Hello everyone!
This is going to be a real challenge, trying to go from page 1 to page 2 to this thread to try and do responses. That will teach me to miss a day!!!
Food has not been wonderful. This has been my dinner jobs out every night week and it's getting the better of me. I had Magic Chili for lunch to try and contain some of the damage.
I agree with the virtual model website. I think it looks like we would with some toning exercises, what do you think??
Jen: "maybe that is just an excuse" boy, that about sums it up for alot of us!!! * Sounds like you just need a little discipline to grab the right things to eat rather than the pills, but that's just my opinion. You can eat an awful lot of low WW point foods in a day before you reach your total for the day. I don't think you do WW, I'm sorry, that's the only way I equate things these days. But if you're into the sweets, the recipes I posted are all very light. All the veggies are very light. Fruits are light. If you're into salt; light popcorn, ff pretzels, WOW chips, all very light.
Flumper: Funny where the name came from and funnier how men think!!!
Tina: Your comic about friends and a good bra was hysterical!!! * Isn't it nice when 'surprise' money shows up??? Must mean WW was meant to be for you!!
* Don't worry about what the WW scale said, sometimes it is a shocker. Why home scales are never right is beyond me. I started at 374# so I still beat you.
We're still gonna do this. It's our year!!!
2cute: Oooooo, you sweetie! You got the yummy smilie added to the list! Woohoo!
Congrats on the new grandbaby! What's that about us being 2 peas in a pod? I'm a new auntie on the same day you're a new granny! I have a new grand nephew born at 10:55 PM yesterday. His name is Blake Alexander.
Andria: I'm glad you're good to walk. Sorry it hurts so much, but you'll get stronger every day!
Mary: I bet you're really busy with running the DAR meetings and being sick. Hope you feel better real soon. * The piece you shared on water was really good.
LuckyLadyBug: You'll fit in those jeans before you know it.
Malia: I guess I missed it, where are you going and when? * See, measuring is a positive plus. Good for you on the loss.
Katrina: That sweet and sour chicken or pork chops is so quick, it doesn't really need a crock pot. I'll post the recipes again at the bottom because I don't think they'll fit on a PM. * WOW, the heroine addict made a far too real analogy, didn't she??? Yikes! We are definately addicted!
Michelle: Get here more often! You WILL get back under control!
Lynne: Good for you, walking 2 out of 3 days! Sounds like you're getting back with it.
Somebody asked awhile back about how many calories in a WW point. I don't think it got answered so here's my best shot at it. A point value is determined by calories, fat grams and fiber grams. Soooo, something with 80 calories and 1 gram of fiber and 0 fat grams is 1 point. But....something with 30 calories and 0 grams of fiber and 9 grams of fat is also 1 point. So.... you can probably figure about 50 calories for each WW point on an average.
Somebody also asked about how to do size and color and stuff all together. The best way I found is to make yourself a cheat sheet of all the colors and sizes and fonts. Then you don't have to go through the goofy pull down menu each time. Then when you get them altogether all you do is line up all the codes at the beginning and all of the 'ends' at the end of what you want to say.
Size small is [SIZE=1]
Size large is [SIZE=3]
Size huge is [SIZE=4]
So to do something red and huge you would type [SIZE=4] and then [COLOR=red]and then type whatever you want. At the end of what you want to say you have to do the /SIZE /COLOR (only you have to put the brackets around each of them), I can't do that or it would just write it and not give you the directions.
If that explanation pans out and makes any sense to you it will be a miracle!!!
Pistachio Fluff
1 can crushed pineapple with juice
1 small pkg. sugar free, fat free pistachio instant pudding
1 8 oz. tub fat free Cool Whip
Mix together thoroughly the crushed pineapple with its juice and the pudding powder. Fold in Cool Whip. Chill.
1 cup = 1 WW point
I add a little green food coloring at Christmas just to make the color more festive.
Orange Creamsicle
1 small package sugar free, fat free orange jello
1 small package sugar free, fat free vanilla instant pudding
1 cup boiling water
8 oz. Fat free Cool Whip
1 small can Mandarin oranges, drained (reserve juice)
Add 1 cup boiling water to orange jello. Stir until dissolved. Add water to reserved juice to make 1 cup. Add to jello. Beat in pudding powder. Add mandarin oranges. Fold in Cool Whip.
Makes 4 cups. 1 cup= 1 WW point
Pumpkin Mousse
2 boxes sugar free, fat free vanilla instant pudding
2 cups skim milk
1 3/4 cups canned pumpkin
3/4 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1 - 8oz container fat free Cool Whip
Beat the pudding, milk, canned pumpkin and spice together. Fold in the Cool Whip. Chill for a couple of hours.
Makes 5 - 1 cups servings. 1 WW point per serving
You can use this in a Reduced Fat Graham Cracker Crust and serve as a pie. You will have to add 2 points per 1/8 of the pie.
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Ok girls, this novel has gone on long enough. I hope I got to everyone, if not, please forgive me. I've gotta go run and do a quick job. I'll talk to you all later.
"One can never pay in gratitude; one can only pay "in kind" somewhere else in life." - Anne Morrow Lindbergh