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.

LADIES ~ We have gorgeous 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 ~ 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 ...

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

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.

We had the nicest day today too ... full 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

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 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

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! 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 ...

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 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

We had another lovely 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)!

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' ...

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

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! 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. 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!

HI LADIES ~ We had another 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!

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

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 and some and some ***** and some ~~~~~ (that's big winds) ... it couldn't make up it mind ... 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 s brought us a present yesterday; they went and picked some veggies at a local farmers (more 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

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.