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#16

purpleorc , 04-05-2009 04:24 PM

Hi and good evening ladies

First opportunity that I have had to come on here today as I have been busy with one thing or another. This afternoon went round to friends to help with with their PC. They live out in a small village about 15 minutes away this village was once a mining village. When I first moved to Nottingham there was a pit (mine) at the village but over the years the mines have close around here. The drive out there takes you through some beautiful countryside which looks stunning. I spent a lovely afternoon chatting to my friend whilst my DH, her DH and daughter where learning about what to do on the PC.

She has a dog also called Tyson he is beautiful with a lovely shiny red long haired coat. He is a medium sized dog with now what shall I call it a Heinz variety of breeds ( not sure if this word is used with you but Heinz variety is a slang term for something with a mixture of many breeds). He was an absolute cutie who was very loving and loved nothing better than being stroked. He came a sat with me for a long while with his head on my lap. Needless to say Rizzie afterwards sniffed me all over to give me the once over as I smelt of another dog.

Have to put my thinking cap on in a minute and plan tomorrows menu. I have Tuesdays already sorted as I cooked some extra vegetables and I am going to have it with some rissole's ( made from left over meat like a burger) which are in the freezer at the minute. I will take sandwiches with me to the centre for the lunch time which reminds me I must take out some bread very shortly as I am running very low on bread.

MEOWEE My weather here today has been very warm at around 14c for the best part of the day. Though there was a frost first thing this morning. With the lovely sunny weather managed to get my clothes dried outside in a few hours as there was a gentle breeze also. Just need to get my act together tomorrow and do the ironing. Not that there is must just a few bits and pieces though if I do not do them they mount up.

Glad your blood sugar is still behaving itself and has a good reading this morning long may it continue.

ROSEBUD Those banana and prune muffins sound nice I must admit. Last week I made some carrot bars ( or some name like that I think ) from a recipe on here. Though I did have to tweak it a little as I did not have some of the ingredients so exchanged them with others. Turned out well and took some for my parents on Tuesday evening to try and lets put it this way not a crumb left I made them with plain yoghurt (stored the bars afterwards in the fridge though) though would like to try it with apple sauce. Did not have apple sauce in the house so that is why I did the yoghurt. I think if I used apples may take a little sugar out to compensate especially if the apples are particularly sweet.

I see you had cabbage rolls for your lunch do you stuff them with minced beef or turkey? There is a Greek dish where they stuff vine leaves so I suppose those could be similar. So will be interested to see how they are made. Nice to hear about different dishes from around the world. British cooking tends to be very simple usually based on the meat and 2 vegetables. Though curries and Chinese meals are now very popular in the UK.

Gosh time has really moved on and it is getting time for me to start thinking about taking my night medication. So best get a move on and make a drink to take them. Might go a wee bit earlier to bed not to sleep but to have a little read before sleeping. I am reading a good book which has me gripped and I want to see what happens next. Plus I have another book lined up from an author who only brings one book out a year. This one is called the suffragette girl which as the title suggests about the suffragette movement not a true story but is set in the region where I was born so I can relate to her stories in a big way. This authors books are all about the area I was born in so I love them plus the chapters are short so you seem to read the book rapidly. At the MS centre there is a gentleman who runs the tank just before my DH goes on to take the next session went to school with the author. Him and his wife meet with her at least once a year if not more. Is difficult to do much more as she has a busy schedule with book signing and appearances etc. Not to mention writing her next novel goodness knows what sort of schedule a prolific writer has.

Time to run till next time take care ladies

purpleorc
#17

Justwant2Bhealthy , 04-05-2009 11:16 PM

HI LADIES ~ well thankfully, their weather forecast was incorrect and we didn't get any more snow today, but it was colder. We had lots of birdies here again today and one SNOWBIRD even walked all over the roof of our car so I was able to get a nice picture of her. When I have it size right, I'll post it for you.

And we had a nice little break in the clouds just after dinner tonight; the sun actually came out and shone for at least an hour before some more ominous darker clouds rolled in from the east at dusk. Gee, we seem to be getting it from all directions; but I can't hear any winds right now, so that's a good thing to me.

We just stayed home and had a quiet day; talked to a friend for awhile tonight on the phone after dinner ...just catching up with her. We just had a simple & quick dinner, nothing special; will be having Roast Beef (a lean round cut) with veggies and new potatoes tomorrow night for dinner, then we can have some leftovers for a few days afterwards.

PURPLE ~ we use beef in our CABBAGE ROLLS here with a bit of rice, then wrap them in big cabbage leaves and cook them in a nice thick tomato sauce; they were yummy. I had a couple left, so had them for my lunch today too.

Ground turkey isn't always available here and is very expensive; we just try and get the leanest beef we can afford and drain any fat off it. Honestly, I have never even eaten ground turkey before; not something that we see here very often either (maybe once).

Yes, I am having fun reading some of the books that we unpacked recently; starting to dabble into too many. I am reading a book called -- "ACTIVE WELLNESS" which was written by a Registered Dietician and Counsellor. It has lots of fab charts and good balanced info in it about eating and living in a healthier way.

I also am re-reading a great book called -- THE TRAVELER's GIFT by Andy Andrews about living life to it's fullest; it is written in a fabulous story form though, and is very fascinating too. It has a kind of mystical feel to it, but also recounts some true tales of great heroes within the story (ie Abraham Lincoln, Joshua Chamberlain, King Solomon, and Archangel Micheal to name only a few).

WELL MEOWEE ~ I am glad for you that you didn't get any of that snow, because we wish we didn't have it either. We would much rather have spring here already, but winter did arrive late here, so I guess it is balancing out in the end.

ANYHOW, that's all the news from here; take good care ladies, and have a MAGNIFICANT MONDAY!!! ROSEBUD
#18

meowee , 04-06-2009 07:59 AM

Hi . . .

Our Winter arrived later than usual this year, too -- but I still want it gone. Temperature is not too bad again today and no snow in the forecast, but lots of wind and rain.

Afraid I must own up to a run-in with some (lots) of CoolWhip last night. There is really not much wrong with a couple of spoonfulls of CW (even though it does contain HFCS, which is called by a different name here in Canada, but still the same thing) but, but, but, I tend to eat it by the cupful It's definitely one of my two very worst trigger foods (peanut butter is the other one). Anyway -- long story short -- I did manage to keep my total calories and my total carbs within bounds but my FBGL this morning was 8.2 / 148.

Have a great Monday . . . see you later . . . I need another right now.
#19

Justwant2Bhealthy , 04-06-2009 07:49 PM

HI LADIES ~ well, the ***** was falling again today ... all day, and still is. We have had those beautiful SNOWBIRDS here all day again. DH says that he thinks they have decided to make this their permanent home; and I said that is because he is feeding them by the bucketful! I took a couple of mini-videos of them coming and going as well.

MEOWEE ~ that is too funny ... you are just like my brother; he would take those aerosol whip toppings and pour them into his mouth until the whole thing was gone. My mother used to get so mad at him about that. We usually only got one dessert out of them and then, my DB would devour the rest of the can when no-one was looking. We used to tease him about that a lot; but when he grew up, he would buy them as a jello topping, so that he could continue his naughty habit; and guess who else is DIABETIC now ... yes, that very same dear brother!

I just stayed home and did stuff around here; plus did some letter writing to family as well. We had a nice roast beef dinner with veggies and have lots leftover for another dinner and sandwiches. It was a nice lean round roast with hardly any fat in it at all. I did much better keeping OP today; my weekend wasn't that great, but I hope not too much damage done either.

DH went up town to run some errands and picked up a few groceries we were out of for me. I didn't want to go out as the winds were kinds cold and he just loves doing this kind of thing; he's a real social butterfly or it that dragonfly for a guy (and boy, am I glad for that)?

Here's those picks of the SNOWBIRDS I told you about; one is sitting on top of our car and looks like she wants to know when we are bringing out some more food. The other two are just parts of the group; I counted up to 200 myself quickly in some of the picks, but they were scattered all over the hill, so I'm sure I didn't get them all.

Hope you all have a TERRIFIC TUESDAY tomorrow ... and take good care! ROSEBUD

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meowee , 04-06-2009 08:25 PM

Gee . . . maybe we are related. . . . except I always buy mine in the tub.

The vanguard of our local flock of cormorants . . . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Cormorant . . . have returned to their nesting grounds at the Pictou Harbour. Spring is definitely on the way.

Of course, we always get at least one more snostorm after they arrive.
#21

purpleorc , 04-07-2009 04:16 AM

Hi Ladies

I didn't manage to get on here as yesterday went and did the grocery shop and it wiped me out for some strange reason. Not that it was a particular arduous shop or anything like it. I had to go and sit in the coffee shop whilst DH did the packing and paying of the groceries as I felt that rotten. After a rest at home felt much better though this morning I feel blocked up and can't breath properly through my nose. I hope there is not a cold on the horizon. I have decided not to go to my treatment today as when you can't breath properly through your nose it is a sure fire way to having your ears hurt by the pressure. So on the cautious side I have passed on treatment this week. So it is going to be very shortly just me and Rizzie in the house for the next 4 hours or so. This is a very strange being here on my own as DH are normally in each others company for virtually 24 hours a day. I think I will do a little light house work like the dusting and maybe the ironing later.

Again we are lucky and it is suppose to be a nice warm day at around 14c so good clothes drying weather for those trying to do laundry. DH sister was at the coast at the weekend in her caravan (static variety) and it was a glorious weekend for her so early in the season. She has a caravan on the East coast of England at a place called Ingoldmells in Lincolnshire.

MEOWEE It is nice hearing about the things that happen in your part of the world that you have cormorants come visit every year as part of their migration. We have nothing like that where I live so it is nice to hear about it from someone who does experience these things. Our winters are rarely severe enough go to buy food for the birds to help them through those tough months. I will put out bread that its past its best but all I get to come on feed on them is crows or the pigeon or seagull nothing so exotic as you see.

Your blood sugar level was not too bad considering your run in with the cool whip. Not sure how much sugar there is in that as it is not something I eat. Not overly fond of cream unlike my sister who would eat a carton of the stuff if we would let her when she was young She still has a weakness for cream even today I think we all have foods that are triggers for making a pig of ourselves. The annoying thing with my sister she has always been slim and many times under weight. Yet if you see the things she likes you would never have guessed she would be slender.

ROSEBUD Thanks for the pictures of the birds in your garden gosh what a lot yikes are you sure they are not breeding there I can see why you get through so much food trying to help the snow bird through the tough weather you experience.

The cabbage rolls sound a nice vegetarian dish which should be low in calories I would think. Always great to hear about new dishes you have never heard about. What other things do you put in the rice when you stuff the leaves? Do you flavour the rice with curry or chili?

Ground turkey is more expensive than ground beef here in the UK but not out of our price range. Ground lamb is very expensive here and I very seldom buy that maybe if it is on offer but not otherwise. One thing I find with ground turkey is it is very filling and I can eat less of it compared with the beef.

You made me smile at your brothers antics with the cool whip, real cream was my sisters weakness she would and still will have more cream than the actual pudding. In actual fact at times she would drown it given half a chance. You say your brother is diabetic and I know you are also diabetic. Was either of your parents diabetic? I know that there is a slight more of an increase at getting diabetes if you had a parent with it. I know if you are overweight the increase is greater also. I know that my father and grandfather both had or have it. I take after that side of the family with looks also with the tendency to be overweight. So I suppose my chances of getting diabetis are higher that the general population.

Finding old books is great like having new gifts The book called active wellness sounds interesting and hope your able to glean some good information from it. Even if you can not take on all its principles if the regime is too strict I am sure anything you can take on board will be a good thing. When I embarked on my weight loss journey I just read lots from the INTERNET. I did not follow one principle but took many ideas on board. A friend of mine this weekend was talking to me about how I did my weight loss. Now she keeps trying something called slim-fast which is where you replace some of your meals with a milk shake, soup or protein bar. This was never successful for her which I was trying to explain to her that she could not keep that up long term but I could not make her understand. I was trying to tell her about our way of life which is healthy eating with the odd treat now and again to keep you on the straight and narrow.

Time to go and get dressed my legs are getting chilly. So take care ladies till next time

purpleorc
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meowee , 04-07-2009 05:53 AM

Oh my, PURPLE . . . hope you continue to feel better, kiddo and that skipping treatments doesn't have too negative an impact.

Cool Whip is a true Frankenfood. Nothing real in there. Anyway, first ingredient is water; second is corn syrup (sugar); third comes hydrogenated coconut and palm kernel oil (trans-fat), then we have high-fructose corn syrup (sugar). Well, you get the picture-- this should not be considered a food by any stretch of the imagination. Real whipped cream would probably be a lot healthier even though higher in calories.

I don't feed the birds either. Since mostly crows would show up. I do think crows are very pretty and quite intelligent, but I don't need my yard any fuller with them than it is already. Noisy things. They do keep the cats entertained though.

Anyway . . . the FBGL is looking a lot better this morning at 6.1 (110), but the scale did a little upward blip. Things never seem to go in the right direction all the time.

See you later, Chickies . . .
#23

Justwant2Bhealthy , 04-07-2009 02:15 PM

HI LADIES ~ well, the snow is still falling and the winds are still blowing today, but those lovely SNOWBIRDS are still here too, so that makes it not seem too bad. We are having fun watching them and all the other birdies coming by for a bit to eat.

DH came home with a gift this morning -- he went up town to pay some bills for me, and came home with an almost new scale that he got for a song at our local thriftshop. So we both decided we'd be brave and weigh ourselves as it's been a while. I made him go first, just to make sure it was accurate. I was very concerned that it would say I gained and wasn't sure I wanted to hear that today, but I finally bolstered up some courage, and ... drum roll please ...

WOWIE ~ I'm down 7 LBS !!! So ... I got to add two more dragonflies today!

Yeah -- that plateau is finally broken -- I actually have been eating a bit more, but doing more exercise varying them each day; so I guess mixing things up a bit did help some ... and of course, with some prayers by friends added in for measure.

I hate to weigh myself too often becuz I tend to get discouraged, so this will give me some encouragement for the summer. I told DH I would be happy just to lose anything at this point. Anyhow, just wanted to come in and share this good news with you all ...

MEOWEE ~ yah, that is so true about those whipped creams and toppings; not really the best foods, but they sure taste good, don't they? I haven't had those in a while; I used to make a fruit tower out of that for a summer cake substitute. I would cut an angel food cake in three layers crosswise; spread with a bit of cool whip and fruit between each layer (such as banana slices, peaches, pineapple, blueberries, raspberries, and/or strawberries). The last one I made had bananas and peaches in the layers, and strawberries around the top outer edge, with blueberries in a ring inside them, and raspberries in the center. I made that for a friend's birthday and she loved it.

PURPLE ~ Yes, DIABETES does run in our family; my mother had it and two other siblings have it as well as an uncle, and I have what the call PRE-DIABETES or Metabolic Syndrome (meaning I was on my way to having adult onset Diabetes unless I got things under control). I am still on METFORMIN to keep it under control.

My doctor was quite aggressive because of the family history, and wanted to get things under control now before it grew into full-fledged Diabetes. As long as I eat healthy, get some exercise (esp walking), and take my meds, I am staying within the healthy range of high 4's - mid 6's. I had cut my Met down for awhile but had to increase it again as the numbers had slipped up a bit; but it's now under control again.

We are very fortunate in that we don't have any crows here, but we do have the Red-winged Blackbirds and Grackles that sing Aura-Lee, esp in the country. We do have seagulls but they mainly stay near water and the town garbage dump.

THE CABBAGE ROLLS ~ we make do have X-tra Lean Ground Hamburger in them with the rice, but you can also add chopped mushrooms and onions, which I do sometimes, so you can use less meat. You could definitely use ground turkey in them, if you want too. I imagine some shredded carrots would be nice in them too ... both healthy and pretty -- the more veggies the better really.

I really like that book called ACTIVE WELLNESS as it has some nice charts in it; one has the portions for all the calories ranges for both men and women (1200, 1400, 1600, 1800, 2000, and many more) which I am finding to be very handy for me. I like the portion plan as I find it easy to follow and this chart makes it even easier. Plus there is lots of other great stuff in it too.

Well, it's time for me to put my legs up for a while; maybe read a bit more today and do a puzzle. I came in early today as I wanted to share with you that I have finally lost some lbs this year; and I still had my full clothes on, and it was around 11 am, and that TOM just arrived for a visit a couple of nights ago too, so that's pretty good really ...

HI to VAL, and RONNI, and BEVERLYJOY (who hasn't been around for awhile -- hope all is well with you dear; and NUMPSTER & hubby too!!!

Hope you all have a WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY!!!ROSEBUD
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meowee , 04-07-2009 05:28 PM

Keep up the great work.
#25

meowee , 04-08-2009 07:59 AM

Oh my . . . I'm exhausted already . . . for some strange reason the garbage truck showed up really early this morning at 8:20 (they aren't usually here until around noon). So I missed the blue bag guys (bottles, cans, papers) but did manage to get the stinky stuff and the compostable bin out there. When you only get pick up every second week you definitely don't want to have to save the nasties until the next time.

Other than that, not much going on -- at least it is NOT raining -- and we might even get some sun this afternoon -- what is "sun", anyway? FBGL is holding at decent numbers and scale is definitely stuck at the ticker level.

I'm going to buckle down and do my taxes today. Since I almost always have to pay, I tend to wait until the last minute. They aren't due until the 30th but since I have company coming next weekend, I decided today would be the day.

Hope your Wednesday is Wonderful everybody . . .
#26

valpal23 , 04-08-2009 12:12 PM

just had to update my ticker to reflect the winter weight. I've been playing with 10 pounds since October! counting my calories more tightly
#27

purpleorc , 04-08-2009 12:28 PM

Good afternoon ladies

Later reporting in here than normal been out and about on a delivery today. So again I was up with the little birdies I was up at 6.45am and on the road by 8am. Excellent trip there and back then met up with my MS friend for lunch. So all in all some busy day. There is one chick here who will not be too late in bed tonight either as I have been up 2 days in a row early. I am sure I will take no rocking to go to sleep either at least I can have a lie in tomorrow till something like 9am to recharge those batteries. This afternoon I have prepared some fresh vegetables to have as tomorrows dinner along with a lean piece of pork I have defrosting in the kitchen at present. Looking forward to having some purple sprouting broccoli as I really like that but it normally on the pricey side so don't get it very often. Though was on offer this week so I indulged myself

The weather today is really sunny but oh boy there is certainly a really cold wind that bites into you. When stopping at the service station for the call of nature oh my it was so cold there as there was nothing to stop the wind it was very open and exposed to the elements.

I meant to tell you that I have bought myself a pretty blue floral walking stick which folds away to a smaller size. I was given the bog standard metal walking stick by the social services which I was very grateful for but I have started to see more and more of the prettier more feminine walking sticks which I liked. So I have kept my eye out for one I really would have like one in purple but never seen one of those that are reasonably priced. Though I will still keep a North eye out for one that is purple. I am feeling more and more that I need a walking stick to help me when walking any distance. Up to now the support of my DH has been enough but I think not for much longer so I have prepared myself with a pretty walking stick. I used my walking stick every time I am on my own not that I do that very often as I am normally in the company of my DH. I did go out on Tuesday and walked to the local shops which are only about 5 minutes away to get a birthday card for my DH as it is his birthday on Saturday.

MEOWEE With my rubbish collection which is on a Tuesday (one week the rubbish that goes to the landfill, the next week the recycle stuff and the garden rubbish) I put my wheelie bin out the night before as they can come really early some times and catch you off guard.

You say the crows keep your cats entertained it is the same with Rizzie he is renowned for chasing them. I do not think for one minute he wants to harm them just play with them. If he comes across next doors cats you think there would be fireworks and the cat comes off the boss. But no the cat and my dog just stand and stare each other out. I have been outside only to find them virtually nose to nose, neither brave enough to make the first move

Yes I am effected if I do not go for my oxygen treatment I find that nearer the time I am for having the treatment more fatigued I am. So I will definitely be ready by the time next Tuesday comes around. Rather tired than in severe pain from the different air pressure that the oxygen therapy is given under.

ROSEBUD on the 7lb weight loss Whatever tweaks you have made to your eating plan it has certainly paid dividends I am really pleased for you as it has been a up hill struggle at times trying to get the eating programme just right. It is the right encouragement you need to continue on with your new regime. Keep up the good work here is to more dragonflies in the future. Breaking through plateaus can be a nightmare and I am on one at the minute that I can't seem to shift off. Though on a positive note I have remained the same weight give or take a pound or so for months now so well into maintenance.

It is good that you have a doctor who has treated your pre diabetes actively especially due to your family history with the disease. Your blood sugar levels are at a very healthy range and that of a none diabetic. I for some reason very occasionally spike a very low blood sugar and it is not that I haven't eaten correctly. I have been prone to this and the treatment is to have something sweet to bring it up again and then I feel fine again.

That sounds handy the portion sizes documented in that book for the different calories per day allotted. One thing I have had to learn since my eating programme commenced that my portions where way to big and nothing like the proper portion size. I do not weight everything though every now and again I will weigh thing to check my portion sizes haven't increased. Though I do weigh things like pasta and cereal every time as I am too heavy handed with those to be trusted

Time to go and make a cuppa so I can have my tea time medication. Not hungry yet as I had a big dinner so still full from that. So will have tea/supper at around 7pm. We do that now especially since we have started this programme we would previously just eat for the sake of it because it was meal time. Though now we are more concious of if we are hungry or not and maybe missing one meal out if we have eaten a big meal.

Bye ladies and take care

purpleorc
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ronni62 , 04-08-2009 12:49 PM

Hi, Ladies!

Purple-I hope you're feeling better. There have been a lot of colds, etc, still going on here also. They're really hard to get rid of this year.

Meowee-we have the same problem here with our recyclables only being picked up once a month. No matter how well you rinse a milk jug, it's still smelling bad within a couple days. We keep everything in the garage, but hardly have enough room for all of it by pick-up day (a family of 4 goes through a loooooot of milk, juice, etc, etc!). They do take the trashy stuff once a week, though-thank goodness!

Val-isn't it frustrating to keep losing that same few pounds over and over?! I've been doing that the last few weeks and it's driving me nuts

Rosebud-I'll say it again for losing 7 more pounds! Keep it up, my Canadian friend!

Hi also to Beverlyjoy and Numpster! I also hope you are doing ok. Hope you are all having a nice Holy Week and looking forward to Easter! Unfortunately, we don't have any family coming to visit, so we'll have a small Easter here. But, that's ok, as our 2 granddaughters both have b-days within the next 3 weeks, so we'll be able to go see them to take gifts. One turns 1yo and the other will be 3! Can't believe how fast they grow-just like my own kids are-DS2 will be 17 on the 1st of June-I'm starting to feel really old!

Have a great day!
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Justwant2Bhealthy , 04-08-2009 08:47 PM

HI LADIES ~ well, we had lots of blowing snow again today, but by dinnertime, it had stopped and the sun even peaked out at us for a little while; but I just turned around and looked out the front window and we have some more sprinkles of ***** coming down again. DH had to do a bit of shovelling today so he could get the car out, so the snowtruck could clean our whole laneway. I'm not kidding but there was at least four feet high of snow on our front deck; he cleared half the deck by the door for today and will do the other half another day.

THANKS RONNI ~ I sure appreciate your encouragement; I have been stuck for quite a while, so I increased my exercising in the mornings and kept it up pretty well since last January. Decided to try a few new small things starting this year (January 2009). So it seems to be paying off for me.

THANKS TO YOU TOO, PURPLE ~ thought as much that you were busy on a delivery trip this week. That's nice that you picked up a pretty cane; I saw some like that here, and some had lovely purple & lilac flowers on them, but not sure if there's any like that left now. I got one that is quite colorful myself (multi-colored paisley design) and there was only one like it at the time. Thankfully the new young owner (one of two) ordered in some more nice canes and put the price down by $20.00. Before they were $50.00 and then he ordered some new ones and I paid $30.00 plus tax for mine. They are expensive but I used my pin money that I saved to buy it. We each take a spending allowance each month and I used some of that to buy it. Mine doesn't fold up like yours, but it retracts instead (to bigger or smaller lengths).

Like you, I have to measure a lot of stuff still or I would eat too much as well, especially things like cereal, mash potatoes, and cooked pasta for instance. I found something the other day that talked about eyeballing food servings ~ meat -- the size of the palm of your hand; starchy carbs (ie rice, potatoes, pasta, beans, or cereal) -- the size of a clenched fist; veggies or salad -- the size of your whole open hand (or half the plate); fruit also -- the size of your fist; cheese -- the size of your thumb; butter/fat -- half your thumb, and so forth.

HIYA VAL ~ we sure know how you feel; just keep plugging and it will budge eventually. Last summer and fall I was doing the same thing ... bouncing around with the same 3-5 lbs. I had dropped my digital scale on the floor a couple of times and after that it didn't work anymore (just before moving in October), so we tossed it out when we moved. This new scale is very large and is an analogue style, but hey it works and we saved megabucks on it. I was going to buy a new one and DH came home with this one which today would probably cost well over $100.00. I'm still chuckling about it because he only paid a grand sum of .25c. Now, how's that for a real bargooon???

THANKS MEOWEE ~ we've all had our battles to forge on these journeys. I'm so glad to finally see a change; had to keep trying different things and finally something worked. Yah, might as well get those taxes done and over with; get them out of the way ...

Well, I made a nice Cottage or Sheperd's pie from some of the leftover roast beef, veggies, and some mash potato for tonight's dinner. This is one of DH's all-time favorite dishes so I try to always save some leftover to make this dish for him whenever I can. I put lots of extra roasted veggies in it to make it really healthy. I layer it different by putting the veggies on the bottom, then the finely slivered beef, then pour the gravy over that, and top it with nice herbed mash potatoes (which is in a premeasured amount).

Well, that's all the news from here for now; and thank you all for your encouraging words, they are very appreciated. GOOD DAY to BEVERLYJOY, and NUMPSTER & her hubby; I know she pops by for a see-see once in a while when she's not too busy!!!

Take good care ladies ROSEBUD
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meowee , 04-09-2009 09:31 AM

Hi . . .

Rosebud . . . have you ever tried topping your shepherd's pie with mashed cauliflower . . . it's actually quite good.

Well, gang, the sun is shining and it is definitely great to see it for a change . . . but . . . I am officially in a bad mood today, anyway. Just wrote a cheque for over $5,000.00 to the Canadian Revenue Agency. Very bad year since I went from all my money coming from the company pension plan and being taxed at source, to part now coming from the combination of CPP and OAS and not being taxed at source. Imagine they will want large interim payments for the balance of this year to avoid the same problem next year.

So, I haven't indulged in any comfort food . . . yet . . . but I am going out for lunch today.

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