JoJo, that flooding situation sounds positively frightening. Has the water arrived? Did it rain? Our weather is a bit odd this year too. How's the decorating coming? It's not my favorite thing to do, so it would be taking me a long time even without a good excuse. Give yourselves a break.

Em, it is so good that you are exercising. I'm still trying to convince myself.

Mary Ann, despite it all, including the pain, it sounds like you are doing pretty terrific. I'm not sure I'd have been brave enough. But I guess a girl will do what a girl's gotta do. Right?! Gee....6 boards? I can barely keep up with you Chicks and my Scottie list.

Sandra, I'm sure WW wouldn't force you to weigh in if they knew about the OA and your feelings about weighing in only once a month. They just care that you keep paying your dues. The restaurants do it to me and Jim too. Ohhhh....I LOVE split pea soup, nice and thick. I love it with lots of black pepper and some oyster crackers! May I come for dinner please? I made it once for myself and it was awful.

Paula, congratulations!!!! I'm SO tempted to go on to the new program. I purchased two apps off of iTunes that are supposed to calculate the new WW points. They were only $1.99 each! I'm really tired of Jenny's cooking. It's great to have you home here.

Pam, I didn't tell Jenny that I cheated. What she doesn't know won't hurt her! I was close to the same calorie count as one of her meals so no harm, no foul. I need to cook some more so that I can have a few new meals.

Rhonda, what a relief to have your Brother safe and sound with reliable people to watch over him. I cried when we placed my Mom, but I knew it was the best place should could be for her safety. I hope he begins to relax and enjoy himself at some point. What's your Niece's name? We'd love to have a new Chick in the coop! Have fun at tap.

Sloan, where are you girl? Is everything ok? Hoping you and your family have recovered at least a tiny bit.

Hi everyone. its day 1 for me. I figured out how to change my WW account on line to not track my old entires from 2009. That took a while. I'm going to pull out a lot of my old core recipes that I have not done in a while -- one especially I loved was Smoothered Chicken and Barley. YUM. I'm still trying to figure out what old core foods are off the list. I know avacados are off, but I'm not surpirised. Its great that light bread is and there doesn't seem to be the old potatoe/pasta restrictions.

My plan right now is to have either lunch or dinner with little or very low carb. I'm also going to hit the grocery store today and get more fruit.

vickie, you've done well on Jenny. How long have you been on to lose the 50+ pounds? Thats a wonderful loss.

Well, Paula, as you know after my best friend Cindy died I gained back all the weight I lost on Core. In January 2008 I started Jenny and my husband started Nutrisystem. It's taken me that long to lose the 52 pounds. I've been skating lately and I need to get back to business. I haven't been feeling great and I've been unable to exercise. At least some gentle walking needs to start again. I'm hoping year 3 will be the charm. I may need to go to WW for a bit of a change. I miss eating whole healthy foods but I will always been eternally grateful to Jenny for teaching me the badly needed lesson of portion control.

pam i was fast alseep when you posted that message lol

Sandra you should make it your mission to try do them 2 flights of stairsnow with out loosing your breath.

Maryann im fast asleep when most of you are on here hehe then when i get up your propery fast asleep hehe

Maryann, I think you're being brave and are doing well. It's good you can get groceries delivered.

Vickie, that's wonderful news about your pain being gone. I hear ya on the pain for repairs, etc... Seems every time we turn around there's some cost we weren't expecting.

I'm not going to WW meetings any more. My wi is for another board I'm on. They're doing a Valentine's Challenge. I am going to keep doing wi with them till V Day. After that, I may not do any more even though they will automatically begin a new challenge thread. I set my V goal for 7 pounds. So far I've lost 2.6 pounds. (4 weeks to go)

Rhonda, I'm glad your brother's transition went as well as it did. Tell your niece to hop in here. We'd love to have her join us. I'm working on making healthier choices, too.

Paula, I'm going to get off here and read my new WW materials concerning SF. You're tempting me to do that plan.

Ems, you're right. I'll keep on using the stairs even after the elevator is repaired.

Okay, I'm heading to my WW materials to look over SF. Have a terrific Tuesday, everyone. And, if you're interested, Biggest Loser comes on tonight.

Evening ladies. Another day slipped by and I realized I haven't stopped by here yet.

Lots of chatter today. Where do I begin?

jojo, I grew up in a 100 yr old house. I've always loved anitques, old linens, etc. Hope the flooding didn't reach you. I think you are amazing too. My sister lost her son when he was 36, due to liver failure. I can't begin to know what she is dealing with inside, but our whole family feels a deep loss for my nephew. He was such a great guy. He died 10 yrs ago. I'm glad you approached your friends, to put them at ease.

Vicki, my husband gets kidney stones, and so does my daughter. He usually ends up passing his, but this last one, not so sure. He feels it's still in there.

Rhonda, I know it's a comfort to know your brother will be taken care of. Hi to your niece if she is lurking. Come post with us.

Maryann, I agree that you are doing amazing, so soon after your surgery.

Paula, they took canadian bacon off the list. I make my own egg mcmuffin and usually add a slice and count it as a pt., although 3 slices is a pt. If I have more than one per week, I only count the first slice.

Ems, get up and talk to me, lol. I know you are sound asleep right now. Have you done any more aerobics?

Have any of you heard of Hungry Girl? She has a new program on the Cooking Channel. I made a pot of her soup today. Very tasty and filling, and no pts, if you are following the Simply Filling Technique. The soup is Chunky Chicken.

Off to watch Biggest Loser.

Pam, I love hungry girl! Her website is full of awesome recipes. I copied the chicken soup recipe you mentioned. It sounds awesome.

Vickie, I'm okay. During the last week of "snow days", I was on a mission to get some projects finished. I also visited the funeral home and attended the two funerals that I talked about, so I was just really busy. Also, I've not been feeling great. Not sure what is going on. Thanks for checkin' on me.

It's late, and I'm really tired. Sorry to skip talking to all of you, but I love you all!! Night!

I spent part of the afternoon looking through my new Complete Food Companion at the Simply Filling foods. I was thinking of doing SF but am now thinking I'll keep on P+ but will mainly eat SF foods. That will help me with portion control. However, I might change my mind and do SF after this week. I have a few days to decide since we're not to change during a week counting points.

Sloan, it's good to see you here. You had a really rough week. It was good that you didn't have to go to school. I hope you're not coming down with "the crud."

Pam, here's what I came up with on tonight's BL wi: One bro gained so he could go home; the other gained so he could have a big loss next week. What do you think?

Thanks for your comments about my brother. It is a relief to know that he will be cared for appropriately. I hope that we can get him closer to home, but we will see.

I've been very good with food today. I made a peach cobbler at DH's request, and I ate only a tablespoon of it. It is delicious but I can avoid it.

I did a lot of core and abdominal work at home today. I didn't feel very strong at all but I think it is just fatigue from the last few days.

The joint on my right big toe is very painful at times. I've just read about gout but I don't have any inflammed tissue. Perhaps its just plain 'ole arthritis. I once had a Morton's neuroma and I always think it is related to that. It hurts especially after I've tap danced. But, alas, we must suffer for our art

Way to go Vickie Hope it has gone for good... talk about getting stoned River is bank full, but so far not over. We are high enough, although close to the river, not to get it in the house but not everyone is that lucky

Tejas You have my sympathy. I start my exercise class next Monday, but because of all my joint problems I will have to go easy.

This is just a quick one. An old friend of mine (we did our training together 40 years ago) is an only child. When we were hungry student nurses, her mum lived only a few miles from the hospital and used to cook huge roast dinners if we visited.... I still have fond memories. My friend has had a rough trot and is an in patient in a psychiatric hospital. Her dad is dead and her mum is in a care home, she has dementia. Mark and I go to see her mum every couple of months or so, just so that she has visitors. It takes a couple of hours to get there, and she doesn't know who the heck we are, but the staff do. My pal would have done the same thing for me if our circumstances were reversed.

Take care everyone. Have a great day.

Ps. Ems Where are you love?

well done on the loss sandra keep at it hun xxx

Lol pam i was fast asleep when you sent that it was 2.50am hehe Hope your well. I havent heard of that hungry girl thing is it american? xxx

Jojo i was in uni this morning how are things with you? xxx

I havent done anymore aerobics girls im not sleeping well and think my irons low or where they changed my thyroxine level it is making me sleepy all the time and not actually sleeping properly.

Jejas Hope your well xxx

Vikki try do a little exercise at a time you dont wanna over do it just go for a walk or something xxx

Im off out for a meal tonight girls for my bf and his dads birthdays were off to an italian wish me luck as i have wi tomoz not looking forward to it after the meal tonight Il check in with you late tomoz night as im stayingover my bf tonight then i have uni all day tomorrow then i have ww in the evening hope your all well xxxx

Good Morning Ladies

Woke up this morning and found the snow & ice is gone,going to try to start my car and see if the battery need any charging,and than gong down to get my mail. I know a few of you will think its to soon for me to venture out,but I have this cabin fever,I must go out.

Don't want to be a bother to my neighbor as she been wonderful during the time I need her. I will go out next week and buy them a gift certificate to their favorite restaurant.

VICKIE-Not all the six board are every active,where I'm able to keep up.This board and other are the main ones I go on every day the others I go to every other day.Now that the ice & snow are gone I'm going to attempt to get my car started.

PAULA-That amazing that you have to know how to get the old stiff off the WW website I would know where to begin but than again I'm not computer savvy.

SANDRA-I'm not a brave as you think,but I know what things have to get done and no one will help you all the time.I got my food deliveries because I don't expect my neighbor to go, out shopping for me with this acclimate weather we are having.The same applies for the mail,I have to go to the main street in order to pick it up. Hope & Don't think I will offend my neighbor if I don't ask she to go out. Do You. Oh so that what the brothers did,I must have missed that part went they explained here madness.


PAM-Thanks,I don't think I over doing it I rest as much as I can,as I don't want to go back to recouping again.I watched the biggest loser last nigh and what a shock a roo, didn't think that the black team could gain +9 lb each. What did they do to them selves. I remember a contestant did that buy drink lots of water day before W-I and gained but was aiming for a very big loss the following week but it turned out it didn't work for him.

SLOANIE-Happy to hear your ok with the horrible weekend you had.Please take care of yourself and hope you feeling better again.


Have to go,Have a great day

hope the car starts for you maryann id feel closed in aswell if i was stuck in xxx

EMS-The car started up with no problems and I went down the road to the mailbox to pick up my mail,than turned around and went home. Thanks for being concerned,really appreciate it.