I'm back to relative BGL normals this morning. I was at a dinner meeting last night - a bit carby with potato and squash soup and homemade bread but was careful. I excused myself early and avoided the temptation of a Food Porn Dessert! We're starting into the winter holiday food fest so I need tight control.

:wave: LADIES ~ We have gorgeous :sunny: out there right now and we are lovin' it ... it has been so scarce up here lately. We spent the morning rearranging furniture and it is all finished; now everything is in place for Christmas. Thanks for all your good thoughts; my mouth is on the mend and feeling better today; it was a bit sore up until yesterday and had to remember not to scratch or rub my cheek ... youch!

MONI ~ :congrat: on getting the job; good for you!!! That is great timing; just before the Christmas holidays too! Yes, when I get my TOM, I feel ravenous all the time and want to eat the fridge ... :lol:

ROSETTA ~ so glad for you about the good news; benign is great news!!! Some people's bodies will produce more insulin if they don't eat enuff -- my sister's body does that to her; when she eats more regularly, her sugars go down, whereas my brother has the opposite; food makes his go up.

RUTH ~ WOW, that is a big dip; I would be about ready to pass out -- no, I would have passed out! I have a particularly bad TOM going on and even though I am eating, I feel like I'm starving. If I just go down to the mid 4's (4.5-4.7), I start to feel sickly in my tummy.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend ... Rosebud:hug:

Gorgeous day out there with a temperature in the 50s. I am going to eat lunch on the deck and then get some yardwork done. It's Indian Summer - or is it now called something else to be PC?

RUTH ~ some people call this a fall-spring day, but a native man we know called it Indian Summer himself when we ran into him recently, so I don't think they mind at all. :lol:

We had the nicest day today too ... full :sunny: for the entire day. We expected it, so I got up early just to watch the sun rise. This afternoon, we went for a drive out to our lot to check on things (our camper etc) and to bring a few things home -- just to close things up for the year and it was simply glorious weather all day long. We also went for a walk while we were out there, and chatted with one of the neighbours for awhile too. A perfect ending to a beautiful Sunday!

Hope you all have a MARVELLOUS MONDAY tomorrow ... Rosebud :hug:

Another warm November day but I was stuck indoors - except for a few minutes at the cemetery. I had to go to a funeral which was unfortunate but did resist the lunch afterwards. Those things are deadly - no pun intended! ;)
I came home for a healthy lunch and have spent the afternoon making a healthy lasagna for my two dinner guests. Two friends are coming over to move furniture for me - you can't go wrong with feeding guys, especially when there's pear pie for dessert - just a pear for me.

RUTH ~ I've never tried or even heard of pear pie before -- how is that made? I mostly make pumpkin pie for my DH (pumpkin custard for me), or maybe an apple or rhubarb crisp on occasion, just for something different. Otherwise, I have something like baked apples with cinnamon, or sugar-free pudding, etc.

Woke up to :rain: this AM, but it stopped by this afternoon, so we went up town to pick up a few things; they had some bargains on veggies, fruit, and meat today -- fall is a great time to pick up good deals! It was fairly busy up town for a Monday: must have been all the sales. ;)

So I got a bit of walking in today as well! Kudos for that and made a nice pot of veggie soup for dinner from leftovers again ... yum! Hope you all have a terrific Tuesday tomorrow ... Rosebud :hug:

Oh dear! Had an encounter with some Score ice cream last night and BGL is a tad high this morning. Remind me never to buy that kind of ice cream again. I left the balance of the container in the sink and it melted nicely overnight.

Rosebud, pear pie is a bit like apple pie and is usually made with a crumb topping - sort of like apple crisp in a pie shell.

It's not a gym day but I am going to try for at least a half hour on my treadmill to make up for my "sins" last night. It'll also be a big veggie day!

Hi, all. Our weather is still sunny, but there's an autumn chill in the air. I had a 98 bgl yesterday even though I had sphagetti for dinner. Last night I ate healthier and ended up with a bgl of 155. Go figure.
Ruth - that pear pie sure sounds good. I guess if you can make a pear tart, you can make a pear pie. You were smart about the ice cream. I should have done that Friday night, but I ate the whole pint! If I scoop it out and put it in a dish, I can make the pint last for at least 3 days, but if I eat it right out of the carton, I'm a goner. Won't do that again for awhile.
Rosebud: Keep doing the good things you are doing.

RUTH ~ sounds like your dinner for your guests was a success except you didn't mention buying a high-fat and high-sugar ice cream to go with that pear pie! :lol: Sorry you had to ditch it, but it was for the best ... I would have just bought a small vanilla bean or lf yogurt ice cream -- something that I wouldn't be tempted to over-indulge in. That's my strategy now: I avoid buying the ones full of chocolate chunks and gooey caramels and stick to ones I won't splurge on. Once a year we might buy a deluxe Maple Walnut but I use these cute little sundae dishes that only hold 1/2 cup servings or a square cone in the summer ... :hug:

ROSETTA ~ I read somewhere that whole grain pasta is good to eat (in measured amounts; I have 1 cup cooked) as it keeps your blood sugar levels more even over the evening. I also find that when I eat a balanced dinner like pasta, I don't feel as hungry later on. We're all different: some can eat pasta and it helps them, while others must avoid it ... I can eat this (in moderation) and my sugars will stay balanced. I can also have a small new potato (with the skins on) and I am OK too; again, I think it is becuz I am careful about the amount ...

We had another day of gorgeous :sunny: today. Had to go pick up DH's new glasses then we decided to go for a drive in the country to a favorite lake as it is so pretty with the sun shining on it; and it was very nice. Gotta take advantage of these lovely days when we gottem' ...

Hope you all have a Wonderful Wednesday tomorrow ... Rosebud:hug:

We had another lovely :sunny: day today, so we took advantage of that and spent a good part of the day on our deck hanging our Christmas decos. This way they are now up and we don't have do put them up during a blizzard or anything like that ... Got lots of walking in today too (back and forth; back and forth)! :lol:

Today is our pasta day also, so I made a lovely Bolognese sauce with Penne and it was yummy. Have 4 dishes leftover over for another dinner and maybe a couple of lunches: into the freezer they go for a day when I don't feel like cookin' ... :D

Hope you all have a great day tomorrow ... Rosebud :hug:

Rosebud, yes, ww pasta is fine for us folks - in moderation. I did discover that Smart Choice white pasta has more fiber than the ww stuff. I'm wondering if it would have the same effect. I'm a huge fan of ww everything!

I was really busy yesterday with shopping in town but resisted the urge to head for the Chinese buffet and headed home to my pea soup! :cheer: I felt so virtuous - which doesn't happen often. I made moules mariniere for dinner and carefully monitored the amount of ww toast I ate and the BGL is good again this morning. :cb: The weight is slowly creeping back down. It sure is hard to change that blasted set-point when you've been over 200 for years! :(

Today I may put out the front porch garlands and lights. Good idea, Rosebud. I have been known to struggle with the job in a freezing blizzard around December 20!

Have a healthy day, Chickies! :coffee:

:wave: HI LADIES ~ We had another :sunny: day today, mostly for the AM, but it was still there all afternoon, but with a bit of a haze around it, but hey, we'll take it after that gloomy, overcast October ... that's 4 days in a row for us -- and still no ***** out there! :carrot:

We had another busy day today; did some more sorting of our spare room and tossed out 3 boxes today. The room is half empty now and that is with all our Christmas boxes in there too, so we are almost done ... yeah! So I got lots of walking and exercise in today too!

We had nice wild pacific salmon with mixed rice and french style green beans for dinner and it was very nice; poached the fish in lite Ceasar dressing and it was yummy. Had a great OP day today; hope you all did too! Hope you all have a fabulous Friday tomorrow ... Rosebud :hug:

Nice to see the site back up and stable. That certainly was a revelation to me. I actually got housework done!

BGL has been just fine lately but weight is flipping all over the scale. I think my slight cold/allergy/whatever is the problem. I'm working on lots of Vit C and healthy eating plus lots of rest and it seems to be abating.

Check in when you can.

Yes, it's great to have this site up again; I was concerned that it was my pc at first, but when so many others were having the same thing, I figured the issue had to be here (and my pc did give me a wee message of that sort).

We had a funny mixed bag of weather today; some :sunny: and some :rain: and some ***** and some ~~~~~ (that's big winds) ... it couldn't make up it mind ... :lol: Just had a peaceful, restful day; decided to take it easy after a busy week as my legs were a bit tired.

A couple of :angel:s brought us a present yesterday; they went and picked some veggies at a local farmers (more :angel:s) and brought us a box of big carrots -- I'm sure there is enuff for all of winter! So washed them up today; and we had some for dinner and I am putting some up in the freezer and a few in the crisper too. What a blessing ...

Hope you all are having a super Sunday too ... Rosebud:hug:

Just checked out my fridge for fruits and veggies and am in overload! I also got my Good Food Box today - $10 worth of fruits and veggies. I guess it's time for soups and fruit salads as I will be on the plane for Philly this time next week! I just made a big pot of broccoli soup which will be lunch with an orange and tonight's dinner will have lots of roasted veggies.