009, 09:16 AM

I've lost that nasty 2.5 pounds I gained last week plus an extra pound for a total of 3.5 pounds this week. I'm weighing in early because we are going to see Baby this afternoon and I won't have scales for over a week.

So if I'm missing for a few days you'll know I'm on a serious date with my new grandson.

I'll try and check in now and then on DS's computer but I've got a feeling that any spare time I have will be spent with the baby or cleaning house. Ha, ha.

meowee

03-13-2009, 09:27 AM

:wave:

Busy day yesterday -- but I did manage to keep the eating in check -- I'm definitely on a good roll this month and boy oh boy do I ever hope I can continue it :crossed:

Today will be one of mostly hibernation for me -- not that I'm superstitious or anything -- just, well, 'better safe than sorry' as they say. :lol:

Afraid our weather for both yesterday and today has been pretty winter-like. Very windy and very cold -- but sunny. :yes:

Have a good day . . . :carrot:

Bobbolink

03-13-2009, 11:19 AM

A quick scan of recent post, much to say but no time. I'll have to re-read them all tomorrow and comment. We are on our way into town to pack up some of MIL clothes, linens, etc. We'll move her into 'Autumn Lane', a memory unit next Wednesday. Susan...You are new and don't know about MIL, she is in the middle stages of Alzheimers and been living in her own apartment. We have lots of furniture and stuff to go through this coming week. Good for you and Isabella for taking your mom's in. I would gladly have taken my mom too, she was a sweet heart. (Died two years ago). My MIL is what comedians joke about, over-bearing, demanding, every bad thing you can think of. My DH is an only child and she took him out of her will 5 years ago because we wouldn't bend to her demands. We won't shed a tear when she croaks. Enough of that, gotta go pack up some of her stuff. Thanks God Alheimers have dulled her sharp tongue.

Many of us over 50, WAY over 50, are quite confused about how we should
present ourselves. We're unsure about the kind of image we are projecting
and whether or not we are correct as we try to conform to current fashion.
In spite of what you may have seen on the streets, the following
combinations DO NOT go together and should be avoided:

1. A nose ring and bifocals

2. Spiked hair and bald spots

3. A pierced tongue and dentures

4. Miniskirts and support hose

5. Ankle bracelets and corn pads

6. Speedo's and cellulite

7. A belly button ring and a gall bladder surgery scar

8. Unbuttoned disco shirts and a heart monitor

9. Midriff shirts and a midriff bulge

10. Pierced nipples that hang below the waist

11. Bikinis and liver spots.

12. Short shorts and varicose veins.

13. Inline skates and a walker.

And the ultimate 'Bad Taste' in fashion for the older folks...

14. Thongs and Depends.

Please keep these basic guidelines foremost in your mind when you shop.

susannp

03-13-2009, 12:23 PM

A quick message to Bobbi, Thank God that my mother is the sweetheart that she is, because my MIL is so much like yours. She has recently moved to our town, and DH is at her house every day trying to help her get settled. Even though she is loud, overbearing and demanding, she also has her good qualities, and has been good to us. My MIL really doesn't know how to be kind and loving, I'm sorry that yours doesn't either. I don't think I could take care of her, or have her move in with us though. Hope all goes well with you today!!

meowee

03-13-2009, 12:33 PM

Oh BOBBI . . . :rofl: . . . Good one, Chickie

ladyinweighting

03-13-2009, 07:31 PM

Hi -

Got a GREAT pair of earrings at a craft show today - to replace a pair I lost on my last vacation.

Did 2 hours of exercise yesterday & ate around 1100 calories. This morning I was up almost a pound!!!

I really hope I stay on track next week on vacation with my sister. She's around 110 lbs - has been all her life - and eats about twice what I do. I think it's because she never dieted. Her metabolism hasn't been all messed up.

Take care,

Lynn

susannp

03-14-2009, 09:53 AM

It's a gloomy rainy day here in Kentucky this morning, supposed to do this all day. Oh well, this is the bad before the good.

Looks like Mother may have kidney problems that may postpone her pacemaker surgery next week. We're supposed to get the results back today from her blood work done yesterday. Hopefully it's her digititis that is up, I hope I'm saying that right. We can reduce that, and get it back down to normal. Had to start her on another pill for her stomach, 30 minutes before she eats, 3 times a day.......one more thing for me to remember, HELP!!!..lol

I didn't eat great yesterday, I don't think I went over my allotment, but didn't eat a very good choice of foods. Today is another day, will do better.

Have a great day!!! and remember......

Nothing taste as good as thin feels.........

ladyinweighting

03-14-2009, 10:46 AM

ladyinweighting

03-14-2009, 10:49 AM

Hi Everyone,

Today I'm attending a new group - local area genealogy group. Hopefully, will be better than the scrabble group I attended.

Working on gathering my "making good eating choices" resolve for next week in FL. I REALLY do NOT want to bounce back up again.

Have a good week everyone. I'll see you next Saturday :wave:

Lynn

Karen3

03-14-2009, 11:25 AM

damn something ate my long post....snort whiny hissssssssssssh...later Karen3

Bobbolink

03-14-2009, 11:46 AM

Happy Week-end everyone!
Not much going on here today other than some nice weather. Hope some of our large snow drifts melt some. I can't wait to start hanging out laundry on the clothes lines. I packed up all MIL summer clothes yesterday and brought them to our house until summer begins. She is going from 3 large closets to one closet in her new place and only has room for one season of clothes. Her new place will cost over $4,000 a month but it'll be her room only. No other person sharing the room, it's a very large room with a view over looking the flower garden court. She can have her love seat, end table and coffee table in there as well as her bedroom set. I wouldn't mind living there myself! I need to get cleaned up and get some baking done for DH. He loves jelly rolls and I have homemade grape jelly to use up from last years grape crop. You all have a great week-end.

susannp

03-15-2009, 10:21 AM

Good morning everyone,

another gloomy day, but that's ok, the sun is shining somewhere!!! I hope everyone is having a great Sunday, I'm showing property this afternoon, YIPPPPPPPEEEEEEEE, so wish me luck.

Haven't walked for 2 days, but am on my way out the door for at least 30 minutes, will see after that if I can go further. I need to get started back on my power mile with weights, maybe this week I can get that goal accomplished.

Everyone have a happy Sunday, I hope all is well in your worlds today!, and remember:
nothing taste as good as thin feels!!!

meowee

03-15-2009, 11:16 AM

:wave:

Hope everybody is having a great weekend. :grouphug: We have sunshine today and the temperatures may actually sneak slightly above the freezing mark. :lol: Not exactly Spring, but I'm starting to hold out hope.

akrosey49

03-15-2009, 05:57 PM

Hi everyone hope all is well in your world,my turns slowly:dizzy: its sunny but cold we are getting more daylite hrs tho so spring is coming :cp: (((hugs)) rosey :wave:

Karen3

03-15-2009, 08:58 PM

Hey guys...Just watched Discovery take off. It was awesome.The clouds were heavy low on the horizon then they started to glow orange and the spacecraft rose above the tree tops with a hugh bright tail of orange popped into even heavier clouds only for a few second and then flew into clear sky with the setting sun reflecting off the craft and trailing a long gold tail of flames. This was the best one ever to watch. At that point they were traveling about 2700mph....wow!

We're 130 miles away from the launch site and can still hear and see so much. They had a perfect day to fly. Karen3

Karen31

03-15-2009, 10:32 PM

Hi Everyone, Well, we made it back to Colorado about 7:30 last night. It was a long trip but I'm glad that we were already back there when my Dad got sick. He had a really hard time after his surgery but is doing better. We did decide to have him go to skilled nursing right now at least until he gets his strength back. If any of us kids tried to take care of him at home i just know we wouldn't be able to make him get moving the way he needs to get better. In fact, I heard today that my older brother was there with him when a nurse came in and said it was time to go to rehab----my Dad said he just didn't think he was up to it today---she didn't take no for an answer and he ended up riding on a stationary bike and then lifting some weights. I know we wouldn't have been able to make him do that and I also know that this is what he needs!

Our realtor called this morning and people were coming this afternoon to see the house so I got moving pretty fast and got things put away and the house looked good to show. BUT I am pooped tonight. I am hoping the house sells soon and we can get moved back to MO. I'm so glad that we were already there when Dad had to be taken to the ER---it wouldn't have been much fun driving 700 miles worrying about him all the way!

Anyway, wanted to at least pop in and let you know I'm still hanging in there. Now I need to get focused on my eating and exercise again! May need a kick in the pants to get started again!

Take care.....

susannp

03-16-2009, 07:20 AM

Good morning all, hi Karen31, and Rosey. I'm new here and very excited to be here. Karen31, hope all goes well with your dad, and with selling your house.

Karen3, what an awesome thing to see, and the way you described it, wowowow. That must have truly been a sight, glad you were able to see it.

Even with a few days of not eating exactly right, I'm still down 2 more lbs. YIPPPPPEEEEEEE, and I walked 40 minutes yesterday.

Does anyone do yoga? I guess I need to start that too. Tell me what you think please.

Have a great Monday, mine is going to be full....:)

Bobbolink

03-16-2009, 10:41 AM

Good Morning Girls!
Wow, what a gorgeous morning, temps are to rise to 60's. I can't wait to hang clothes out on the line.
We have to go into town to measure MIL future home/room and figure out what we can take and what to sell of furniture, etc. DH has been having lots of bad nightmares lately, I think all this stress is getting to him in his sleep.
Susan.........:congrat: on you two pound loss.
Karen3...Lots of advantages of living in Florida besides sun and fresh fruit!
Karen31...Hi girlfriend, nice to hear from you and glad you had a safe trip back.
Hi Rosey, Lynn, Meowee, everyone have a slimming week.

http://assets.sparkpeople.com/assets/diet3/ate_bigq.gifIs it true that lifting weights causes women to bulk up?

http://assets.sparkpeople.com/assets/diet3/ate_biga.gifWhile on a weight lifting program, the right hormones (testosterone) are necessary in order to bulk up. Women’s testosterone levels are much lower than men’s, so in most cases, they are not capable of building large muscles. In fact, since muscle takes up less room than fat, women tend to lose inches when they strength train. So in addition to the physical benefits (increased metabolism, decreased risk of osteoporosis, increased strength), strength training will help you slim down too! Women, in fact, are more likely to tone up from strength training rather than bulk up. Research shows that women can add up to 30% lean muscle and end up looking thinner, feeling stronger and being firmer.

meowee

03-16-2009, 10:53 AM

Good Morning . . . :grouphug:

Still on the proper eating track, but the blood sugar is very, very erratic. Have to see what the doctor says next week. Might be connected to the definite increase in pulmonary edema symptoms I've been having. :dunno:

Northeastern Nova Scotia is enjoying another sunny day, but the temperature is going in the wrong direction :mad: and the high today is not predicgted to get about -5C / +23F. At least it isn't too windy at the moment.

Have a great day, gang . . . :carrot:

meowee

03-17-2009, 08:38 AM

The green beer started to flow early today in Halifax -- the bars opened at 7am and people were already lined up to get in. :lol:

Another sunny but cold day for us. Think I'll don something green and go off to town again to get a couple of things I forgot yesterday. Other than that -- nothing exciting for me.

Hope everybody else has some great and fun plans. :grouphug:

Bobbolink

03-17-2009, 10:56 AM

Happy St. Patties Day! :luck2you::drinkup::irish::kissluck::patrick::cupg old::goldpot::luck2you:
Sorry, no time to chat, MIL dealings again this morning. So many papers to sign, blah, blah, blah. Catch ya all tomorrow, lay off the green beer.
Meow............Geeeeeeeeeesh, are people really lined up at 7am?

meowee

03-17-2009, 12:51 PM

Yes they were -- it was on the morning news. :D

susannp

03-17-2009, 07:05 PM

Hi everyone, Happy St. Patty's day, hope no one got pinched today....or maybe so??? Mother had her pace maker surgery today, she did fine, and is back home. We thought she might have to stay overnight, but they didn't have to keep her. I packed lots of healthy snacks and water, but didn't have to eat them.

Bobbi, I hope you get things taken care of soon for you MIL, and you and your hub can get back to your lives.

Meow, it's spring here, perenials are coming up, trees are blooming, it's in the mid 70's today, spring is in the air, my hub is outside tilling the garden, oh i can't wait for fresh lettuce, and next week it's supposed to be winter again.....:(, I hope nothing gets their butts bit.

Hope everyone else is doing good, have a great day, I'm pooped, time for a nap.

Remember, (I'm typing this for me....lol)

Nothing taste as good as thin feels........

meowee

03-17-2009, 07:37 PM

Just dropping in to admit to my chocolate meltdown today :o -- so much for my perfect March. :cry: Never mind! I promise to be 'back on the wagon' again tomorrow.

susannp

03-18-2009, 08:44 AM

Good Morning all, today is going to be a gorgeous day here, until this evening when the rain moves in. But, I guess we need those springs rains, to help out with the summer dryness.

Yesterday before we went to the hospital, I did my 20 minutes Power Mile with Leslie Sansome. I really like her walk tapes.

This morning I am walking at 7:30, have a g/f who is in Michigan right now, and we are meeting on the phone....will walk together. Hopefully I can do at least 40 minutes to make up for the 10 I didn't do yesterday.

Meow, we all have to have chocolate melt downs occasionally. That what women do.....lol. Hope today is good for you, and you get back on the track where you want to be. I didn't do great yesterday, but like you said, today is a better day!!!

Have a great day everyone!

Susann
"Nothing taste as good as thin feels" (the more I type that, the more I remember it and think of it)

meowee

03-18-2009, 09:50 AM

:wave:

Another sunny day and we may work up to above freezing temperatures, too. :yay: Tomorrow is supposed to be rainy but quite a bit milder. We'll see.

Nothing too exciting in my plans. Just worked out my averages for the month so far and happy to say my 2286 total calories yesterday did NOT screw things up too badly. I'm still in good shape for the month. Average total calories are 1444 and percentages are running right on 40% carbs and 30% each for fat and protein. Sometimes you just get lucky I guess. :lol: Yes, I do believe in the 'cycling' philosophy whether you are tracking calories, points, or something else. I just don't think it needs to be all pre-planned. For me, and most of us (probably) , it just seems to happen.

Have a good Wednesday, folks . . . :carrot:

Karen3

03-18-2009, 10:58 AM

Good morning all....Finally back in the land of the living. Schedule is still crazy. I have a bridge game Friday to prepare for and just found out the fish fry that was canceled a few weeks ago is on for Thursday....and I promised an apple pie. Plus I have to get my nails done at 9am Thurs. Will stop on way home for apples today. Make pie in am and bake after appt. Can't get rolls etc until around a 11 on Thurs because of delivery.....Did you know you can tell the delivery day by the color of the tag on bakery product. The colors are always in alphabetically order.....blue green red yellow and white. At least here in US.

Susan....I'm not a caterer. I direct duplicate bridge games and when I do must supply snacks etc for players. This time of year with the snowbirds we have between 25-28 tables. They run me ragged. The GG have kept me sane and able to make all these goodies with their support. I jump on and whine and know they are here and don't even lick the spoons. Poor DH gets to be my tester.

I did my WI after the last of the company left Saturday and had a naked happy dance. Lost 2lbs with 3 weeks of no meal planning. Of course half the time there were no meals.

DD and SIL are in NC meeting with the builder. It is so exciting to see their house starting. The foundation is up and bricked. They have a month until her retirement. The pastures are ready for her horses and the barn is finished. They have been moving stuff for months. Be the first time ever that April 15th means something other than Tax Day! And we have some place to escape to during hurricane season.....sure....it takes 12 hours with just regular traffic....be 2 days! But boy having kids retiring is hard. We just retired 8 1/2 yrs ago and I'm too young for this....sighhhhh

Has anyone tried one of those upside down tomato planters? I bought one yesterday....of course I forgot to get the plant! Gonna hang it on the front porch. Let you know how it grows.

Bobbie....It will take awhile for your MIL to adjust to her new home. But the release from worry for your Dh will be tremendous. In my old life I was at DON of a nursing home and usually it took about 3 months for adjustment. So lov hang in there. It will get better.

Having too much fun just sitting here and making lists instead of doing.

Ohhhh, we finally found something to help poor allegic Dash. Better known as the million dollar dog. The vet has started him on cylcosporin which is an old time drug used to prevent organ rejection after transplants. It apparently stops allergic attacks in dogs. Be expensive but in one week he's 100% better. He's a happy puppy again and in his joy flipped me out of bed this am.

Boy....I better get moving....hugs, Karen3

Bobbolink

03-18-2009, 12:11 PM

Good Morning Girls!
Yesterday I made some Irish Cabbage soup and Irish Brown bread in honor of all our Irish friends. I've never made this type of bread before and it's was quick and really good. It takes 30 minutes, no yeast. I'll post the recipe for it on our small recipe site. It's very tasty toasted too!
Karen3...Glad to see you back to your chatty self.
Good morning all....Finally back in the land of the living.
Meowee...My DH is a bit of a historian, he knows everything about everything in history. Some people have a knack for that and he's one of them. He was telling me about Novia Scotia and how it was named. Is the population still mostly scottish people or are they all mixed up like my part of the country. We started out mostly Scandinavians as the telephone book will tell you. Sooooooooooo many last names ending with 'son' or 'sen'.
Isabella...my DH wants to come to Newfoundland for a moose hunt but he doesn't make the big bucks like he used to so that's out of the question. Social security checks suck! I sure enjoy him home, we have an on-going scrabble game. Yesterday he got a 42 pointer but I still beat him.
Lynn...Did you ever find a scrabble game to down-load on your pc?
Susan...I have perrenial on the south side of the house, I've checked every day to see if they've popped up yet. Nope! We also have a large garden and we plant mixed lettuce every year. I love the arugala (spelling?) peanut butter tasting lettuce.
It's spring here, perenials are coming up, trees are blooming, it's in the mid 70's today, spring is in the air, my hub is outside tilling the garden, oh i can't wait for fresh lettuce,

You all have a skinny day.

I keep all my Pistachios/nuts in the freezer. Pistachios have been an important part of my weight loss, I'd rather eat them to get my oil in for the day than using canola/olive oil. I fry most meat in zero calories Pam.

4 Reasons to Eat Pistachios

Pistachios, like most nuts, are a healthy snack when eaten in moderation, and their fat content can help stave off hunger pangs. If you need more reasons to pick up a bag of pistachios, consider this – pistachios:

Can help reduce the risk of heart disease. They are rich in the amino acid arginine, phytosterols and unsaturated fat – all of which promote heart health.
Are a good source of polyphenol antioxidants, which protect against oxidative stress and inflammation.
Can promote eye health. Pistachios have high levels of the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin, which can reduce the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Provide fiber. One ounce of pistachios (about 47 nuts) has three grams of dietary fiber - more than a half cup of spinach and the same amount as an orange or apple.I recommend avoiding nuts that are dyed red or white, and eating only the natural ones (the green hue of the actual nut is natural and comes from chlorophyll). To keep pistachios fresh and crunchy, store them in an airtight container to prevent them from drawing moisture from the air and becoming soggy. If you keep them in the refrigerator or freezer, you can store them for as long as a year.

meowee

03-18-2009, 12:22 PM

:lol: Oh BOBBI, I think almost half of the population of my small town (about 4000) is named MacDonald or named MacDonald before marriage. Pictou (as you DH probably knows) is where the first shipload of Scottish immigrants landed in "New Scotland". We have a replica of the ship -- the Hector -- on permanent display at the harbour front.

meowee

03-19-2009, 10:33 AM

Good Morning . . . :grouphug:

Imagine my delight to discover this morning that it was only March 19th. For some reason yesterday I was sure that Friday (official first day of SPRING) was going to be the 22nd. So, this is like somebody just gave me an extra two days to play with this month. :rofl:

Of course, the day has dawned with very overcast skies instead of the nice sunshine we've had for the last few; but it is fairly mild.

The melting of the snow cover is great, but does present one problem -- OMG the litter strewn along the sides of the roads is horrendous. I didn't think there could be that many Tim Horton's cups in the entire Province. Yuck.

Have a great Thursday (it is Thursday, isn't it?) everybody . . . see you all later. :wave:

Kren

03-19-2009, 11:02 AM

Hi, I just joined today and am eager to participate in a support group. What should I do to "join"?

Do you have a certain day that everyone "weighs-in"?

I'm trying to stick to a calorie limit each day. My wonderful body always complies if I can just control my right hand which will shovel food into my mouth non-stop if I don't watch it like a hawk, lol.

With the "back issues" I have, I can't work out, really can't even take a brisk walk on a regular basis, so I'm trying some water exercise in a local heated pool.

Other than that, I'm thinking of tying my right arm to my body, :o. What do you think?

Kren

Bobbolink

03-19-2009, 11:32 AM

Good Morning Girls!
:welcome: Kren. The Golden Girls is a gab site and we certainly do support each other. If you want to join the 'Accountaility' site, you can weigh in there and post comments here.

meowee

03-19-2009, 11:42 AM

Good Morning, everybody . . . :grouphug:

. . . and glad you found us KREN. All you have to do to join this group is be here. :hug: As BOBBI mentioned, we do our chatting in here mostly and our weighing and soul-baring up in the Accountability Thread that's up in the Sticky area. We have no set format for anything. Just play it by ear.

It's raining today, but it is fairly mild for a change. Of course, that has it's bad side too -- wowee, as the snow melts all the litter is rising to the surface. I didn't think there were this many Tim Horton (Canadian coffee spot) cups in the entire Province. :dizzy:

Nothing too exciting in my plans today. Will probably 'do' lunch and a little shopping with my friend LouLou, but not much else.

Hope everybody else has a great Thursday . . . :carrot:

Karen3

03-19-2009, 02:43 PM

Howdy everybody.....Going crazy cooking day. Nothing is going according to the lovely plan I concocted yesterday. The bread man hasn't delivered the rolls yet. They were out of rhubarb. So cooked the strawberries and will make a trifle with vanilla pudding. The pie got in the oven late and is still baking. Had to do Dash's turkey thighs and they too are still baking. So have to do a pineapple upside down cake later. Boiled 18 xlg eggs and made egg salad. Then boiled 36 lg eggs and made 72 deviled eggs. Chopped up the leftover corned beef and added onion and 1000 island dressing.(surprised me there...it is good) Made the ham salad and the seafood salad. Plus got my nails done.

Have go back to store this afternoon for rolls. How it only be 1:30 i'm pooped!

welcome Kren.....This is a great place to chat and get all kinds of ideas on how to stay on plan. We are all doing different diets, but all have reach a point where it is so much harder. Guess can say anything that happens to you we understand cause we're been there and done that, too.

Still have to make the roll ups and stuff the celery. And make the sandwiches in the morning. Then am done with this stuff until April 17th. Amen! Sitting here guzzling water and pondering what have I forgotten....just know it's something important....

Back to the kitchen...............Karen3

Kren

03-20-2009, 08:41 AM

Karen, Bobbi and Meowee, thanks for the Welcome!

Karen, I hope your bridge friends appreciate you. That's a lot of work! My name is Karen but I use Kren - an old nickname from typing too fast and leaving out the A.:^:

I hope to have time this weekend to learn about the site a little more so I know my way around. Just being here helps. I stayed OP yesterday - first time in a very long while of trying. It feels good.

I, too, have always been a proponet of calorie counting. When I journal every little bite, it helps so much. And my body always thanks me when I don't overeat, by feeling so much better.

It's too bad that overeating is so much fun, because the results are no fun at all!

Kren
Adding calories to a bad day does not make it better!:shrug:

meowee

03-20-2009, 10:03 AM

Good Morning Chickies . . . :grouphug:

Well, it is officially SPRING and, the sun is trying to shine in northeastern Nova Scotia.

I celebrated the start of this glorious new season by removing the 'blankie' I tack over my westerly facing, and very drafty, sunroom door. As I sit here in front of it, I fear I may have jumped the gun a little; but it definitely looks more spring-like in here. May trot off to town later on just because I can but other than that I honestly have no plans for the day.

How about you . . . any exciting 'vernal equinox' celebration plans?

Karen3

03-20-2009, 10:13 AM

Morning folks....everything is made and packed in ice and ready to stick in car trunk. 2 cups of coffee and after a quick shower it's off to the races. Forgot to check the moon last night! Luckly my calendar has wee marks...phew 1/2 moon. Explains last week....after trying to get one pair up to speed without success and trying to explain to the others....finally said I can't penalize senility. Boy that shut them up. Other rule I often use is there is no rule against Stupid.

I just can't believe another Karen. Lordy growing up I was a teenager before I meet another Karen.

Went to the fish fry last night. Nothing was OP! But ate just a little of most everything. Can't get into fried okra and they had made deviled eggs....after making 72 deviled eggs I passed them by quickly! Tasted the mac'ncheese but didn't inhale. Filled up on salad and a couple of grouper fingers. Just so nice to have someone else cooking. Pie was perfect and left the whole thing there. Neither Dh or I ate any.

Gesh, watching the weather map recently.....please send us your rain. We are so dry. Sure don't want those swamp fires again this year. pheeyooooooo

Bobbie....How is MIL doing? More important how is DH doing?

Lynn....Are you down here yet? Hope you packed summer clothes.

Linda....Spring is coming! I promise

Off to the circus.....or will it be a zoo.....Karen3:carrot:

Karen31

03-20-2009, 12:33 PM

Good Morning and WELCOME KREN!! I am so glad that it is finally Spring BUT we are expecting a snowstorm coming in Sunday night into Monday!! YUCK!!! They are talking quite a bit of snow with this one but I guess I shouldn't complain since we havent' had much snow at all this year and the fire danger is very high!

I've been calling my Dad every morning and he seems to be settling in to the skilled nursing and not really liking that they are making him do exercises!! He said they had him riding a stationary bike, lifting some weights and doing some other things. I told him I was proud of him and thought maybe I should come on back and join him in his routine!! Hopefully, he will get stronger and then be able to go back to stay with my brother like before. But if he is to stay there at least he is getting such good care and also has a wonderful room mate that he gets along with great! So i am trying to relax more about that and get more focused on me and getting the house sold and moved back there. We do have an offer on a house back there and hope to hear today about that. If it is accepted I think we will go ahead and move back there and leave this house in the hands of our realtor. Lots to think about but finally have just decided to leave it in God's hands and know things will be fine.
Have a wonderful day!!

susannp

03-20-2009, 02:16 PM

Hi there Kren, welcome to The Golden Girls, I'm still a newbie too, so we can learn together.

HAPPY SPRING!!!

It's finally here, after such a bad winter, hope all of you enjoy it today. It's a beautiful day here, cool, only high 50's, but I will take it,

I have been very busy the last few days, didn't get here yesterday to post, but here today to hope everyone has a great and successful day, at whatever you are trying to achieve.

Tonight is card night, so will make lowfat popcorn and probably brownies.....we all love them, and that's my reward for a decent week.

Have a great Friday everyone!!

And remember...........Nothing taste as good as thin feels!

Bobbolink

03-20-2009, 03:01 PM

Good Afternoon............I had to make another trip into town this morning to finalize MIL moving day so I missed my morning chat with you all.
Karen3...........Do you have a budget set aside from the card club that covers the expense of all the food you buy and the many hours of cooking/baking?
Susan...if you only post a 'Hi' a couple times a day, it will add up faster so you can get your weight chart on the bottom of your post.
Where's Lynn at?
Kren...You can join a couple of different web sites that count your calories for you. I use Fitday but there are other FREE ones!
Meowee.........I'll celebrate when my 1st tulips pop up.
How about you . . . any exciting 'vernal equinox' celebration plans?
Karen31...If you have the money to swing it, that's probably the best action to take instead of putting up with the disappointment of showing your home and no buyers.If it is accepted I think we will go ahead and move back there and leave this house in the hands of our realtor. Lots to think about but finally have just decided to leave it in God's hands.

Bobbolink

03-20-2009, 03:06 PM

PONDERISMSI used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes.

Gardening Rule: When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant.

The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement.

Never take life seriously Nobody gets out alive anyway.

There are two kinds of pedestrians: the quick and the dead.

Life is sexually transmitted.

Health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth.

Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.

Have you noticed since everyone has a camcorder these days no one talks about seeing UFOs like they used to?

Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again

All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.

In the 60s, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal

How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?

Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll squeeze these dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out?"

Who was the first person to say, "See that chicken there? I'm gonna eat the next thing that comes outta its butt.

"Why is there a light in the fridge and not in the freezer?

Karen3

03-20-2009, 08:20 PM

Evening.....I'm back and not feeling totally done in. Had 22 tables(88 players) and for some reason that is so much easier than 25 tables. I had everything caught up and started washing up dishes after the 3rd round. Yup, they inhaled every drop. Grown men were moaning over the trifle. Put it a big tub and someone licked it clean. The club pays for the food.....but not my time cooking it.....and pay me $1 per player to direct. If you count my total hours I probably make $1.25 an hour! It gives me such joy to watch people digging into my food. Alot of the elderly people live alone and eating with friends is so pleasureable.....I have 2 ladies who pack little dogggie bags.....shhh I am not supposed to notice.....ahhhhhhhhhhh. Another lady only gets free food they have at local goodwill store and eats mostly potatoes and old vegies. So I watch and make sure she gets some protein. But after eating these same sweeties turn into card sharks and play a very competive game of bridge!

You should see me jump everytime the phone rings. The game is posted on the club website and players have until 12N tomorrow to call with any mistakes or problems. I check the scores I post 3 times and usually am ok. But still jump. Love it they always say "You made a mistake" and 99% of the time they have written it down wrong and it's not my mistake!

Wore my pedometer and did a little over 6 miles. Wonder of wonders I drank my water, too. Just forgot to eat. Inhaled dinner and it is sitting on my diaphragm. Blahhhhhhhhh

Bobbie....i think Lynn is down here visiting her sister.

Karen31....be careful in the late winter snow! You need to get back East and start of summer garden!

Take care of yourselves and hugs. Karen3

meowee

03-21-2009, 10:52 AM

:wave:

Sunny but cold . . . awwww SPRING.

Bobbolink

03-21-2009, 12:11 PM

Good Morning Girls!
Gosh, everyone's so busy in the spring. I need to get out and let the chickens out, They have been cooped up all winter. We give them vegetable scraps mixed with chopped cabbage, green grapes and cooked brown rice every morning. I caught a Martha Steward show yesterday and she gives her chickens scrap like melon skins. No wonder their eggs taste so good. We're staying home today for a change, If it gets warm enough I'll do some outdoor pruning.
You all have a great week-end.

ladyinweighting

03-21-2009, 01:09 PM

Hi Everyone,

My sister and I returned from FL yesterday. We had a nice time visiting our cousin in Venice Beach. Went to Sarasota one day to botanical garden and the Ringling estate.

I managed to stay out of the sun & to gain only 1 pound. Ate pretty much according to plan, but overate on breakfasts. Ate 1 dessert and a few french fries. Other than that, did well.

I'm planning to begin the DTOUR diabetic diet (from Prevention magazine) tomorrow. I'll be checking my blood sugar very carefully for the first couple of weeks to make sure it doesn't raise my levels. I'll let you know how it works out.

Check back later.

Lynn

the slim me

03-21-2009, 02:06 PM

Hi All,

Glad to see you back Lynn, and to hear that you had a good time. Only 1 pound? that is a major accomplishment! You will get rid of that in no time. I'm interested in seeing how the new eating plan from prevention works. Keep us posted. How is it differencce?

Bobbi, I live in the burbs, so no chickens. But my brother lives in a rural area and raises his own organic beef and chickens, stuff.. And the eggs do taste better!

Karen, are you the only one that cooks for these games? I don't know how you do it lady!! I would taste as i went along.

Karen, I hope your house sells soon and the one you want to buy comes through. If you dad makes a real effort he should get stronger. I work rehab and i've seen miracles.

Spring? did someone say it was spring? It's snowing here!
Freda

ladyinweighting

03-21-2009, 03:30 PM

Hi All,

Glad to see you back Lynn, and to hear that you had a good time. Only 1 pound? that is a major accomplishment! You will get rid of that in no time. I'm interested in seeing how the new eating plan from prevention works. Keep us posted. How is it differencce?

Spring? did someone say it was spring? It's snowing here!
Freda

Hi Freda,

For me, it will be more carbs than I generally have.

The goal seems to be to increase calcium, vitamin D, fiber, and omega 3 through food. According to the Prevention booklet, this will be beneficial for pre-diabetics and diabetics. I'll keep you posted.

Lynn

retiredone

03-21-2009, 05:14 PM

Hi everyone. I'm still at my son's place with the new baby. We're stuck here until at least tomorrow because of a snow storm. We were supposed to go home today but the 20-40 centimeters of snow is coming down thick and fast. It may even last into tomorrow. At home it isn't going to start until this evening. It's the same storm but DS got it first.

My FIL has been sent to the hospital near home. The doctors have removed him from dialysis because it is no longer working. It is only a matter of a few days and he will be gone. I'm so tired from travelling back and forth to the hospital (an hour's drive each way) and then coming back to DS's place to try and squeeze in a few minutes with the baby when he's awake. This storm is almost a Godsend as we couldn't travel today and could actually rest.

I had a post all ready on Thursday night but got called away so I'm just going to press "post" and get this one up.

susannp

03-21-2009, 06:43 PM

Hi all, what a beautiful day God has given me today. The weather is absolutely gorgeous and just cool enough to be pleasant. I honestly can't find one thing to gripe about today...lol.

Yesterday however, was a different story. I didn't want to cook, so made my DH a pizza for dinner, and ended up eating some of it myself. I decided against brownies for card night, made white chocolate chip macadamia nut cookies instead, and I just can't resist a warm cookie, so ate 3 of them. Then, my friend brought a chocolate pie.........totally my favorite!!!!!, so I had a piece of that. Bad, bad, bad!!!

So, today, I've eaten very light, and walked 35 minutes 2 different times, a total of 70 minutes today. I also ordered some cooler walking shoes for the summer, and I ordered a heart rate monitor watch, to see how many calories I'm burning. I can't wait to get it, and set some more goals for myself.

Karen, there is no way I could cook all of that without eating it. You are a good woman!!!

Kren, I use Sparkpeople to track my calories and my fitness.

Karen31, good luck with the sale of your house. Thankfully things are starting to pick back up here, several of our listings are being shown, and one has gone under contract.

Bobbi, thanks for the tip, I thought it had to be 20 days, regardless of how many times you posted. So, will say hi alot now......lol

Meow and Freda, yesssssssssssssssssss, spring has sprung!!!

Lynn, good luck with your new eating plan, hope it does really well for you.

Isabella, so sorry to hear about your FIL. But, glad you got to spend time with your precious new grand baby. Have a safe trip back home.

Now, it's time to finish up dinner, take a shower, and crash with a good movie...and maybe some lowfat popcorn, and lots of water.

Everyone have a great rest of the day!

"nothing, not even chocolate pie, lol, tastes as good as thin feels".......I wish!!

susannp

03-21-2009, 11:33 PM

just dropped in to say that I hope you all had a great, satisfying day. Mine was super, and I did good on my eating and my exercising. I hope to do as well tomorrow, and I hope you all do too!!

Karen3

03-22-2009, 11:19 AM

Morning all....For some reason I woke yesterday still in run mode. So cleaned almost the whole house, but 2pm the motor fell out and never got the kitchen counters wiped down. Don't know why but had vacuumed and wiped the floor earlier. Even changed a shower head and sorted winter clothes. Had to look in the miror thought an alien had taken over my body.

Lynn...Let me know about your new diabetic diet. DH has been placed on different med and side effect is weight gain. He was on this a few years ago and gained about 5lbs a month. Doesn't sound healthy to me, but is supposed to better on kidneys.

Linda, Freda and Karen.... am sending you a little of our Spring if you'll send us a little moisture. We are about to start in early summer. The pool and the Gulf at up to 70 degrees.

Gorcery shopping day....Told DH not planning on buying much. Am opening freezer and what ever falls out 1st in dinner everyday this week. Be fun to see if I can creat decent meals out of that mess.

Hope you have a happy sunny Spring Day....Karen3

meowee

03-22-2009, 03:25 PM

Hi . . . :wave:

Did not sleep well at all last night and I'm now feeling like I need a second nap. :yawn: It was sunny first thing today but is now beginning to look like the promised snow for tomorrow (a couple of inches) may decide to start a little sooner.

Nothing very exciting for me -- hope everybody else is having a fun Sunday.

susannp

03-22-2009, 08:58 PM

Hi all, typical Sunday here, can't go to church right now because Mother isn't able, but she doesn't realize that. So, if I go, she thinks she should go too, and so, we don't go. I'm so out of the habit now, it's going to be hard to get started back, but I can, and hope I do.

The day started out gloomy, but sun came out this afternoon and it turned out to be another beautiful spring day. I spent most of the morning on the internet looking up low calorie recipes. Found some interesting ones. I got my 30 minute walk in, and have eaten pretty good today, nothing that I shouldn't have had.

Everyone have a great Monday!!!

susannp

03-23-2009, 06:38 AM

Good Morning all, Happy Monday!!

I'm up early, going to do my Power Mile with Leslie Sansome before heading out on my bus route. I'm down 2 more pounds, YIPPPPEEEEEE, I know it's going to come off faster in the beginning, but hey, I'll take it!!

Everyone have a great day!

Susann

Bobbolink

03-23-2009, 11:58 AM

Good Morning Girls!
It's raining cats and dogs here but that's going to be good for our brown lawn. All snow is finally gone except for under some heavy spruce trees. Ooooooh I love spring. I love rainy days too, that's when my two sisters and I would get to bake cookies when we were small. I still like to work in the kitchen on rainy days.
Our church has a family that need financial support, we don't know who the family is. (Not members) They requested food last summer for whatever reason and lots of members brought in boxes of food, including us. Now the pastor said the lady was in the hospital having her 3rd baby, I don't know if there is a husband in the picture. She has a 1 year old and a 3 year old and is requesting baby boy clothes and diapers. I went to the store a couple of days ago with diapers in mind, Geeeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzz, has anyone purchased diapers lately for grand kids? They are so expensive and makes me think she should use cloth diapers that could be washed and re-used. I think we should buy her some birth control pills as well. But as a christian I guess I need to mind my own business and just help support her.
Susan...one of my favorite pastimes are looking up skinny recipes on the internet. I belong to allrecipes.com that have excellent recipes, it's a free site. The 3 FatChicks also have a good recipe section.
I'm hungry for chicken so that's my plan for today. I also found a recipe for Maple Syrup Pudding that I'm going to make. The reviews said it's more like Figgy pudding/cake and I'll substitute sugar free syrup instead of the real thing. I'll post the recipe if it turns out as good as the reviews state.
You all have a good day!

way2fluffy

03-23-2009, 12:28 PM

Hello Everyone,
Just been lurking about. Still doing well with my WOE....not huge losses but onederland finally.
Just got back yesterday from a soccer tournament and my brain is damp and fried.
Welcome Susann. You have a wonderful smile!
Have a great Monday everybody!!!
Need to get going.....:carrot:

meowee

03-23-2009, 12:44 PM

:grouphug:

Oh ONDERLAND . . . A great big :high: for you, FLUFFY. And, of course, a :yay: for SUSANN and KREN.

I'm jealous because I seem to be stuck again and I have been good (well since my 17th meltdown). I am I think retaining water as a result of the pulmonary edema I've developed since January. In fact, this past week my ankles have started swelling a little too and it definitely is not due to heat and humidity or salt intake. Hopefully the doctor can give me something to remove the congestion and the water.

Wish rain was what was happening around here, BOBBI -- we got a little bit of cosmetic snow overnight and then there was a bit of sun this morning, but it has now started to snow again and the infamous "they" are saying we could have up to 12 inches by tomorrow morning.

Have to go to the doctor this afternoon and the dentist tomorrow morning; so naturally the Spring weather is in hiding. :lol:

Have a good Monday and I'll see you all later . . . :wave:

Karen3

03-23-2009, 06:21 PM

Hey....It's raining! Thank u Thank u Thank u....be back later....Karen3

ladyinweighting

03-23-2009, 07:06 PM

Hi Everyone,

I'm having carb cravings. Too many carbs on this DTOUR diet. I need to revise to keep the fiber, but cut down on the carbs.

Lynn

Kren

03-23-2009, 07:16 PM

Lynn, if you figure out how to erase carb cravings, let me know. I always crave carbs. Sometimes I can overcome the cravings, but the craving is always with me!

Karen3, I know how you feel about that rain. Here in Central Texas I had 4.5 inches last week, and that was more than I'd had all together in almost a year. It was wonderful to behold!

Kren
Adding calories to a bad day does not make it better! (Why can't I remember that?)

meowee

03-23-2009, 07:16 PM

Awfully hard to keep the fibre high without consuming carbs. Fruits and vegetables are, of course, carbs; but in most cases they are your best source of non-starchy fibre. I find I have a lot of difficulty getting my fibre up where I like it to be without consuming lots of vegetables and at least one serving of high fibre cereal. I do try to avoid too much bread; even the whole grain ones.

Bobbolink

03-23-2009, 07:54 PM

Sorry Lynn, recipe for yummy potatoes and you're trying to cut carbs. Tomorrow morning I'll post the 'Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breast' recipe I found today. It was to die for, Bruce smacked his lips through the whole meal.

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Wonderful Stuffed Potatoes
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Ingredients
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4 medium baking potatoes
3/4 cup low-fat (1%) cottage cheese
1/4 cup 1% milk
2 tablespoons soft margarine
1 teaspoon dill weed
3/4 teaspoon herb seasoning
4-6 drops hot pepper sauce
2 teaspoon grated parmesan cheese

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1. Prick potatoes with fork. Bake at 425º F for 60 minutes or until fork is easily inserted.

2. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise. Carefully scoop out potato leaving about 1/2 inch of pulp inside shell. Mash pulp in large bowl.

3. Mix in by hand remaining ingredients except parmesan cheese. Spoon mixture into potato shells.

4. Sprinkle each top with 1/4 teaspoon parmesan cheese.

5. Place on baking sheet and return to oven. Bake 15-20 minutes or until tops are golden brown.
Yield: 8 servings--Serving Size: 1/2 potato each Nutritional Info
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susannp

03-23-2009, 10:07 PM

Hey everyone, first let me say thank you for the comments about my smile. My nickname at work is........u guessed it........smiley......lol. Been there for 14 yrs, I was given the nic 2 wks after I started, and it has stuck with me. Some drivers only know me as smiley....lol. I consider it a wonderful compliment.

I go to allrecipes, zaar, hungry girl, anything I can find.....food network has some good recipes too. I love to find new recipes. Bobbi, your stuffed potatoes sounds great, and I can't wait to see the chicken.

I'm glad for the rain that those of you that need it are getting. I know how that can be, last summer was horrible for us. But, we are in spring now.....let's hope it last

Today I did my Power Mile, walked 20 minutes, planted 2 rows of potatoes, 2 rows of radishes, and 2 Blueberry Bushes. I think I got some exercise today!!

Kren, Kentucky is a beautiful state, of course I'm a bit prejudiced.....:), I'm in the western end of the state, on Barkley Lake, near Land between the Lakes. And, congratulations on your 2.5 lbs lost......it feels so good, doesn't it?

Meow, I know you are so ready for the snow to end, i hope that happens soon for you.

Bedtime for me, I'm pooped, and want to get up early and do workout before bus route. Good night all

susannp

03-24-2009, 06:50 AM

Morning everyone, I'm up early to do my workout before my bus route, going to be a busy day for me, so wanted to get it in early.

Everyone have a great Tuesday!!

ladyinweighting

03-24-2009, 09:53 AM

Good Morning,

Well, I lost the pound I had gained over the trip to FL. Now let's see if I can keep it off!

Going scrapping today & taking my DD & SIL out to dinner tonight - Red Lobster - will get the tilapia & veggies and keep away from the biscuits.

Try to check back later,

Lynn

meowee

03-24-2009, 10:07 AM

Bobbolink

03-24-2009, 10:26 AM

Good Morning Girls!
It's still raining, yipppeeeee! Yesterday morning our lawn was goldish brown and after one day of rain I see green peeking through. I have no time to gab and post the recipe for the chicken so I'll just post the recipe. We have to go pack up MIL stuff today so movers can move her furniture tomorrow.
Susan..........I laughed when I saw the blueberry bushes you planted. A few years ago we planted two blueberry bushes and I was so excited when little blueberries finally appeared after waiting for a year or two. As they ripened they continually disappeared and I accused the birds of eating them. THEN I FOUND THE CULPRIT, it was my dear hubby. Everytime he's walk by the bushes, he'd eat the blueberries that were ripe. I never got one single blueberry that year and the bushes died over the winter.
Today I did my Power Mile, walked 20 minutes, planted 2 rows of potatoes, 2 rows of radishes, and 2 Blueberry Bushes. I think I got some exercise today!!

Here's the recipe for the chicken. You can use turkey bacon instead of the real thing for lower calories, same for the cheese, use low fat cheese and sour cream. I didn't roll the breast up with toothpicks, I just flattened them out, put the spinach filling on one side, laid the mostly cooked bacon over the spinach and folded the other flap over the top. I baked them in a loaf pan instead of a shallow pan, all the juices stayed around the meat instead of burning on the pan.
Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breast
1 pk. fresh spinach leaves (I used frozen)
1/2 Cup sour cream (I used fat free)
1/2 cup shredded pepperjack cheese
4 cloves garlic, minced
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves pounded to 1/2 inch thickness.
pinch of fresh ground pepper
Optional...a few flakes of crushed red pepper flakes.
8 slices bacon. ( I had 3 breast and used 3 slices bacon)
Preheat oven to 375
1. Place spinach in a large glass bowl, and heat in the microwave for 3 minutes, stirring every min. or so until wilted. (Or thaw frozen in microwave). Stir in sour cream, cheese and garlic.
2. Lay the chicken breasts out on a clean surface, and spoon some of the spinach mixture onto each one. Roll up chicken to enclose the spinach, then wrap each chicken breast with two slices of bacon. Secure with toothpicks and arrange in a shallow baking dish.
3. Bake uncovered for 35 minutes in the preheated oven, then increase heat to 500 degrees or use the oven's broiler to cook for an additional 5-10 minutes to brown the bacon. (Some reviewers partly cooked the bacon so it wasn't so greasy and the bacon was crisper)

Karen3

03-24-2009, 10:38 AM

Morning...It was a lovely little rain. Didn't touch the water level but washed off alot of the pine pollen.Everything looks so clean and bright today. You all can send some more...please.

Linda.... that scale is really moving down for you since the beginning of the year. Good job ole gal.

Lynn....The only way I could stop from eating one of those biscuits would be to sew my lips shut.

Kren....The only carb craving stopper I know of is level one of the South Beach diet. You detox for 2 weeks on a strict and limited diet and it literally cleans out the carb cravings. I know when I've slipped and the cravings start in.

Have a free day. Tuesday bridge partner called and can't play. Since my cell phone expires today, it'll be a good time to hit the mall. Plus need to start looking for a new living room sofa. Will have to match the 2 chairs that followed me home last year.

Hugs, Karen3

the slim me

03-24-2009, 03:27 PM

Hi everyone,

It's still cold here, I think the high today was supposed to be 48, and a little damp and windy. makes for a not really pleasant day. But the sun is out and that is nice to see. Tomorow is my DS's birthday and i'm making cup cakes for me and the Grands to frost and decorate this evening. I keep them every Monday and Tuesday. they love to mix the frosting with different colored food coloring to come up with some pretty weird shades. How can I be the mother of a child this age? I'm just a little past there myself! when did we get to be the "older, more responsible" generation?

Karen, glad you got some of the rain. Hope it washes off some polen and eases the allergy symptoms a lot of people have with it.

Lynn, good job, getting rid of that pound in record time. I knew you would do it have fun at dinner tonight. sounds like you have a plan to eat well.

Sue, Kren, i'm originally from Ky also. southeastern corner of the state. Talking about getting out and planting a garden sounds soooo good! Right now my back yard looks like a big mess. I'd love to just get out there and clean that up, but it's still too cold. Can't wait to get out and play in the dirt.

Bobbi, the recipe's sound great. Something new to try. I love looking for new recipes too. found a good one on Kraft foods. Creamy chicken & pasta bake. It's 390 calories per serving, but a whole meal, so not too bad.

Isabella, haven't heard from you in a few days. Just wanted you to know I'm thinking about you and you are in my prayers.

Freda

meowee

03-24-2009, 06:00 PM

Oh Oh . . . not a good day . . . I've been on a starch binge. :o

akrosey49

03-24-2009, 06:30 PM

ladyinweighting

03-24-2009, 08:15 PM

Hi everyone..i got caught up on all your news.. our Mt Redoubt erupted sunday night.. i could smell the sulpher but no ash fallout where i live ..this mt is about 45 miles from our home..then we were with out power for about 4 hrs..everything back to normal today..i have been craving sweets and carbs not good for a diabetic :?: do any of you know of dvd exercise tapes or programs for wheel chair folks like me? congrats to all who are having success :carrot: its cold today..a good day for a pot of hot soup and a good book..have a great day everyone :hug: rosey

Hi Rosey,

How wonderful to see you again! Not sure about DVD's, but I've been using the arm bicycle at the gym. I believe that you can get one of these to sit on a table at home. I'll check it out & PM you with any information I find.

Welcome home,

Lynn

susannp

03-24-2009, 10:15 PM

Hi everyone, I hope you all had a wonderful day. Mine was good, very busy, but good.

Bobbi, how funny that your DH ate all the blueberries.....lololol. But, not good that you didn't get any. I am so looking forward to making blueberry "something". Muffins, pancakes, pies, for everyone else. Don't think those will be on my list of allowed foods.

Today I made Super Duper Zucchini Muffins for Mother, she really enjoys them. We had an abundance of zucchini last year, so I froze alot of it.

I wanted to share something that seems to work better for me. On sparkpeople, I go in and log what I am going to eat for the whole day, and if I am going over on anything, I can adjust it before I eat it.

Everyone have a great day tomorrow, NCIS is on, so going to watch it, then go to bed.

nite

ladyinweighting

03-24-2009, 10:36 PM

Hi everyone, I hope you all had a wonderful day. Mine was good, very busy, but good.

Today I made Super Duper Zucchini Muffins for Mother, she really enjoys them. We had an abundance of zucchini last year, so I froze alot of it.

nite

Hi Susan,

Any chance those muffins are diet-friendly? If so, might you post the recipe in the recipe thread above?

I'm looking for a good muffin recipe.

Lynn

the slim me

03-25-2009, 11:04 AM

Hi all,

It's raining, again! I know I shouldn't complain. It is spring, after all, what can you expect.

Karen, I'm sending you some of this.

Rosie, Good to see you again. Lots of places have wheel chair exercises. I'm sure if you look on-line you will find some. I know our local Y has them and so does our local fitness center.

Sue, I wanted to watch NCSI last night too, but I think it got taken off by the presidents speach. Tell me it did and I didn't miss it.

I love a good muffin recipe too Lynn. Have you tried the vitamuffins? they make mixes now. Not cheap, but really good. I just bought a muffin top pan from them too. You KNOW that the best part of the muffin is the top!

Kren, I haven't tried the fiber one muffins but I plan to when I get my new muffin top pan. Have you tried the Keristan (not spelled right) ones? the cranberry orange ones are really good. When I make them i leave a couple out and freeze the rest so I won't eat them all too. Since your friend likes to cook you might want to ask him to try some low calorie recipes for you. There are lots of good ones around and i'm sure he might like them too.

freda

ladyinweighting

03-25-2009, 11:10 AM

Oh YUCK . . . it is still snowing sideways and I've cancelled my dentist appointment. On the good side -- I saw 209.5 on the scale this morning even though my food intake yesterday was a bit overly indulgent. Of course there's still a few days until month-end and I could end up anywhere by then. I've seen it happen before. :s:

Hi Linda,

Sorry you're still having snow. I expect we'll get 1 more snow event here in the Northeast.

You must be doing something right with your eating/exercise. You've lost 75 lbs!!

Lynn

ladyinweighting

03-25-2009, 11:13 AM

Lynn....The only way I could stop from eating one of those biscuits would be to sew my lips shut.

Hugs, Karen3

Hi Karen,

I was rewarded for my restraint with the biscuits. I got down to 151 this morning. First time I've seen that number since before Christmas & France. Of course, I realize it was a bounce & will probably be back to 152 by tomorrow, but I'm enjoying it today.

Lynn

ladyinweighting

03-25-2009, 11:17 AM

Good morning ALL!

Is there a list of members somewhere? How many of us are there?

I also love muffins. Fiber One makes a mix that is good, especially if you add raisins and nuts. I'm always looking for high fiber and muffins make it easier to keep up with portion control. My only problem is NOT to eat 7 or 8, lol.

Kren

Hi Kren,

I used to keep a list of the members, but a lot of people come and go quickly & some members were concerned with sharing personal information with everyone.

About the muffins - check your frozen foods dept for "muffin tops" by Vitatops. 100 calories, 5 g fiber, 1 g fat, 22 g carbs, 4 g protein & taste VERY good.

Lynn

ladyinweighting

03-25-2009, 11:19 AM

Hi all,

I love a good muffin recipe too Lynn. Have you tried the vitamuffins? they make mixes now. Not cheap, but really good. I just bought a muffin top pan from them too. You KNOW that the best part of the muffin is the top!

freda

Hi Freda,

Oooops - I posted about the vitamuffins before I read your post. I will get one of those pans. Now I just need a good recipe. All the ones I've tried that are low fat, low carbs, high fiber have tasted pretty gross.

Lynn

susannp

03-25-2009, 04:08 PM

Hi everyone, hope you are all having a good day.

Lynn, I don't think the muffin recipe that I have is diet friendly, but it's on allrecipes.com, and the name, Super Dooper Zucchini Muffins. I'm not sure if the nutrition content is there or not, but maybe you can modify it.

Freda, I won't tell you that NCIS came on after the President's Speech, at 8:00, and that I watched, oh, I don't know.....about 30 minutes of it, and slept through 15 of that.....lol. Went to bed, don't know how it ended, I wanted to get up and do my workout this morning. If I recall, it wasn't real exciting, but like I said, I slept through most of what I sat through.

Does anyone have a good recipe for frozen dessert bars? This kind of weather I love to have something cold. Schwans makes a good low calorie popsicle and a good low calorie fruit bar, but they are sooooo expensive and I don't want them coming to my house every week.....lol.

Ok, I've posted 20 times, this makes 21, what do I do now to get my weigh in bar?

Have a great afternoon!!!
Susann

susannp

03-25-2009, 04:10 PM

And.........can u tell me why I still have a yellow yoke in my egg?????.....guess it needs to be cracked.......lol

meowee

03-25-2009, 04:37 PM

:grouphug:

Well, after it finally stopped snowing, the "people in charge of official snowfall measurement" decided they could tell how much hit us (although how they can accurately measure sideways snow is beyond me). Anyway; we did NOT get the forecast 12"; we did NOT get the revised forecast of 6" either; WE GOT 16" of the nasty stuff. :yikes: Boy, I hope that's the end of it. It's still blowing around out there and it's really cold. Even after all that snow, I can still see patches of grass in the yard and, of course, other places where the snow is nearing the top of my six foot high fence. Did I mention how windy it was yesterday during all the storm and still is now. :s:

Thanks for those kind words, LYNN, but yesterday ended up being even worse than Monday on the food front. Today is shaping up well, though. Hopefully I won't blow it again.

KREN . . . will answer your last question first.

If the yolk is in the egg it simply means that the person is currently on-line. For example, as I type this
both your egg and my egg have yolks meaning we are on-line, but Lynn's egg is yolk-less so she isn't here right now.

Okay about your ticker . . . you definitely have your twenty posts but this is your 20th day of membership and I don't think you can have siggie privileges until tomorrow.

BUT -- be it today or tomorrow, here is what you do --

Go to the main purple navigation bar at the top lof the page and click on the first item, USER CP; then click on EDIT SIGNATURE which is the first item in the menu at the left side of the page; you will see the sample ticker bar and in the line written immediately under it, click on the first 'click here' that is at the begiining of the second sentence (after you read the rules, of course). Then, just follow the step by step directions and if you get inhto any trouble, come back here and let me know.

If you don't see EDIT SIGNATURE yet; guess you have to wait until tomorrow :^:

Anyway . . . hope everybody has a great, warm, and sunny day on the go . . . I really need to live vicariously through all of you. :p

PS: Oh, oh -- by the time I posted, Kren's egg had gone blank -- guess I missed you, kiddo.

glynne

03-25-2009, 05:59 PM

Hello all,

Rosey ~ I saw a program on TV ~ I think it was on the PBS channel ~ sit and be fit. Maybe that would be something you could do. Hope you can find it.

Susannp ~ where in KY are you? My sister lives in Mt. Sterling, and my friend Lucille (whom coincidentally I met here on 3 Fat Chicks) lives in Clay City.

Meowee ~ I hope there is no more snow for you.

Lynn ~ Congrats on the 151

Hi Freda, Bobbi, Kren, Karen and Karen, Isabella. Sorry if I missed someone.

Getting ready to go to work here. I've got to quit procrastinating on my days off and get my resume updated. I am struggling with my job. Feelings of stress when I'm there and feeling not so good the rest of the time. I think working the night shift doesn't agree with me any more (been doing it 30+ years now). I feel crummy all the time. I read a posting on another web site by someone who had read about the health effects to people who have worked the night shift for many years. It was scary. I think the sooner I can find a day shift job the better off I'll be.

Ok, enough fooling around for me ~ better get going.

Take care all

susannp

03-25-2009, 08:05 PM

Hi Gayle, I am in western Kentucky, on Barkley Lake. Our county of Trigg borders the TN state line. We are actually sw, i guess.

Thank you Meow for all of your help, I will go there and see if I can get it done.

Everyone have a great night!

Susann

susannp

03-25-2009, 08:22 PM

Hi, well, it seems that you have to post 25 times, I'm now at 23. I have chosen my ticker, and my slider, so we'll see what happens after I post two more times....lol

susannp

03-25-2009, 08:23 PM

:dizzy: ok, here's my 25th time.....

susannp

03-25-2009, 08:32 PM

okie dokie, I sure hope this works......cause I was about as lost as a goose in a snow storm......lol

susannp

03-25-2009, 08:35 PM

woooooohoooooo, I did it, thanks meow......i did go back and edit it and put a space in between. I think it's better now.

meowee

03-25-2009, 09:37 PM

:high: Looking good Susann

susannp

03-26-2009, 06:59 AM

Mornin everyone, I'm up to do my workout, going to work on the stabelizer ball this morning. I'm trying to change up my workouts to target more places, not sure if that will help or not, but it's a plan.

Everyone have a great day, I'll write more later.

meowee

03-26-2009, 09:05 AM

We are having sunshine . . . :yay: . . . and the temp is supposed to get a bit above freezing by this afternoon . . . :yay: . . . maybe, just maybe, we can start melting some of this ****.

Other than that, SSDD -- at least I did get my eating routines back in hand yesterday. BUT, I do hve an extra 2 pounds to show for the past 2 days of over-carbing. :mad: Onward and downward, I hope.

Have a great day, folks . . . :grouphug:

Bobbolink

03-26-2009, 11:18 AM

Good Morning Girls!
We spent all day yesterday moving and unpacking MIL. She was so confused and couldn't under that it was her new home. We have to go back this morning and finish getting her settled in and show her where we put every thing. She always re-arranges her drawer, I don't know why I bother. She has underwear and socks in 2 or 3 different drawers and she hides her toilet paper under her sweaters so the staff can't steal it! She also claims the staff steals her money and underwear. Duh........... who'd want to steal used underwear? She doesn't have money there, DH has been taking care of her finances for 3 years now. It's funny how alzheimers affect people, my mom died of it a couple years ago and we never heard her complain of anything nor accuse people of stealing. (She was a gentle soul and I never heard her raise her voice)I think the traits people have in their lifetime must multiply when you get senile as in my MIL case.
Well, enough of that. We're off to town for groceries, items for MIL room and we have to re-glue one of her dresser drawers. Last night my hubby thanked me for spending the day at his mom's, made me feel good.
Have a great day everyone.
The recipe below can be modified for lower calories using egg beaters or egg whites.

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Nutritional Info

Amount Per Serving Calories: 282.6
Total Fat: 11.7 g
Cholesterol: 92.5 mg
Sodium: 636.6 mg
Total Carbs: 16.4 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.9 g
Protein: 26.3 g

Turkey Bacon Breakfast Burritos

Serves: 10
Serving Size: 1 slice of turkey bacon in each tortilla

INGREDIENTS
10 slices turkey bacon, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
1/2 cup green pepper, seeded and chopped
1/2 cup onion, chopped
5 eggs
1/2 cup skim milk
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 cup reduced-fat cheddar cheese, grated
10 (8-inch) flour tortillas
1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
salsa, as needed

Breakfast Casserole

Ingredients

12 ounces Light (50% less fat) breakfast sausage
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
4 1/2 cups sourdough bread cubes or croutons
8 ounces shredded reduced fat sharp cheddar cheese
1 teaspoon mustard powder
2 large whole eggs
4 egg whites OR 1/2 cup egg substitute
2 cups low fat milk
Directions

1. Crumble sausage into a medium nonstick skillet. Cook over medium heat until nicely brown, breaking up into bits with spatula as it cooks. Sprinkle with poultry seasoning. Coat a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with canola cooking spray and set aside.
2. Add sausage to large bowl along with toasted bread squares, cheese, mustard powder and salt, if desired. Add whole eggs, egg whites (or egg substitute) and milk to mixing bowl, and beat on medium-low speed until smooth and completely blended.
3. Drizzle egg-milk mixture over the sausage and bread mixture; stir to blend. Pour into the prepared baking dish, spread top evenly, cover with foil, then chill in the refrigerator for 8 hours or overnight.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake, covered in foil, for 45 minutes. Uncover the foil, and reduce the temperature to 325 degrees. Bake for about 20 minutes longer or until set.
Makes 8 servings.

way2fluffy

03-26-2009, 02:43 PM

It's a tough disease isn't it???? My DMIL has it too. :hug:
The sun is shining, my tulips and daffs are coming up, my petunia seeds are finally growing

AND

I lost 1 pound this week.....:carrot:

score!!!

Hang in there ladies!

Karen31

03-26-2009, 04:04 PM

:snow4::shocksn::brr: MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! Just thought that I would share a little Spring time with you!! The snow just started here about 45 minutes ago and we have a GREAT BIG 23 degrees!!! They are forcasting 10 to 20 inches of this!!! YIPPE!!! yeah right!!

meowee

03-26-2009, 04:06 PM

Oh KAREN . . . I'm so sorry to hear that I do have somebody to share this delightful weather with. Spring is such fun. :s:

Karen31

03-26-2009, 05:34 PM

The Gov. has declared the State of Colorado a State of Emergency. Have called out the National Guard! Think I'll stay in and keep warm!

susannp

03-26-2009, 08:51 PM

OH MY GOODNESS! I love snow, but don't want any part of that. Especially now when spring has sprung at my house. I'm so sorry that ya'll have to put up with all that snow.

Well, I gave in today.......this morning I did great. Our garage foreman brought in Crispy Creme Donuts, and I pushed the box aside and said.....it is NOT worth walking an extra 30 minutes just to burn those calories.......but.....there were still some left when I went in this afternoon, and I couldn't resist any longer. I had one, but added it in to my intake for today, still didn't go over, but know I shouldn't have had it. At least I feel guilty over it...lol

I think I may have told you all that my mother has dementia, a pre-Alzhiemers condition. She is getting worse each day, and here lately she has been really sweet. She has always been a sweet natured person, but a few months ago, I was ready to pull my hair out. She would accuse me of not giving her her med's, so that I could get rid of her......she would scream at me how stupid I was, she would say all the time that she just wanted to die. I can relate a little bit to what you all are going through, but we do what we have to do, and bear it. Like I said, she has been doing alot better lately, THANK GOD!!

I try to only weigh once a week, so that I'm not disappointed if I'm retaining fluid.....lol. Can't eat popcorn the night before I weigh...lol. So, I don't have any weight loss to report tonight, but hopefully I will on Monday!!!

Have a great night, and a wonderful Friday!

Susann

susannp

03-27-2009, 06:53 AM

Hey, did anyone watch The Doctors yesterday? It was all about weight loss and staying fit. Jillian from The Biggest Loser was on there, and gave lots of good advice. They were also talking about the fact that artificial sweetener can actually cause you to gain weight. Go to the doctors website and read all about it. I put my sweet n low away and am going to use sugar in my coffee, and see what happens.......

Have a great FRIDAY!!!! YIPPPPPPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEE

ladyinweighting

03-27-2009, 10:11 AM

Hi Everyone,

The April Accountabiltiy Thread has been started. Come join. Make a commitment for April and keep track of your progress.

See you there,

Lynn

meowee

03-27-2009, 11:34 AM

:wave:

Believe it or not, we got a bit of new white dust overnight. Today is very overcast but a bit warmer and it was very fogggggy first thing this morning. Things are looking up though -- I actually saw my first robin yesterday. He stood out vividly against the pure white background.

Nothing in my plans today . . . really need to go out for a bit, but may just wait until tomorrow . . . definitely feeling lazy.

susannp

03-28-2009, 09:02 AM

Good Morning girls,

Played cards last night, and I made oven fried zucchini sticks w/homemade marina sauce, and a Died and Went to Heaven Chocolate Cake, both from Eatingwell.com They were both delicious. I cut the cake into 12 servings, and put 1 serving each into baggies and froze them. When I have a chocolate attack, I can take a slice out and go for it. I used apple sauce in place of the oil, and it was great.

I have stayed within my range this week, but don't feel like I ate all the right things. I need to do better this coming week.

Bobbi, I hope your MIL adjusts quickly and you and your DH can get back to your lives. When will you be able to start planting your garden?

Meow, are you in a place where you have below 0 weather a lot? And several feet of snow most of the winter? When will it start getting warm there and how long does it last?

Karen31, so sorry that you are having to deal with the weather there, we had the horrible ice storm in January, and are still trying to recover. It still looks like a war zone here.

I hope everyone has a great Saturday, mine is going to be quiet, I think.

Susann

meowee

03-28-2009, 10:08 AM

:wave:

This has been an unusually long and very cold winter for us, SUSANN. We do get a fair bit of snow but it kind of comes and goes because the overall climate is what I'd call "fairly soft" -- i.e., not too cold in the winter and not too hot in the summer.

Today -- oh wow -- things are looking great -- lots of sunshine and the temperature is going to get up to around the 50 mark. Tomorrow supposed to be more of the same and then things will get warmer and become rainy for a few days. I think Spring is finally, finally going to appear.

Wanted to get on here early this morning because I need to get out and about; but my internet connection was being uncooperative. Just when I was about to call the cable company and register a bitter complaint, I decided I'd better take a look at the main computer upstairs first. Sure enough, some wonderful little nocturnal beastie had managed to disconnect me. :dizzy: Did you know that having pets is supposed to lower your blood pressure. :s:

Well, I'd better get moving and get into the shower and then out the door -- oh, I will probably take a few minutes to get dressed between those two activities -- maybe. :lol:

See you later, gang . . . :grouphug:

Bobbolink

03-28-2009, 10:19 AM

Good Morning Girls!
Lynn...I bit the bullet and signed up for the April 'Accountability' thread, my jeans are getting tight around the waist and I'm continually gaining. I need to stop it before it gets out of hand and the accountability thread will help me with that. If I commit to something, I'll follow through so I don't look like a quitter.
Speaking of quitters, who watches the Biggest Losers? Tara was going to quit and she had a good talking to by her friend. That's what this thread does for me!
Karen31...Good thing you didn't put your snow shovels away but late March snow melts fast and greens up the lawn.
Susann...my MIL started out as dementia too, then turned into full blown alzheimers, we have to make another trip in today. We live in the country and my little sports car has been eating up the miles. It's a 2000 Celica and only has 42,000 miles on it. Unfortunately that's going to change fast at the rate we're going. (We could take DH Jeep but that takes more gas) Our garden won't get planted for a couple of months as it stays cold here for a long time. We do have all our garden seeds and another peach tree coming to replace the one that died last summer.
Meowee...we had a dusting of snow here too, now Northern Minnesota/North Dakato has the Red River flooding. We're in the S.E. part of the state so it doesn't affect us.
DH is going to prune some of our fruit trees today while I'm in town. DD bought me a rose bush last Mothers Day that's still covered and DH needs to unearth it, hope it survived the winter. I can grow most anything but not roses, never had any luck with them surviving.
Anybody makes Scones? I cut a recipe out of the paper last week for 'Crispy Cornmeal Scones' and made them last night, really good. I'll post the recipe next week, they would make a fantastic biscuit to serve for company. They are not real calories friendly with the 1/2 cup butter in them but we all have to make regular food for holidays and family members that are not counting calories/carbs, etc. This recipe is a keeper!
I've gabbed enough, you all have a great week-end.
Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still.

- Chinese Proverb

Never giving up

Do you ever get frustrated because things are moving too slowly in your life? Many people don't realize that building a foundation for success does not happen overnight. It is a slow process in which you are constantly working and learning. After all, that foundation must remain strong, even in times of failure or crisis. This takes time! You may have to remind yourself that "failing" is only failure if you quit; otherwise it's a learning opportunity. So don't worry if your life seems to be moving in slow motion. Concentrate on building a solid foundation and learning from your back steps.

ladyinweighting

03-28-2009, 10:44 AM

Karen3

03-28-2009, 11:18 AM

Morning all....Got up expecting a rainy day...wrong! Bad enough the weathermen lie to tourists now they are lying to us, too. The map shows nice rain about 20 miles North of us.

Making a real dent in freezer and should be okay in another week. I lost a whole freezer of food when we had no power for 8 days after hurricaine Frances. It was beyond nasty cleaning it out. So every year about now we eat everything I stashed over past 8 months. Plus got a generator which we'd now hook up and keep freezer at minium defrost. By June 1st would like to a freezer just full of frozen water bottles. Am not complaining about having scrambled eggs this morning with shrimp and ff cedar cheese.

I bought one of those upside down tomato planters. Has anyone ever used one? Everywhere here in Florida there are nematodes in the soil. They attack roots and we have not had alot of luck with in ground gardening. Hung one planter out front yesterday so of course it has been windy ever since.

Karen....Our friend who is building a house outside Trinidad went out last weekend to help finish up the building and is now stuck. For someone growing up on the Easternshore Of Md I'll bet he is shocked by that amount of snow. stay warm and keep the puppies warm too.

Susan....You stuck 12 slices of cake in the freezer. Damn girl don't you know u can eat the cake frozen. I froze the almond brickle cookies DD sent me for Xmas and admit there are a few packs missing.....frozen cookies are FINE! Think I read somewhere that freezing them nullifies the calories!

Am so ready to swim....but pool temp is still at cardiac arrest stage. Refuse to run heater and pay power company!

Off to look some more for a new sofa.....never knew there were so many ugly sofas in this world. Why do those big pillows make me feeling like am being swallowed alive and then there are the hugh things that I can't put my feet on the floor....sighhhhhhhhhhhhh Karen3

retiredone

03-29-2009, 08:14 AM

Hi everyone. I'm finally back after a rotten but sweet 2 weeks. The sweet part was the birth of our darling baby boy. He is such a sweetie. I now have grandmother bragging rights. :lol:

The rotten part was my FIL died after a long six and a half weeks of lingering on and on. We had the funeral yesterday and we (the family) can finally get back to normal. It's been very stressful on everyone and I have been asked to take care of the paperwork with insurance policies and pensions. And to top everything off mom has been impossible to live with all week. She's now in her room as I type crying out for help as if she is falling out of her chair. It's a sensation she feels with the Parkinson's disease and no amount of talking or comforting her can convince her she's not falling. She keeps wanting me to pull her up in the chair but if I pull her up any further she'll be sitting on the window sill behind the chair. So I just close her door and let her yell until she falls asleep.

I've probably gained a ton of weight back but I'm not going near the scales until next week after I've had a more normal week. But I'm going to sign up in the April accountability thread and try and get some normalcy back to my life.

Anyhoo, it's good to be back.

meowee

03-29-2009, 08:39 AM

:grouphug:

Sorry your two weeks away were less than perfect ISABELLA. It's good that you can get back to normal now though.

We are working on another gorgeous sunny and mild day -- the snow is going fast. We are, however, scheduled for rain, snow, ice, and you name it over the next couple of days, but if it stays fairly mild, I imagine most of this snow will be gone when we hit April.

It's so nice, I really want to go out and play today but I do have mountains of laundry and other house-wifely chores calling my name and I do have to go out tomorrow anyway (that rescheduled dentist appointment I missed last week) . . . but . . . . but . . . . . but

Oh well, hope everybody else gets a good Sunday . . . see you later . . . :wave:

susannp

03-29-2009, 09:58 AM

Hi Lynn, I found this recipe on Hungrygirl.com, I don't know how to copy in the recipe thread, but know how to do it here. Can someone tell me what to do to add in the recipe thread?

Zucchini Zazzle!
You asked for it, you got it. Here's our recipe for lightened-up zucchini nut muffins. Hooray!

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups shredded zucchini (about 1 large zucchini) 
1 cup whole-wheat flour 
1/2 cup all-purpose flour 
2/3 cup Splenda No Calorie Sweetener (granulated) 
1/3 cup brown sugar (not packed) 
1/2 cup fat-free liquid egg substitute (like Egg Beaters Original) 
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce 
3 tbsp. light whipped butter or light buttery spread (like Brummel & Brown) 
3 tbsp. crushed walnuts, divided 
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder 
1 tsp. cinnamon 
1 tsp. vanilla extract 
1/2 tsp. nutmeg 
1/2 tsp. salt

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a medium bowl, combine both types of flour, Splenda, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.

In a separate medium bowl, mix together the zucchini, egg substitute, applesauce, butter, and vanilla extract. Slowly add this mixture to the first bowl, and stir until thoroughly blended. Mix half the crushed walnuts (1 1/2 tbsp.) into the batter.

Line 9 cups of a 12-cup muffin pan with baking liners and/or spray with nonstick spray. Evenly distribute batter among the 9 cups. Top each cup with a sprinkling of the remaining 1 1/2 tbsp. crushed walnuts.

Bake in the oven for 20 - 25 minutes, until a toothpick poked into the center of a muffin comes out clean. Let cool and then enjoy!

MAKES 9 SERVINGS

Serving Size: 1 muffin 
Calories: 147 
Fat: 3.5g 
Sodium: 246mg 
Carbs: 25g 
Fiber: 2.5g 
Sugars: 7g 
Protein: 4.5g

POINTS® value 3*

susannp

03-29-2009, 10:10 AM

Good Morning everyone,

What a cruddy, rainy, cold, yucky day we have today...lol. But my mother would say, behind the clouds the sun still shines......I really wouldn't mine it, but I have to go show property this afternoon, and not crazy about showing it in the rain. BUT, so thankful to be showing property that I'm hoping they don't cancel.

Bobbi, I'm afraid that Mother is going to be facing alziemers at some point, and I know that it's harder on the family and the caregivers than on the patient. What is going to be so hard is that if the time comes to put her in a nursing home, that she won't understand why. That will break my heart. But, I know where she will go, if the time comes, but otherwise, I'm going to be like Scarlett, and think about that tomorrow.

Isabella, I'm sorry to hear about your FIL passing, someone told me that sometimes death is a blessing, I truly believe that, sometimes it makes it easier to accept. And I'm so sorry about your Mother, that has to be so hard on you. But, your new little one is a wonderful blessing for you, one to fill your heart, and I know it will.

Meow, I hope spring comes soon for you, and no more rain, snow, ice, or you name it..........lol

Everyone have a great Sunday!

Susann

Karen3

03-29-2009, 10:51 AM

Morning all in a quick flyby....The darnest thing happened. I looked again for a sofa and struck out. Around 3pm we called friends to see if they wanted to go out to dinner. They were going furniture hunting in Ocala. Needless to say we went along. I found my sofa, they found their set and we had dinner at Red Lobster and I didn't have time to get my lips sewn shut and ate a hot just out of the oven biscuit....I heard Lynn and stopped at one....Thanks I would have doved into the entire basket without her voice!

Last year 2 rich chocolate colored chairs followed me home and the new sofa is sage green....like a smokey grey/green. Delivery is Wed! page 6 in sofas on website of Rooms to Go.

Isabella....Welcome to Grandma land! It is the bestest. Your entire responsibilty is just love them. And spoil them rotten and then give back to the parents.....recommend skip parenthood go directly to grandparenting. Besides when they are bad you can laugh and know it's payback time for when your kids were rotten. So sorry about your FIL and glad you are able to help with all the paper workwork that will be coming in.

Susan....Used to make zucchine bread all the time and it freezes well. Try adding a cup of bakers chocoa to the batter. It comes out the moistest chocolate cake taste in the world and baker chocoa is diet friendly. We would have so many squash from are garden I would use my crabpot as a mixing bowl....started with 15 cups of flour (which by the way is 5 lbs of flour minus 2 cups). Always used eggbeaters cause it would have been endless breaking eggs....Nice thing now is DD send me a couple in the mail.

Good thing this was a quick fly by or I'd have written pages.....when mouth isn't running fingers are.......bye...Karen3

meowee

03-29-2009, 10:56 AM

I don't know how to copy in the recipe thread, but know how to do it here. Can someone tell me what to do to add in the recipe thread?

Exactly the same as entering things into this thread. :D

ladyinweighting

03-29-2009, 11:34 AM

Hello Everyone,

Bobbi, thank you for the muffin recipe. I will make & let you know how they taste.

Last night I engaged in a "shark-like feeding frenzy." Today, will be a high exercise/low calorie day. I'd like to end the month in the 151's or 150's.

I begin my course on Tuesday. May be a little scarce for the next 4 weeks.

Lynn

susannp

03-29-2009, 08:16 PM

Hey Karen, I know what you mean about all the zucchini in the garden. I like to put mine in my food processor and shred them, then put in individual freezer bags, the amount my recipes call for. I agree, zucchini breads freeze well. I make the muffins for Mother and freeze them, just take one out and pop it in the microwave and serve it with fruits and juice for a healthy breakfast for her. She loves them.

Have a great evening, hope everyone had a good weekend!

Susann

Bobbolink

03-30-2009, 12:34 PM

Good Morning!
Lynn...that recipe for zucchini was from Susann, the one I mentioned was the 'crispy cornmeal scones'. I haven't had time to post it yet but I will. It's a keeper.
Susann....I freeze my zucchini in 2 cups portions and use for bread during the winter. I also make many batches of low calorie zucchini soup in individual servings and freeze. I love zucchini!
Karen3...I have a recipe for marble zucchini bread, not only is it delicious but pretty. I got it off the allrecipes.com site. Chocolate really adds great flavor to bread.
Isabella...nice to see you back! Sorry to hear of the loss of FIL.
You all have a great day, we're splurging and going to a Firemens Ebelskiver feed tonight at the church, good thing it's not April 1st yet. (That's when I go back to counting calories)

Bobbolink

03-30-2009, 12:49 PM

These were some tips taken out of a vinegar book.

COOKING TRICKS

Condiments When getting to the bottom of a catsup bottle, add a little vinegar and swish it
around to make catsup stretch further. This
technique will work for other condiments
as well.

Dairy products
You can still hard-boil a cracked egg by adding 1 tablespoon vinegar to the boiling
water. The vinegar will prevent egg white
from running out.
Fish and seafood
Add a tablespoon or more of vinegar when
frying or boiling fish to reduce fishy tastes
and smells and to keep meat soft.

Give canned shrimp and fish a freshly
caught taste by covering it in sherry and
adding 2 tablespoons vinegar. Soak for
15 minutes, then prepare as desired.
To keep fish white, soak for 20 minutes in a
mixture of 1 quart water and 2 tablespoons
vinegar.

Fruits and vegetables
When cooking fruit on the stovetop, add a
spoonful of vinegar to improve flavor.

When making mashed potatoes, add 1 tablespoon vinegar
once you've used enough

milk. This will help keep potatoes white.
Whip them to desired consistency

.
In a tomato sauce or a tomato-base soup,

add 1 or 2 tablespoons vinegar just before
completing the cooking process. Flavors
will be enhanced.

Meat
Add zip to a pound of hamburger by adding

garl

ic wine vinegar and teaspoon mustard.
Work these ingredients into meat

before making into patties.

• Improve the flavor of boiled ham by adding

1 tablespoon vinegar to cooking water.
•

The acid content and tangy flavor of vinegar
makes it an excellent ingredient in a
marinade for meat, poultry, fish, or vegetables.

Vinegar can also tenderize tough cuts
of meat.

susannp

03-30-2009, 12:54 PM

Bobbi, I've made that marble zucchini bread, wasn't it the bomb? It was really good and looked so pretty, looks like we slaved all day in the kitchen...lol.

Well, I didn't go down on the scales this morning, but I know that I've been doing alot of strength training, and muscle weighs more than fat. I also think I was retaining some fluid, so maybe tomorrow they will read something different, let's just hope it's less....

Yesterday I did my Walk Strong workout, that's cardio and weight training, today I did my Walk and Kick, that's cardio and kickboxing. Each was 30 minutes long, and then I walked 35 minutes with g/f when I got home from work this morning........I CAN HARDLY MOVE....lol.

Everyone have a great Monday. The sun is shining here, and it's going to be a beautiful day!

Susann

ladyinweighting

03-30-2009, 02:46 PM

ladyinweighting

03-30-2009, 02:50 PM

Hi Everyone,

My DD found some great frozen veggie souffle's. They were in the kosher section of Wegman's. I will find out name and post.

Windy, cloudy, VERY cold today. Making final adjustments to my course materials.

Have a good day, everyone,

Lynn

meowee

03-30-2009, 04:08 PM

BooHoo . . . everything outside has turned all white again . . . ;cry:

susannp

03-31-2009, 06:43 AM

Good Morning all,

Hey Lynn, you are welcome, let me know how it turns out.

Karen3, glad you found your sofa, I looked for months, finally settled for something, wish I hadn't...lol.

Meow, Meow, Meow, I'm sending wishes for sunshine and warm weather your way, it's not great here, but at least we don't have any of the white stuff.

I have a really good sounding recipe for turkey sausage and mushroom quiche, but haven't found the turkey sausage yet. Will look some more tho, cause I want to try them.

Ok, off to do my workout, my legs are so sore....lol. But, not as bad as yesterday. Oh, down 1 lb, not as much as I had hoped for, but I have to remember that I went down 10 lbs in one month, so, I'm happy for that.

Everyone have a great day!!

Susann

meowee

03-31-2009, 07:46 AM

Still wildly wet and windy and oh so WHITE around northeastern Nova Scotia . . . guess Mother Nature neglected to adhere to the old saying about "in like a Lion; out like a Lamb".

:high: on that 1 lb loss, Chickie . . . that's how it's done . . . one pound at a time.

I'm still stuck on that 'smidge' under 210 number -- the fact that I got into a very large (at least half a pound) serving of not too lean ground beef yesterday has not helped -- and since this place does not recognize 'smidges', guess 210 will be my new number for the end of March. I am going to wait until tomorrow morning to actually change my ticker, though, just in case a miracle occurs today. :lol:

Oh well, I'm obviously not planning any outdoor things today since it is going to continue snowing all day. :mad: I do have some more housework kind of stuff I can do and hopefully I'll do some knitting. :shrug:

Hope the rest of you have a glorious Spring day . . . :grouphug:

meowee

03-31-2009, 07:50 AM

Hey . . . BOBBI . . . I just noticed your great tips about vinegar . . . for those who care, or need to care (i.e., we diabetics). Vinegar does a marvellous job of reducing the glycemic load of any meal so that the body digests the carbs in that meal more slowly resulting in overall better blood sugar levels. A good reason to include salad with your meals.

ladyinweighting

03-31-2009, 09:15 AM

Bobbolink

03-31-2009, 10:20 AM

Good Morning Girls!
It's raining cats and dogs here, I have to make ANOTHER trip into town on MIL business. They told us yesterday to purchase at least 3 pairs of black pants with elastic for her because of medical problems and bleeding. I'm going to buy her 7 pairs, one for each day.
At least my car will get a good washing in all this rain. Unfortunately we live on a gravel road and it'll get re-splattered.
Lynn...the book I have with all the great tips uses Distilled White Vinegar for everything.
Hi everyone, no time to chat. I'll post a couple other vinegar tips from this great book.
Baking Tips
Baking soda...Use vinegar to determine if old baking soda is still good enough for baking. Pour 2 Tablespoons vinegar in a small dish, add 1 teaspoon baking soda. Good baking soda should make the vinegar froth significantly.
Bread...Make the crust of homemade bread a nice, golden brown by removing it from the oven shortly before baking time is complete and brushing it with vinegar. Return to oven to finish baking.
You can help homemade bread rise by adding 1 Tablespoon vinegar for every 2- 1/2 cups flour in the recipe. Reduce other liquids in recipe proportionately.
Meringue...Make a fluffier meringue that is also more stable by adding vinegar to egg whtes before beating. For every 3 egg whites in recipe, add 1/2 teaspoon vinegar.
Pies...Reduce the overly sweet flavor in fruit pies or other desserts by adding a teaspoon of vinegar.

meowee

03-31-2009, 10:37 AM

Yes, LYNN, any vinegar . . . but, do remember that balsamic (and I love it) does also contain some carbs.

And another one for we diabetics (especially) who are very prone to topical yeast infections (again BOBBI, your comment on baking soda reminded me) . . .

Mix about 2 tbs white vinegar with about 1/4 cup warm water and a tsp of baking soda and use it as rinsing agent for those places (under the breasts and in other skin folds) prone to yeast infections. The vinegar tends to kill of the little fungus demons and the BS helps relieve the itching.

Karen3

03-31-2009, 10:39 AM

Morning all.....The boys left before light to fish for the anchor they lost last week. Like they needed an excuse to go fishing! But looking at the weather report they'll be home before lunch. The old saying the difference between man and boy is the size of their toys.....

Just did my weekly WI and gained 2 lbs. Disappointed, but know it just fluid retention. Must spend the day sipping my water.

DD has 2 weeks until retirement. She calls every day so excited. The house now has a roof. Has picked out the siding and even the shutters color. The horses stalls and pasture are ready and the movers will be pulling out on the 15th. Have to figure out when we will go up there!!!

The hugh thunderstorm/cold front that blew thru here Sunday morning is coming back now as a hugh warm front and expecting hugh thunderstorms this afternoon. Hope we get more rain.

Lynn....when I read about vinegar and diabetes think it recommended natural vinegars.....like rice or cider....You all be careful with adding vinegar to fish and use it fairly quickly as the acid in the vinegar will start to cook the fish. My Gmil would use vinegar to take the slimminess off chciken, but sometimes it masked too old chicken(yuck).

Have eaten a good part of freezer bare and gonna defrost it Thursday. Gee, decided to do it before summer/heat/garage was too much. Do you think I am finally getting smart??? dahhhhhhh

Karen3

Karen3

03-31-2009, 10:41 AM

hi Linda....see your lite yolk....karen3

retiredone

03-31-2009, 12:18 PM

Hello ladies. I had a busy day yesterday and Sunday, filling out death benefit and pension applications and did a few thank you notes. In between all that I managed to squeeze in all the out-of-town addresses for DS's wedding invitations which will be going out in the mail this week.

I'm slowing getting back on plan but ate way too much last night just before bed. I should have eaten more during the day and I was ravenous last night and ate nacho chips and.....I'm getting old. I can't remember what else but I know it wasn't anything good and nutritious like a piece of fruit. Oh, just remembered. Raspberry almond tarts and a piece of chocolate pecan pie. Today, I've started out sensibly with a bowl of cheerios, slice bananas, skim milk and an orange at 258 calories. I may add a ff yogurt later on this morning if I feel hungry. And I'm definitely getting on my bike and work off a few of last nights binge calories. DH lost about 5 pounds over the last 2 weeks and I'll wager a bet that I gained them.

Mom has settled down a bit. More attention this week. I washed and set her hair yesterday and tomorrow I'm dragging her around the mall. My friend who sat with her during the funeral and family get-together will be coming and we'll treat her to a nice lunch.

Meowee, so sorry you're covered in snow again. I saw that on the weather and thought of you. We didn't get any but it's mighty cold out there. I got groceries last night and was shivering in my winter coat. I'm longing for warm weather. I'm just waiting to see the first robin of the season and then I'll know spring is definitely on the way. That should be any day now.

Seems as if everyone has the weight loss under control. Have a good day everyone.

retiredone

03-31-2009, 02:57 PM

Just found this in my files. Don't think I've posted this before.

Prayer of the Tortured Dieter
by Victor Buono

Lord, my soul is ripped with riot,
Incited by my wicked diet.
"We are what we eat," said a wise old man.
Lord, if that's true, I'm a garbage can.
I want to rise on Judgment Day, that's plain,
But at my present weight I'll need a crane.
So grant me strength that I may not fall
Into the clutches of cholesterol.
May my flesh with carrot curls be sated,
That my soul may be polyunsaturated.
And show me the light that I may bear witness
To the President's Council on Physical Fitness.
And oleo margarine I'll never mutter
For the road to **** is spread with butter.
And cream is cursed, and cake is awful,
And Satan is hiding in every waffle.
Mephistopheles lurks in Provolone,
The devil is in each slice of bologna.
Beelzebub is a chocolate drop
And Lucifer is a lollipop.
Give me this day, my daily slice
But cut it thin and toast it twice.
I beg upon my dimpled knees,
Deliver me from Ju Jubees
And when my days of trial are done
And my war with malted milks is won
Let me stand with the saints in heaven
In a shining robe, size thirty-seven!
I can do it, Lord, if You'll show to me
The virtues of lettuce and celery
If You'll teach me the evil of mayonnaise
The sinfulness of Hollandaise
And pasta Milanese
And potatoes à la Lyonnaise,
And crisp fried chicken from the South.
Lord, if You love me, SHUT MY MOUTH!

meowee

03-31-2009, 03:30 PM

That's cute . . . I still like the simple little saying I have on a little plaque on my wall . . .

"Dear Lord, if you can't make me skinny, at least make all of my friends fat."

susannp

04-01-2009, 06:52 AM

Morning ladies,

Just stopped in to say hi, I didn't sleep well, so didn't get up as early as normal, so have to get started on my Walk and Kick. I'm down another pound, hope it wasn't April's Fool....lol.

Everyone have a great day, and beware of the PRANKSTERS!!!!

Susann

meowee

04-01-2009, 08:57 AM

Good Morning . . . :grouphug:

Hey BOBBI are you going to start an April thread??? If you are too busy, jsut let me know and I'll do it. :D

ladyinweighting

04-01-2009, 10:14 AM

That's cute . . . I still like the simple little saying I have on a little plaque on my wall . . .

"Dear Lord, if you can't make me skinny, at least make all of my friends fat."

ROTFL

meowee

04-01-2009, 10:58 AM

Okey Dokey . . . I'm closing this . . . see you later, gang. :wave: