Weekly Chat - 12/15 to 12/21

[blessedwithsarah]

Maryann, just read how 12,000 on the Cape lost power last night. Hope you are OK.

[pattygirl63]

Well, I am going to try this again. I wrote a short note to everyone yesterday and lost it and then just wrote and got knocked off line.

I'll just make this short and say I hope all of you getting snow and ice storms are staying warm and have power.

Maryann - I hope you have power and are able to make your trip to NY Tuesday.

Our DD and her family from FL got here yesterday. Enjoying the children. Had an interesting conversation with DGD soon to be 6. She was eating breakfast and said, "This bagel is making my stomach hurt". She was feeling full. I explained to her (after her brother told her it wasn't hurting her stomach) that she was satisfied and that she didn't have to finish it. She had about an inch of it left to eat. I read in Intuitive Eating that we all had the feeling of satisfaction to stop when we were children. I can remember those days. I learned to finish the food on my plate even when I didn't want it. Now we are all trying to learn to recognize the satisfied feeling so we can stop overeating. How interesting it was to me to experience kind of "show and tell" of it in my little Hannah.

Y'all have a nice week end.

[Tejas]

Paula, here is a sugar cookie recipe. It is from the Canadian Living Cookbook. I've never made them, but this is a great cookbook.

Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies

1 cup butter
1/2 cup lightly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar

Icing sugar (confectioner's sugar)
raspberry jam

Cream butter in large bowl. Add sugars, beat until fluffy. Beat in egg, then vanilla.

Sift or stir flour, baking soda and cream of tartar.

Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture and blend.

Divide dough in half, wrap in waxed paper, chill for at least three hours.

Working with one portion at a time, roll dough out to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut out cookies.

If you want jam in the middle, then cut hole in middle of half of the cookies to add the jam to later. If not, leave whole.

Bake on ungreased baking sheet in 375 degree oven for about 8 minutes. Let cool on racks.

If you use the jam, then spread jam on whole cookies. Put icing sugar on cookies with the holes. Put a cookie with a hole in the middle on top of the whole cookies. You're making a cookie sandwich, with the jam visible through the hole.

[beach bum]

Good Morning Ladies

We survived the storm we go about 7" & now Leo has to go out and shovel our car and pathway out.The stupid snowplow driver was told to shovel longways and push the snow to the side but he went crosswise and plowed everyone's pathway. Wish I could go out and help my Leo but my hip went out again, & course the doctor is closed.I also had to cancel my head dressers appointment for later this morning.Its snowing again,but lightly.

WE'RE HEADING DOWN TO NEW YORK AFTER ALL,LOOKS LIKE LEO THINKS AFTER LOOKING A THE WEATHER CHARTS THAT WE WILL BE SAFE TO GO DOWN,TEMPS ARE GOING BACK IN THE 40'S ON MONDAY.

COCO-Hope you had a nice time at cracker barrel.You're lucky you had rain,which we had some,but than if it get bitter cold thought the night we will have ice and i rather walk or drive on snow anytime.

SANDRA-Congrats on your loss. I staying the same after gaining 3. at TG.

PAULA-Your kidding we are going to get 8" again,I thought the rain was heading our way for Sunday. Yes, we are all ok we didn't lose out power at all.It still snowing as I'm posting. Not going out until it clears,I need to get one for present for my DD. I had to cancel my 11 AM hairdressers appointment,as my drive way is icy after they plowed last night.

TRISH-Leo & I are safe and warm,we have our power so we will be able to cook our noon time dinner. That's funny I was able to get in to the thread yesterday.OH that was some experience to be able tell your DGD what we learning on the Core. I remember as a child I would never eat,and was a skinny as a rail,and my mom had to feed me.I told Leo that if she ever saw me now she would laugh and think to herself " I worried about nothing, look at her now"

Have a great day see you guys tomorrow

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[blessedwithsarah]

Maryann, I think your going to get rain on the Cape tomorrow, we are getting more snow! I think Britsol county is higher in elevation -- Easton always seems to get more snow than what the forcasters think. I'm glad Im off form work next week!

[Tejas]

Hi All:

We're getting snow again tonight, after having had a 12-hour storm yesterday. But, it wasn't hard to get around today, just too many people out.

I'm starting again tomorrow. I've been lazy for about 6 weeks at least, but, no more. It makes a difference to the way I feel and look. I'm going to do 30 minutes of aerobics five days a week, come heck or high water. I haven't quite got it all figured out about timing, but I'm going to do it.

Hope you're all snug and warm somewhere.

Rhonda

[Tejas]

Wow, where is everyone?

We have a perfect winter day. The storm has stopped, there is a LOT of snow it's just below freezing, and the sun is shining in a blue sky.

Happy Hannukah to those who celebrate the holiday.

Rhonda

[beach bum]

Hi Ladies

Over slept again and didn't have time to post.When I went to church this morning the snow was just starting and by the time church was very we had a rain mixture, I had to get a few more gifts so I managed to get though all that mess on the road.

Have to pack,but now I'm waiting for a phone call from my DD to see if my DGS is ok. She called saying that her son a fever of 101 and wasn't sure if we wanted to come down,knowing Leo immune system is still low. If its not the weather its illness. So our going down is still ????????mark.

PAULA-Its turning to rain and it looks like slush. Hope it doesn't freeze tonight or it going to be dangerous walking & driving tomorrow.

RHONDA-That's wonderful that your began exercising today,I haven't done any this past week and my W-I tomorrow will reflect it. Hope I maintained.


Have a great evening will post in the morning.

[pattygirl63]

Rhonda -Oh, I am so envious of your snow. I would love to have a White Christmas. Aren't you smart starting your again. I hope to start mine the Monday after the kids leave next Sunday.

Maryann - So sorry your plans are up in the air. I do hope your DGS gets well so you can make your trip.

[ontarget]

Trish, we're not having a white Christmas in Texas either. It's cold today but should be in the 70's by Christmas Day. We did have white Christmases in Montana, though. I really enjoyed them. Sort of brings out the spirit.

I apologize for being MIA. I promise you I'm still op. It's just been hectic around here. Until today I hadn't used any WPA's this week, but a neighbor just brought over a homemade pecan pie (still warm). I had a slice and am about to journal the 11 pts. Tomorrow night we're having our family Christmas get together at a Salvadoran restaurant in Ft. Worth.

Rhonda, the restaurant is in the old Montgomery Wards building on 7th Street. I hear the building is now a trendy shopping area. Should be fun. I'm sure I'll be out of WPA's by thetime we leave.

Maryann, I hope you're safe and warm. I can't imagine being without power where you are this time of year. I hope your grandson is better and you can all get together. I know you'll all be disappointed if you can't, but you'll do what you need to do for Leo.

Rhonda, on getting back to exercising. I know you're feeling better for doing so.

I have been birdwatching most of the afternoon. Life is good.

[Vickie]

Hey Chicks! It is life-threatening cold here. When I got up this morning it was -2 with a windchill of -30 degrees. Jim got the ice cleared away. It had to chop and shovel it out of the driveway. Horrible even by Chicago standards. It's supposed to be this cold again tomorrow with warmer temps on Tuesday but then more snow. Ugh. I'm tired of Winter and it just got here officially today.

I've been doing well with my getting slowly back to business plan. I still plan to go back to WW on the 29th. I'd like to beat the crowd. I'm starting to bake tonight; two batches of shortbread cookies. Tomorrow and Tuesday will be non-stop baking and cooking. I pray to be too busy to sample!

[Tejas]

Cold here too...12.5 F.

Not as cold as Vickie is, but still miserable. We didn't take the dog out at all yesterday, and didn't take him out tonight either. His back left leg bothers him a lot, so we just let him out the backyard for the necessary reasons. I hate to see his leg bothering him, scared about where it leads eventually.

Sandra, DH and I went to one of the restaurants in the old Montgomery Wards building in October..can't remember the name, but it was good.

Maryann, I hope that your trip works out.

Where is our Donna/Tech these days? Did anyone see her running after the wagon!!!???

Rhonda

[ontarget]

We're cold but no where nearly as cold as ya'll have it. It's 25* right now.

I ate 1 slice of pecan pie and journaled the pts. Also, I got online and got a copy of the menu for where we'll be eating tomorrow night. They have grilled tilapia that I'm thinking of ordering.

I am hungry now but am trying to not give in. I still have 26 WPA's left this week. My last day is Thursday. I need some . I think we all probably need .

[pattygirl63]

Good Morning Ladies,

Won't see this often where I'm here 1st. I am so excited this morning, because my WI day yeah I lost 2 lbs. WW website doesn't show my 4 lb gain except on chart so it shows I've only lost 3.5 lbs where I show 6.5 on my record, but I guess that's good not that it doesn't record my gain.

Maryann - I'm sorry I can't remember everyone else who made today WI day with us. But your idea of WI being Monday was good for me. We ate out at Ryan's yesterday and I ate much more than usually do, but the neat thing about tracking online it keeps up with the all the WPA & AP. I figured my pts yesterday rather hi because of Ryan dinner and when I tracked and finished the week I still had about 8.5 WPA left and hadn't used any AP. Maryann, knowing I had to weigh today did keep me from going as wild as I could have. I still ate a lot of Simply Filling foods which is probably what kept me from going too wild. So your theory does work.

Sandra - Good luck coming your way for you eating out today.

Vickie - That is just tooooo darn cold. Hope you're staying warm. It's 25 here today and will get up to 35 later today. They say it will be cold a couple of day, but is suppose to warm up to 62 Christmas day. So no snow coming our way . Wish we could get some as our FL DGC have never seen it.

You all have a good day.

[beach bum]

Good Morning Ladies

Can't believe that the sun is shinning and the ice is melting off the roof tops,but the winds are still howling and are expect to die down some time this evening.

Thanks Ladies We hope that our trip is still on,our DD called right when I was posting, and said that GS still has a fever and hes coughing up flem.She told us that he doesn't know how to blow his nose and keeps it in,until he throws it up.She going to sterilize the house as much as she can,but she understands if we don't go down.She asked if we come down for New Years instead,but Leo has a doctors appointment than.
SO ITS STILL UP IN THE AIR.


Got on the scale today for my new Monday W-I day and I'm up 1 more pound.making it a total of 4 since Thanksgiving. Boy do I have to work on this weight next year.Looked at at my W-I journal & I noticed that I gained big pounds every year I went on those cruises.NO MORE CRUISES FOR ME.


Have to go ,have to get thinks done just in case we are going down to NY tomorrow.