ANDRIA !!!! You put such a HUGE smile on my face when I saw your Beautiful picture on our picture page.
THANK YOU !!!!! I have waited YEARS and I feel like it is Christmas Morning. Your smile is soooo contagious !!!! I hope you go around smiling a lot.. because you could change the world with that smile.

Tina... glad you are feeling better. I have to agree.... Fast Track and 20 points has got to be an omen.

I don't have anyone else who has posted since my last post... so you guys better get busy and give me something to reply to.

I am still ON PROGRAM ... just thought I would share that.

Tina, did you see how our newbie picked right up on the Tony references? She could be a keeper, huh? Anyway, jump right in and join the fun, Stephanie! Good luck in your efforts!

I'm here to report first hand on the two recipes that I posted, having made both this weekend. !! I made the Unstuffed Cabbage last night, using ground turkey, omitted the barley it called for, and added a can of diced tomatoes instead of the tomato soup. Oh yeah, and a couple packets of Splenda for good measure...love that stuff! It was so good and my very picky son, who swore that he could not eat it because "there's tomatoes in it," ate TWO bowls! I served his over rice, but had mine as it was. Very good! Tonight, I made the Beef Stroganoff and served it over cauliflower, chopped small and steamed til soft. Very tasty! The only change I made was to use more than 1 lb of meat, (maybe 1.5, 2?) and cream cheese (about 1/3 of a package) instead of the Laughing Cow cheese called for. And a whole package of mushrooms...because I like mushrooms! Yum. I had a nice salad on the side and I'm now very full and satisfied!
So there you have it. Dh was impressed too. He's just glad I cooked something/anything!

My son was at my sister's, so after work dh and I went to Perkins for breakfast this morning. I had an egg white omelette with mushrooms and tomatoes. When the waitress asked if I'd like "pancakes, toast, or a muffin on the side," I told her, "Well, I'd like ALL of the above, but I'll pass." She laughed and said, "Oh, hash browns then?" "Nope...just some tomato juice." I surprised myself! Even more surprising is that I was full when I was done! Really!

I still have to exercise, (Beach Body dvd) take my vitamins, and my goals will be met for today! It feels good to be on track again.

Sonny just came in and wants to plays cards...so I've got a lot to do AND sleep before work tonight. Gotta run!

I hope you all had a fabulous weekend!

Stephanie... WELCOME !!! We LOVE getting newcomers. All of us have been one at one time or another. LOL It won't take anytime at all and you will feel like one of the family. I enjoyed reading your bio. I am looking forward to getting to know you.. and being 30 isn't that bad. LOL A whole lot better than being PAST 50 like me. LOL

Kat... I appreciate your summary of your recipes. I will try them.
I really got a kick out of your husband being happy you cooked... anything. Mine is the same way. He loves home cooking... and I hate to cook at home. LOL I am sure that is part of my downfall at weight loss.

Okay... this is going to be last PLEA for Pam, and Jen, and Judy, to come out and play. I feel like a pest. BUT WE REALLY REALLY REALLY MISS YOU !!! PLEASE COME OUT AND PLAY !!!!

Okay... gotta run. I am having a good day and want to keep it going.
See you all later.

Hi all went to see my step mother today. She looks bad. also went to see my sister and gave her a big hug. Welcome Stephanie. I'll try to stop in chat and see if anybody is there.

Good Evening Ladies!
It's been a lazy day around here. Slept late, watched some tv, did a little housework....Hubby is begging me to play a computer game with him so I'll just be here for a minute.

We are expecting a snow storm tonight. I am hoping for a good one - that way I can work from home tomorrow!

Stephanie --- WELCOME to the group. There are a bunch of wonderful ladies here - I look forward to getting to know you!

I hope you've all had a great weekend! I'll see you tomorrow!

Barb

Hey ladies! How's everyone doing? Since we're talking about people who are MIA, whatever happened to Natalie(aka Justme) She hasn't been around in awhile. Sorry I can't stay longer, but I have to get the kids ready for bed. Welcome Stephanie(that's my name too) Hope to get to know you better.
Steph

Good evening ladies!

DH has got a fire going, we've just had supper, and we're watching the Golden Globes "arrival" show. We'll switch over to HBO soon. But its nice to be settled in for the evening. We had ice last night so we didn't try to get out and go to church (bad, bad ). I was lazy this morning but spent the afternoon working at my desk downstairs. Its a never ending job to keep the paper under control. I'm too anal to through it all away.

I was all set on being lazy but forced myself to do some exercise. I got 40 minutes in on the spinner using my Cycle Switzerland video. Then I tried the Winsor Pilates for Abs. I've got a long way to go to be able to do it all but I was able to do more than I remembered having done my first time several months ago. I tried it once but don't think I ever tried it again.

Tina - I love the Fast Track exercise DVD they give out. I don't recall anything about only 20 points though. I'm glad you're feeling better. Hope we see more of you around here again (and I don't mean scalewise! )

Kat - I'll have to try those recipes. DH loves stroganoff. Good job at Perkins. Its amazing how satisfied you can be with healthy, smaller portions if we will just make the smart choices. I'm looking forward to sharing biking stories as soon as it gets warm enough to ride outside.

2Cute - Allright, yes I know the monthly fee isn't "free"!!!! I'm so proud of you for getting back on track. Are you back to swimming yet? Huh???????? I'm just razzing you as I know you've been so busy with wedding stuff.

Stephanie - Welcome to the group! Just jump right in and you'll fit in the group in no time.

Andria - Thanks for sharing a picture! Good luck with your new jobs. Maybe life can settle down a little bit since you have the job hunting behind you.

Lucky - Wow, you did have a tough week. I'm so sorry about the loss of friends and the others having to go to the hospital. {{{{hugsss}}}}

Barb.G - I hope you had a better day today.

Mary - I'm sorry to hear about your stepmother. How old is she and your dad?

Michelle - I don't know how you keep up with everything and school. You are certainly an example of what you can accomplish if you just get up and get going!

I better post this before I lose it. Hello to everyone! Have a great evening!

I've had a great lazy weekend, came home from work yesterday, took a nap and just laid around all night. today we got up, went to church, went out to eat, and home for anothe nap.

Have a great week everyone.

Evening, everyone! It's been a pretty uneventful day. Yesterday, however, was pretty busy. We started out with breakfast with some friends. They have been calling all through the holidays to get together and I just kept begging off since I felt so cruddy. Finally yesterday we were able to redeveous for breakfast and a nice visit.

Then we went to my IL's. Haven't seen them since Christmas either. We weren't going to spend much time there, but we got yacking and 4 hours later we headed home.

#1 Son had to work until 5:00 so we waited for him to get home and then headed out to a steakhouse dinner that I had a job for. We all enjoyed the meal. The boys cut out early because they wanted to catch a movie. Then they met up with a couple of "the baby's" friends from school and saw a second feature.

Honey and I headed home where I watched TV and he proceeded to fall asleep in the chair. We both slept until noon today and then I worked on some tax issues this afternoon. I have to file 1099 forms for two girls this year for the first time. In the past I would farm out a job here and there, but this year I've had two girls that have worked alot for me so that means tax papers.

Jen: Good to see you! GREAT job getting that 4 pounds off so quickly. Did you go skating? That definitely would count as exercise!

Terri: GREAT job on your loss as well! How was the party? Good, I hope. *I don't think anyone has posted Chocolate Merigues before, but I do have a Richard Simmons cookbook here that has a merigue recipe with alot of flavor variations. We'll see how close they are.

Katrina: Did the dog notice she didn't get a walk???? * The salmon recipe sounded great! Nice job being back on track and meeting goals. Good job!!!

Mary: What a cutie your nephew is!!! Sorry to hear about your stepmom. * Stopped in chat about 8:55 and no one was there.

Joyce: I would be happy with myself if I walked for 20 minutes. I'm hoping to get back to Curves tomorrow. I've been away too long.

Barb: Well, I am glad that someone else has seen those Dunkin Donuts Apple Fritters. Although now I think we all should forget about them! Great job, going to the gym.

Michelle: Hope you got your homework done....and all the rest of the chores you were trying to get done.

Barbg: Glad to hear that you have another shot at the Research Project. I hope it comes through for you. * I love your Valentines signature, so pretty.

Lucky: OMG, you've had a horrible week! [[[hugs]]] I'm sorry to hear about all the deaths. Geez. And your niece passing out? Is this the one you are so close to? I hope they figure out what happened, and it's nothing serious.

Andria: It's good to see you. Sounds like you had a very harrowing week! Hope life gets settled down for you real soon. And PLEASE, book more parties so we can meet you in April!!!

Tina: WOW, big loss. Too bad it had to come off the way it did. I don't think I like your method. I'm glad you're headed back to WW. You know it works. Now you and I can get back on track together.

Stephanie: Welcome to our humble little area. We always love newbies. Stop in often, we're glad to have you. There are a few of us here that are doing WW. A couple low carb, a couple are at the "Beach". There's all kinds of support for you here. * I think I'll continue to refer to you as "Stephanie" since Bobsgal signs her name just "Steph".

Steph: Good to see you. Sorry you just peeked in and bopped back out. Hope one of these days you'll get back to visit for awhile. *You're right, we haven't seen Natalie in a long while.

You know who else we're missing? Tracy from SC. Where are you???

Well girls, I think I'm all caught up again. Thanks so much to those of you who have posted pics and recipes. Keep 'em coming.

We're supposed to have a couple more inches of snow tomorrow again. The guys who have plowing businesses are getting their work out the last couple of weeks. We were supposed to have freezing rain and sleet today but it didn't come.

I have WI (not Wisconsin) tomorrow. We'll have to see how that goes. Not much looking forward to it. See you all later. Love ya bunches!

My step-mother is 74. My father was killed in a car accident in 1961. My step-mother was in the hospital at the time after having a baby that died. Daddy was on the way to the hospital to get her when he had his wreck. He was 29. She never remarried. I have a sister and a brother from the marriage.

Hope all of you have a great day.

Good morning!

Get up and get to moving!! And quit talking about those things for DD before I have to go find one!

Nothing much to say this morning. I did get up and do my toning exercises. We are having winter weather this morning and I really wish I could call in sick. I haven't called in sick in over a year. DH seems to think that since he can't really call in sick because he's PT and doesn't get paid; that I can't do it even if I get sick days. Narrow minded in my view!

Tina - I did pull out my fast track meal planner and yes indeedy it does say they are 20 points. I thought my leader said you add food where needed to have enough points. I didn't get that you were limited to the 20 in order to get rapid weight loss. She presented it as a menu planner to get you started. I'm interested in hearing what your leader has to say.

Hello to everyone! Let's have a great OP day!

Good morning ladies. It is time to RISE AND SHINE !!!!
It is hard to shine on such a gloomy day here. We are expecting snow by noon so I need to run and get some errands done. Just had to do my usual peeking in. LOL What can I say.... I am nosey. LOL
I will see everyone this afternoon or evening . Once it starts snowing.. I won't be going anywhere.

Oh... MONDAY MOTIVATION !!!!
Lets see..... If you don't get up and get moving that body ... I will come kick your .... donkey.

great motivation 2cute!! i hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. mine was great. i finally started at the gym saturday. i did 30 min. cardio and worked on lower body strength training and yesterday did 30 min. cardio and worked on upper body strength training. i can really tell i worked my arms yesterday, because i can hardly straighten them today, but i will press on. wore a new dress to church yesterday, one size smaller than usual and boy did i get compliments, made my head swell and gave me the motivation to go to the gym yesterday. weigh in is tomorrow night and i know it will be down this week. i really have been sticking to the plan. well i need to go for now. happy monday to everybody and check back later.

Mornin', ladies! I've been out to WI (not Wisconsin) and I am down one measly pound. That is a good thing, because I could have just as easily been up! This week will be different. Geez, where have I heard THAT before? Anyway, onward and downward!

Terri: Our leader explained the Fast Track 20 the same way. It was designed with 20 points because that seems to be a good low number for those with a little to lose. Those of us with lots, needed to add food to the menu. It just gave us a beginning for our meal plan.

2cute: I'm with you...out and about to do some errands. I just had to stop back home and pick up something I forgot and so I just had to stop in here too. Bad, aren't we??? Hope you don't get the weather that's predicted for here. Supposed to get really nasty.

Audrey: Glad you had such a nice weekend. Good job at the gym. And two days too. I'm proud of you! I'm hoping to get back to Curves today.

Mary: What a tragic story! [[[hugs]]] Your father must have been the "love of her life" for her to never remarry at such a young age and having little ones to boot. Cancer is a terrible way to go. You guys are in my prayers.

Well, girlies, it's time for me to round 'em up and hit the road again. Ya'll have a good one, ya hear!!!!

P.S. Just out of curiosity, I thought I would look up those pesky Apple Fritters. You know the GOOD ones, from Dunkin' Donuts??? Here's the stats. They're only 7 WW points!!! Apple Fritter (300 cal, 14 g fat, 1 g fiber, 41 g carbs) 7 WW points