Karen3 i was just thinking about that as well.. when dh was in college i worked as a nurses aid and that was one of my jobs,i remember the half and half..boy have times changed including me :D great minds think a like..rosey

:) Went out for dinner with a crazy bunch tonight; so many laughs that my cheeks hurt! And I must pat myself on the back as I didn't have the free cheesecake! I had "virgin" caesar & a chicken stiry fry which was really good & I think I stayed within my point range. Rosey - I hope your DH is doing better. Karen - Hope you had a great birthday! Zoe - hang in there & try not to worry too much; prayers for you & yours. Sorry if I missed anyone; wasn't deliberate. Later all. :wave:

Good Morning! Another pound down:carrot: Yes I'm still exercising and still not liking it much but I know it will make me stronger - one thing about chronic pain...it hurts to move, but hurts more if you don't :) Going to have to leave early for work - it looks a bit icy out there. Have a good day all.
Love and Light:D

Good Morning Girls!
I'm going to put on my shorts and go get a tan today, we have a heat wave. Gonna be 40 degrees today.
Oh, just kidding. Actually I'm going to bake DH a Strawberry cake with no frosting. I had a coupon for $5.00 off Drisdoll strawberries and had to buy 2 containers of strawberries. I need something to serve the berries over and I had a strawberry cake mix. There's 240 calories in 1 serving of baked cake. I could put applesauce in place of oil and use egg beaters to lower the calories but it'd still be higher than I want to spend on calories. What can I put strawberries over for myself while DH has his over cake? I eat so much of the Sugar Free puddings, I could use that. But I'm looking for a cake look-alike. Wish I had some angel food mixes in the house, that'd work. Any ideas all you bakers?

Good morning all :)

Where did that sun go ~ it was here just a minute ago. It warmed up here a little yesterday and I was able to go out on the deck for a bit in the afternoon and enjoy that.

Baked a heart shaped brownie yesterday and made an outline with decorator icing to sort of stick those little conversation hearts on to decorate it. Took that over to Sara's family. I didn't even get into it ~ yippee!! Got to spend time with them. Gave Sara some hair therapy (brushing and brading and playing with her hair ~ relaxing to her I guess) Corbin calls that hairapy. Then he wanted a turn and a back scratch :). Got to play with Maddie ~ she showed me her box (valentine's box from day care) of treasures. It was a good day.

Still feeling kind of tired today, but have got stuff to do, so I'd better quit fooling around and get to it.

Hope you all are having a good day.

Take care

Good Morning girls,

Wow! Double WOW! The sun is out and it's supposed to be in the 40's today. I can see grass again, where some snow has melted. Is spring in the air? Don't get my hopes up and then turn on me!

Z, in this instance, I hope those kids do keep nagging you untill you go to the Dr. I'm afraid I put things like that off way too long. And I don't like your symptoms either. I can't say too much about kids trying to tell their parents what to do. My mom is still around and I find my self doing the same thing. And I always think I'm right. I get told very frequently that i'm not! Don't fret about the weight. You've been under a lot of stress, worrying about your sister and her son. Just get started again.

Bobbi, too bad you don't have those chicekns and all those eggs still. You could do a homemade angel food cake. Then you both could have the cake and strawberries. I saw strawberries at my grocery store too. Must be coming in from somewhere.

Tea Granny! Way to go Girl!!! a weight loss and exercise!

Rosie, glad to hear that DH got a diagnosis. Yeah, treatment for ulcers has changed drastically. But I can remember my dad drinking milk for his ulcers. I'm anxious for you to get that scale to see how much you've lost!

Karen, thanks for the laugh! Hope you had fun on your birthday.

Lafalot, turn around and i'll pat you on the back for resisting the cheese cake. Not easy to do, so you deserve a pat!

Lyn, Waiting to see the new red head.

Gayle, we were posting at the same time. I took the day off yesterday too. After a weekend i'm beat. don't ask for miracles from me on Monday.

Donna, I hope you're getting some warm weather. Have a nice get together tonight!

Hope everyone is getting some of this sun,

Freda

An attempt to show you my new hair color -

Lynn

Karen, I hope you had a HAPPY BIRTHDAY! My DD's birthday is today.

Zoe, I hope your doctor will find a VERY minor problem.

Bobbi, What's happening with your headaches?

Rosey, I am so sorry to hear about your DH. I wish we lived close enough to help each other.

Freda, we had a nice day yesterday. Today is sunny, but COLD.

Gayle, I am making a heart-shaped meatloaf tonight for my DD's birthday.

Donna, my purpose for the marathon is to get to my goal weight. I am almost there (145 lbs) weighed in at 146 this morning.

Everyone, have a lovely day,

Lynn

Lynn ~ beautiful ~ your new do :)

Good Morning---Just a quick pop in since I just finished working out with the Wii and need to get in the shower. I had a good birthday and actually I ate too much! I hope to see at least a small loss on the scales Friday but guess I should be happy if I stay the same. I kind of feel like most of what I ate was high in sodium and today I am drinking enough water to float a battle ship!! But I had the omelet on Sunday and then yesterday had bbq ham sandwich with fries. Then last night the son brought home a pizza and I had a piece of that! I ended up feeling blah when I went to bed and ended up taking a gas pill just to feel better to get to sleep!! Hope I remember that the next time I want to overdo it!!

Lynn, I love the hair color! You look really happy with that "Happy Smile"

OK Got to go before someone beats me to the shower!!

Lynn, I believe that at one point, you said that your volunteer activities & photography class (and more, of course!) were making you FEEL younger; please be advised that you are also LOOKING younger (and happy!). I am so happy for YOU! Really great job with the weight, and I do like the hair color and style. Suits you nicely.

I shall most decidedly go for whatever appointment dd is able to wangle at short notice.

Have I mentioned lately how much I LOVE all of you GG's? Well, I do!
:grouphug:
Z

Morning everyone..its a beautiful sunny day..had my coffee watching the birds with daisy..dh was still sleeping..hes tired,u never get any rest in the hosp and its wonderful to have him home..he has to take some meds and hes on a bland diet..
Zoe :hug: hope the apt goes well and its nothing serious but scares like that motivate me and we love you too.Lynn love the new hair and your smile says it all.Karen31 glad u had a great b-day.:hug:for all and hope your day is wonderful, rosey :wave:

I'm here but hurrying back under the covers....pheeeeew! They are burning the marsh down from us and it stinks so bad. Even with house closed up. Old gators, frogs and swamp crud. Blaaaah....actually giving me a headache. And having a beautiful spring day where the windows should have been open....yuck....nasty.....have to burn so we don't get fires, but couldn't they have done it when wind was blowing other way.....good for my diet everything smells like swamp and tastes yucky....byyyyyyye karen3

Eww, Karen3..fried reptiles and amphibians sound horrible! Hope you can open you windows soon.

Lynn - I agree with everyone else - love your new hairstyle and color.

Rosey - glad hubby is home and resting. Hopefully the ulcers will heal quickly.

Everyone in the midwest reporting 40 degree days - can't wait 'till it makes it's way east...we are windy and cold today.

I weighed in and am up 3 pounds from last week Boo. Maybe it's water weight? I'm still doing my workouts and yoga and will hang in there.

Congrats to all you other "losers"

Lyn

Hi evryone my dh picked up his perscriptions and bought me pink tulips,belated valentines gift aww:love: i'll keep him. I posted one of our favorite recipes which i made for dinner tonite turkey crunch casserole,,its alittle diff but so good..hope u try it :hug: rosey

:D Hi Everyone - Weigh in today & it was a good one! I lost 2 lbs so I am a happy camper! :dance: Atta girl Tea! Lynn: Love the new hair color. Zoe: Be sure to get things all checked out NOW. And Rosey I hope you DH is doing better . Thoughts are with everyone. It was nice & warm today - about +8C & sunny for most of the day. Nearly beach weather! :lol: So good to see what everyone is doing. TTYL. :wave:

Shoot! The ticker didn't change..........wonder what I did wrong........I'll try again. TTYL.

Well - I fixed it! :dance:............I know, DUH! :D

Good Morning! Just a quick check in this morning before I get my workout in with the Wii.

Freda-- wasn't it you that said you were getting a Zumba video for your wii? How do you like it? I have a $20 off certificate for Best Buy and was thinking that might be a video that I would like. I've been looking at them and DDR. Do you have to have a game mat for Zumba?

Laffalot--Congrats on the 2 pounds lost!! I hope to see that too this week...going to be tough though with all that I ate over two birthdays!

OK I'll be back after while--I want to get this workout in and then maybe go and get my haircut again--it is driving me crazy(ier)!!

Good Morning Golden Girls!
Another beautiful warm day here, DH is going to wash the outside windows. It's going to be in the 50's tomorrow! I'm going to spend some time in the kitchen cooking 'stuff'.
Lyn...Take another picture of your new doo, my eyes aren't picking up much on the picture. Too much light in the picture and I can hardly see your hair color. (must be just me?) My headaches are about every 3rd day now, a big improvement plus they aren't so severe. I'm only doing Dr. Bones and the laser treatment once a week now.
Laff...what's your real first name? Congrats on the 2 lb. loss.:hug:

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I lost 2 lbs so I am a happy camper

Rosey...the Turkey Crunch casserole sounds like something my mom used to make. How much of it can you eat? I'm thinking your DH will be on a very bland diet for awhile, good luck on that one.
Lyn...last Sunday nite DH made Taco's and all the fixin's and I was up a few pounds the next morning. Even my eye lids were puffy. I dranks lots and lots of water the next day and dropped the weight easily. Did you eat something salty?
KarenFla...Gee, I hadn't thought of you living among the gators, do you see them often? Can you enjoy your yard without worrying about gators sneaking up on you? Scary!:fr: Oh, I wanted to tell you about last nights supper. Since we still have tons of chunky applesauce in the freezer, I made your apple omelets last night. I know you use fresh apples but the chunky applesauce worked out great. I chopped up crisp bacon and put in DH's omelet and I used the cardboard tasting lean turkey bacon in mine. It was delicious anyway, DH loved his.

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Old gators, frogs and swamp crud.

Hey Zoe...back in the groove huh? I'm thinking you'll get our nice warm weather soon.
KarenMo...you continue to amaze us with your new determination, you go girl!:carrot:
Donna and Glynne...what's happening with you two today? I know you both live in warm weather most of the time, any thoughts of gardening? I've got 5 herb pots started and put under a 'Grow Light'. They're not doing very well.
Freda...funny you should mention my chickens, I actually did make a homemade angel food cake when I had all those eggs. It was the first and last homemade I ever made. I can't remember the exact number of egg whites it took, but it was like 12 eggs I had to use. The box mix is cheaper to make and easier. I did find something I forgot about in the freezer for my strawberries, some SF cupcakes I made from a box mix. (Pillsbury sugar free cake mix) I used canned pumpkin pie filling in them instead of oil and it was good with the berries over them and low calorie.

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Bobbi, too bad you don't have those chicekns and all those eggs still. You could do a homemade angel food cake.

Any of you watch the biggest losers last nite, I thought arthur was going home for sure. What a surprise he lost 20 pounds.
Hi Tea granny, how ya doing today?

Have a good one, Bobbi

Good Morning Ladies. I'm just stopping in to say Hi - gotta hit the road. Way to go Laffalot:carrot: Have a safe day everyone - you all truly inspire me to keep on track and to not give up! :D

Morning...High tide put out the burn and the windows are open. Perfect Spring day. Up early since as soon as my eyes opened I realized today is first laser zap day. hmmmmmm 1pm.....Denist just called and tomorrow is cleaning day.....wonder what shape I'll be in tomorrow???? I know pull up my big girl drawers.

Laff....2Lb! great

Rosey....ahhh what a keeper to bring you tullips.

Lynn.....perfect with just a hint of color. Your smile lite up the room.

Bobbie....we have lots of gators, wild hogs even bear around here. A panther was spotted about 3 miles inland. The canal behind our house always has a gator cruising along. In 11 years we have never told our dogs that there is water in the canal. They swim in the pool so they aren't gator lunch. We have a seawall with steps down to a dock and keep a gate across the steps. This area is called the Nature Coast and there are more "nature" things than people. A great area for an old retired hunter and Dh is happy. Watched BL last night and really don't like Arthur. Maybe they way they edit him but he whines and uses everyone. That truck push was a joke...I've pushed a truck once it gets rolling it isn't hard to keep it going....and he needed help.

Karen...You are not only gettin thinner but now with Zomba-ing you'll be younger!

Zoe....28 days until DST starts!

off the shower and shampoo. No creams or oils on my face. Be back later with whine or cheer......did i say i was excited....karen3

Good Morning all,

Another beautiful, sunny day. Still cold, naturally, but sooo much warmer than last week. My little dog is taking advantage. He's going out side and sitting in the sun many times a day and not coming in and lying in front of the heat registar. Went to DGS's soccer game last night, and while it was fun watching him play soccer, sitting on those benches for that long was not fun at all.

Lynn, Can't see a lot of color in your hair (ok, i'm half blind, even with glasses) but the smile on your face is priceless. Now we can call you that "sexy redhead". And congratulations on being so close to reaching your goal. That is why you are such an inspiration to us all. when you make up your mind for something, it gets done! What are you going to do to celebrate? Bet come up with a plan. With just 1 lb. away, it's going to happen really soon.

Bobbi, I'm glad to hear that your headaches are getting more infrequent. Hopefully soon they will be gone for good.

Z, I'm glad you're going to see the Dr. Not a favorite passtime for any of us, but a necessary evil. Especially for me, I see enough of them at work, thank you! to see how they are to their patients and how they treat us, their eyes and ears, is quite an education.

Karen3, Good luck on that lazer Zap. I've seen them do it on Tv with really amazing results.

Hi Tea-Granny, stay safe on that road!

Karen21, No, I haven't gotten the WII zoomba yet. My niece has been using hers every day and raving about it. I just haven't had time to get out and get it. I have taken Zoomba classes, and I can tell you they are FUN! if you like to dance, they are just the thing. I do exercise (not as much as some of you, but at least 1/3 hour 4-5 days a week) and I always leave drinched in sweat. And feeling like I want to do more.

Laffalot, Another 2 lb.? You are rocking girl!

Rosey, Ahhhh, pink tulips. How sweet. Yeah, I guess you should keep him. One of the doctors at work had the bipass and was telling us this weekend that he had cheesecake before going to bed the night before and had the worst case of "dumping" ever. Have you had any problems yet, or are you being really good?

Donna, Wishing your friend the best with her surgery!

Well, gotta go. Dh wants to go look at new cars. Mine is on it's last legs. Only thing is, I LOVE it. It's the most comfortable car I ever owned and I hate breaking another one in. I think we're looking at a GMC Terraine. Crossing my fingers it's a fit.

Freda

Morning everyone..nothing new..my dh had to go and see his mom last nite.her care givers called and i guess she was really confused, adgitated,and didnt know where she was..poor thing,,its happening alot lately. Bobbie the casserole was yummy but i ate about 1/2 cup and picked out the eggs and turkey..and i do have that dumping thing anytime i eat anything with sugar the experience is not worth it..Jess i have'nt weighed,im stubbornly waiting for my new scale so i can have a pleasant surprize i hope :dizzy: i love biggest looser,i was surprized that the black team won but glad,i asked my dh if he could make me a punching bag lol i think that would be a hoot.hoping your day is great :hug: rosey :wave:

Love the pictures Rosey!
Remember when I said earlier that I was going to make 'stuff' in the kitchen today? I found the only recipe I'll ever use again for Chicken Stir-fry. It was so yummy, low in calories and DH just loved it. I didn't have some of the ingredients but found recipes to make fish sauce, red curry paste and coconut milk. I put all three on my grocery list for future use because I will make this again and again.
Check it out in our recipe section

:) Hi Everyone - Beautiful day today - sunny :sunny: & almost, kind of, sort of warm! Still need a coat. It snowed last night but it's melting now. Still have alot to go before we get spring. Bobbi my name is Sherry. I'll try to post it on my profile.........remember I'm not comp[uter smart! :lol: We don't have gators, etc but we do have coyotes, bears, moose, elk, deer & right now lots of bald eagles (they are so beautiful!) We also get trumpeter swans resting up before they head north & of course, Canada geese, ducks, etc etc. The gators would scare the stuffing out of me! :eek: There is a mamma moose with her twin kiddies hanging around a field just a few blocks from my house. Amazing.........I believe they don't "do" twins very often. There were around here this past spring, summer & fall too. Tool cool! :cool:Everyone have a great rest of the day! TTYL :wave:

hi all...am home and everything went fine. Took almost 3 hours and now feel like have a windburn. Doctor told me all my brown spots would get darker before they fell off and not to be surprised that more show up that I didn't know were there.Gees had about 100 and now have about 300. It didn't hurt and staff were very supportive. Worse was the gel. Felt like face was covered in warm sticky jello. The 1st lazer was so bright even with eyes taped shut was liking looking into my skull. The other 2 were warmer and more like hot rapid bee stings without a follow up pain. Actually got sleepy.

Glad I had leftovers and dinner with ready in seconds. Now a glass of ice tea and Survivor will make me a happy camper. BOO Russell and Boston Bob!

Rosey...you look wonderful. Must be the pink reflection from the tullips!

bye....karen3

Hey G.G.s,
I missed visiting here yesterday, because I was busy, busy, but didn’t really accomplish much. Ever have one of those days?! Anyway, I just want to congratulate Tea Granny on the 1 lb. loss, & Sherry on losing 2 lbs. Yay! & Yay! And Lynn, I love your hair, both the style & color!

KarenFL, glad your treatment wasn't too bad. Still looking forward to seeing the new you.

Rosey, great pictures! You’re really looking good! It’s too bad about your DH’s ulcers, but such a relief it wasn’t something worse. And tulips! That was really sweet.

Bobbi, I’m thinking about trying turkey sausage in the apple omelet the next time I make it. I like that much better than turkey bacon.

Zoe, I’m anxiously awaiting the results of your dr. visit (as I’m sure we all are). When is it? You left NC too soon, now we’re having nice weather!

Speaking of dr. visits, SO had his today. And….. He goes back to work TOMORROW! We’re so excited! I just hope it’s not too soon, but the dr. should know, right? And, back to getting up at 4:30 in the morning - that part I’m not too happy about! Anyway, there are things I should be doing to get ready.

'Night Y'all,
NCNancy

Nsv! Nsv! Nsv!!!
 

This is so totally awesome and somewhat hilarious. I grabbed my new black dress pants ( I bought them at the beginning of December for Christmas parties, and because I couldn't wear my other pair-too tight) I noticed that they were "a bit loose", but I'm always running out the door so didn't pay a whole lot of attention, other than too make a mental note "hey that's cool :)) Once I started moving around at work the crotch kept dropping lower and lower...and I kept yanking them up. I couldn't find a good safety pin to save my life - and the crotch was REALLY drooping - so I had to go into the bathroom...and take in the waist 2+inches...with my stapler...:carrot:

Tea - you made my evening - a stapler no less...great NSV!

I read through everyone's post - thanks for the words of encouragement on the 3# gain. Probably too much sodium - I love my salt.

I'm going to bed to read now...will post longer later. Night all.

Lyn

Tea, I love that story!! That is awesome!! Congrats!!!

Pretty tired tonight, my aunt was in a car accident this morning. She is the one who is 84-- she was driving and had to stop for a city truck that was in front of her and a big truck hit her from behind and pushed her into the truck in front. She is pretty shaken up and sore (I'm sure she will be more sore in the morning) but she did go to the er and got checked out. They said she has a bruised sternom (SP) and will be sore but everything was OK. Did a cat scan an xrays. She drove her mini van back home with my brother following close behind her before she went to the hospital!! One tough lady!! She is still complaing tonight that she has a headache but thinks it is just from all the stress. Pretty scary day!!

I'll be back tomorrow and try to be more talkative.

Good Morning Girls,

Didn't get too much done yesterday, but did go check out the cars. Got all the information, went for a drive, now it's decision time. The day was nice, A lot of snow melting and the sun shining.

Karen, So sorry to hear that your Aunt was in an accident! I'm glad there was no injury's. And I think the reason that people that old do so well is, they're strong or they wouldn't have gotten to that age.

Lyn, After awhile you know if you've eaten too much salt or just plain eaten too much or not exercised enough. When things don't add up, figure it's the scale, not you.

Tea, That is so awsome!!! It sort of sneaks up on you, doesn't it? Sounds like you might be ready for some new pants. Some of us here have used Goodwill, or used clothing stores to add to our wardrobe until we're finished losing weight. You're going to have lots of these moments. save your money and go on a huge shopping spree when you get to goal. Which will happen sooner than you think too.

Nancy, We all have days when we seem to work all day and get little done. But they were things that needed doing, and they are done and out of the way! Great news about your SO.

Karen3, I never really "tanned" but I still got some of those spots and one that was "pre". So I've been using the cream in hopes that it gets rid of any damage. You're doing it the fast way. That is so great. One less worry.

Hi Sherry, I wouldn't want to live where there were aligators that might get to my little Benny dog either! I've heard of that happening. I know Karen said she had gates blocking them out.

Z, Are you staying at home most days, for work, now? I hope you get it down to just going into the office occasionally. Just the commute time will save you so much time. Spring is coming soon. Maybe you can take a break and go for a walk? have you started the walking program again? sorry to nag. I know you will start when you're ready.

Bobbi, I love stir fry and make it often. It's a great way to get in all my veggies. I've always wanted to experement with different sauces, so I'll for sure try this one.

Rosie, I totally agree with Z, and noticed it right away with this new picture. Your weight loss is showing in your face. I know you are going to be pleasantly surprised when you get that new scale.

Lynn, where are you? Training for another marathon? I admire you so much. You are always so busy doing such interesting things. A real inspiration!

Hey Gayle, where are you? I know you aren't working! Is it getting nice enough there to go for another bike ride?

Bunti????? where are you? Out having fun I hope.

Freda

Good morning all

Freda ~ Glad the snow is melting and you had a nice sun shiny day to be out and about.

Karen MO ~ sorry about your aunt ~ glad she is ok ~ hope her soreness goes away soon.

Lyn ~ that 3 pounds will come right back off ~ hang in there.

Tea Granny ~ I love the stapler/pants story ~ congrats on the slipping pants.

Zoe ~ let us know how your dr's appointment turns out. Is the weather starting to be better where you are ~ some of that snow starting to melt?

NC Nancy ~ glad your SO is better now and can return to work. How is Oatmeal doing?

Karen FL ~ wow ~ your laser treatments sound like something else. I agree with Zoe ~ you are brave.

Sherry ~ you certainly have an interesting array of animals in your area.

Rosey ~ I agree with the others ~ your weight loss is showing on your face. You're looking beautiful ~ love the picture of you with your smile, your tulips. I love that one pic where your little dog is smelling the flowers.

Donna ~ glad you had a fun time with your friends. It will feel good though to get back to the regular routines.

Bobbi ~ glad you are having some warmer weather. Thank you for sharing your recipes.

Mary ~ where have your travels taken you now?

Lynn ~ love your smile and your new do and color.

Bunti ~ how are you doing?

Hello to anyone I missed ~ hope you all are having a nice day.

Take care