GOOD MORNING CHERYL:
How was your weekend? I found out I'm really out of shape, I HAVE to get back on that old treadmill. I did so good with my eating,we always go to the donut shop on Sat. morning for coffee with friends; so that meant an apple fritter. Had homemade chili for lunch and then I was so tired I settled for a bowl of Cheerios for supper. We raked our entire yard and I got all of my ironing caught up again, about 2 hours worth. My dear M-I-L is back in the hospital and it doesn't sound like things are going very well for her. Just hate the thought of something happening during the Holidays, it is always so hard on families then, It's hard anytime, but during the Holidays just seems harder.
Anyway Sunday I fixed us a nice breakfast, only had 1 piece of bacon and some scrambled eggs and ww toast. Never eatmuch at noon after a big breakfast and last night I fixed us each a small pork steak, baked potatoe and a large salad. I did have a couple of fig newtons for dessert. Our exercise for the day was getting in the attic of the garage and getting all our Christmas stuff down. Put some of the lights outside up and will worry about the house later,after Thanksgiving.I was really tired last night. Started today off with a bowl of oatmeal and raisins with a sprinkling of cinnamon and brown sugar. Haven't had time for the treadmill just yet and doing the clinic laundry now so thought I'd drop in here.
Hope you aren't working too hard getting ready for Thursday.
What will you and your DH be doing, do you have any family around close? Think we will be home alone this year, but that's ok, means more leftovers
Have a good week. Keep thinking GRADUATION !!!
DONNA

Hi all, it's been awhile (like a couple months, maybe more??)


Lots of stuff happening, too complicated (and boring) to go into detail here, but I have been thinking about you all and hoping everyone was doing good!


I saw the photos of the beautiful quilts...sigh, I am envious of the talent! I'd like to try to do a few craft-type things for the upcoming Christmas holiday, maybe some fabric ornaments for the tree or something along that line.


On the weight loss front, I'm holding my own and doing OK. Nothing major plus or minus.


Hy

HY: My gosh we have missed you.BACK It has been a really long

time. Hope you can stick around for awhile. Cheryl and I keep chatting but

no one else seems to be around. Glad to hear you are holding your own. If

you have been reading, you know that is what I'm doing and Cheryl seems

to be on a downward trend now. Look forward to chatting with you again.

DONNA

Thanks for the welcome back Donna and I'm glad to hear you are "holding" too :-)


No I didn't read the posts, just saw the photos - lol!! I'm like a pre-schooler on that account.


Are you and Cheryl on specific diet plans? Just curious. I'm on a low-carb plan and have been since Feb. I had that deal with the thyroid tho - the nodules and having to have biopsies and all that garbage. Ugh, I don't even like to think about it (Note to self: OK, then don't! - lol!!) Anyway this year has been a challenge but I keep on trying and will keep trying I managed to lose 17 lbs and have at least kept that off - yea!


Well it's nice to be back and thanks again for the welcome



Hy

HY: Congratulations on the loss and keeping it off. It is hard enough to lose

weight and if you have health issues too it is just that much harder. Thank

goodness my thyroid has stayed pretty even for over 30 years,did change

meds last Feb and I feel like I have more energy. As for diets I'm pretty

sure Cheryl is doing WW, as for me, I'm just scatter brained,LOL. I belonged

to TOPS for several years and that is where I learned all my good eating

habits and I just try to do the best I can. I like the Change One plan too as

it doesn't make you count anything or really even measure, you go by

servings I need to get more serious about it and follow it. I want to

lose at least 15 but would look better if I could get between 18 and 25 off

My granddaughter graduates from high school this year and I really need to

look nice for that.

Will try to post tomorrow if I get a chance, if not,

HAVE A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING !!! DONNA

CHERYL; Hope you have a great Thanksgiving. And don't stuff yourself
That was too cute when you said that last week. DONNA

Just a quick stop to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving also Donna!







Hy

Donna and Hy...Just a quick Hello and a very belated Happy Thanksgiving to you both!!! Sorry I have been MIA We got switched over from dial-up internet to high speed last week and it has been nothing but problems. One of the perks we have to live with for living in the country. I think my Hubby has all the bugs worked out.

I had a very nice Thanksgiving and I didn't stuff myself. I will be back in the morning and try to catch up on all the reading and posting I need to do.

Cheryl

Morning Ladies...I'm up the four pounds I lost last week, but it's water weight. My hands and feet are swollen and I can't get my rings off. Going to chug water like there is no tomorrow, and see if that helps.

Donna...Sounds like you are doing great food wise. I always have good intentions, but seem to fall off the program, but then I get right back on. Have you and the treadmill had a date together?
No, all my family is out in Oregon and we will never see them here for any of the Holidays. I would love to go out, but I won't leave my Hubby alone. He usually works the holidays, unless it falls on his days off.

Hy... Back!!! We missed you so much. Thanks you for the complement on my quilts. It's what keeps me sane and not in a padded cell. LOL
Congrats on holding your own. That's Great!!!

Well girls, I'm going to put some music on and do some moving before I sit and start sewing for the next couple of hours. Christmas is biting at my heels. Oh, we got a lite dusting of snow lastnight and we are suppose to have freezing rain in this afternoon and 3 to 5 inches of snow tonight. I'm not complaining, fall has been very, very nice for us. It's almost noon, and we are 8 degrees.

Have a lovely day!!!

Cheryl

Cheryl thank you for that welcome back!


Well your quilts are beautiful and I can just imagine what joy you must get from creating them!


Hy

We might get down to freezing tonight here too - which is kind of wierd considering we're talking about PHX! It does (rarely) reach into the 30's here once in awhile, but not on a regular basis.


I didn't get all wierded-out about the Thanksgiving holiday and my 'low-carb' program...just ate in moderation (and that did include carbs) and tried to enjoy stuff like getting out the Christmas decorations and all :-)


This is always a time for lots of treats and I usually don't "do" sugar so need to get some snacks thought up that I can have those instead of the regular fare. One of my favs is splenda coated pecans - it's just that my DH loves these too and manages to snarf down the whole container within a day if I don't hide them!!


Hy

OOOPPS! Looks like I'm the last to check in after the big day. I too did pretty well. Ate lots of good stuff and a little of the not so good stuff
Haven't weighed yet though. Was having trouble with my blood pressure
being too low,Dr. says not to worry and be happy that it is so good??? I trust her, I've been going to her for 15 years now, but it still has me a little concerned. She said I should just keep monitoring it and if I get too worried to come back and she can see if there is any reason for it, but have no other problems so she said I should just quit worrying.After taking it twice a day for 7 days it is averaging 106/62

HY: Freezing and Phoenix just don't look right in the same sentence !!! My
brother-in-law lives down there too and so know it can get cold. The high here tomorrow is only going to be mid teens and blustery north winds,
sounds like a really fun day. Maybe some snow tonight.

CHERYL: Glad you had a good Thanksgiving, it must be hard with your
family so far away. We know you will get that 4 lbs off right away. Isn't it amazing how we can wear out a couple of pounds by putting them on and taking them off. You would think after awhile they would dissappear forever.

Here it is the season to be jolly and I'm so mad at my DH. He had the nerve to bake sugar cookies Sunday while I was decorating the house. He froze most of them but left about 3 dz out to eat now. Just what I needed, more temptation. These are like the ones we used to get at the bakery when we were kids, they just melt in your mouth. Of course he doesn't have a weight issue, so it's no problem for him. Me ? I have a "wait" issue, I can't "wait" to have one of those cookies!

OK got to run, it's time for my day to be over, so I can go home and get back on my laundry and make some soup for tomorro

Have a great day gals, talk to you soon. DONNA

Morning Ladies...Sorry I have been MIA...Been under the weather with a nasty sore throat and just don't feel like doing anything, but snuggle up on the sofa with a nice warm blanket.

Hy...We got hit with freezing rain late Sunday night and all day Monday. My poor Ozzy was even having a hard time trying to get back to the house after doing his business. We have about 1/2 inch of ice on our trees, and I'm surprised that the branches haven't broke off. It could happen today with the high winds we are having. I saw on TV where you were having much colder temps than you are use too. We are going to be 10 for a high and -30 with the wind chill.

Donna...OOOOooooooo Men can be so ! Mine isn't any better, but instead he made pasta with a meat sauce. Besides cookies/candy, I stay away from pasta since it is one of my trigger foods. I can't control my portions for some reason. Hubby also bought a box of Vanilla Wafers and two bags of spice drops. He wants me to make some Christmas cookies and he has to make a dessert for our Christmas party we go to next Saturday. I'm going to take a rolling pin to the vanilla wafers this afternoon, so I'm not tempted to eat the entire box, and I had him put the spice drops up where I can't get to them. Be glad to see this month over with!!!

Have a good weekend girls and stay warm.

Cheryl

Cheryl sorry to hear you have been under the weather and hope you are feeling better now


Donna the "helpful" cookie maker at your house...sigh...we all seem to have that guy living with us - lol! I really think that a lot of people just don't get it - I mean that they really don't understand what a struggle weight is for some of us. For me, I just can't do foods or amounts that others can.


Speaking of that, I've actually been baking, but for everyone else!! And I was inspired by Cheryl and made a few little homemade ornaments out of fabric scraps Trying not to get caught up in the frenzy (too much, lol!!) and also not falling into the sugar trap. Don't have to explain that one, right? ;-)


Did go to a party this week and the hostess had all kinds of nice party trays, including fresh veggies, but only ONE dessert tray and it was all the same thing - I thought that was great - we get too many sweets offered to us during the holidays. I have a party here at my house for neighbors in a couple weeks and I'm going to do the same thing: offer ONE dessert and that's it.


It WAS really cold here and that was different - lol! But it has warmed up a bit now - at least we didn't hit freezing last night.


My dogs are TOTALLY little stinkbombs so today is gonna be bath day here


Hy

Good morning ladies, here it is Monday again. Sounds like we have a great week weather wise ahead of us so that makes me feel better.

CHERYL: Sure hope you are getting better. Seems like so many are really struggling with colds and flu this year, think around here anyway it is just sooo dry. Need a heavy snow to kill off some of these germs.

HY: You are so right that some people just don't understand what we who are trying so hard to keep our weight on a downward trend go through especially during the Holidays.


We went to a Christmas party Saturday night. Had a couple glasses of wine and my entree was baked chicken, could have had shrimp or prime rib,but I knew you were watching me. No desserts, that was great!!! Dear Hubby made more cookies on Saturday but they all went to the freezer, I did try one though, had to see if they were as good as when I make them
Yesterday I got all of my candy made and put out of sight. We will make
large trays to take to our work so that will help get rid of most of this stuff.
I am having to eat 6 mini meals a day to keep my blood pressure up and I hate it. I am not really hungry and not sure just what I should eat. Have been doing like a string cheese stick and half an apple, or yogurt and a piece of fruit or Ritz Bits with Peanut Butter. Got any good ideas? I always
eat a big bowl of oatmeal for breakfast with walnuts,raisins and cinnamon
so I'm really not hungry until noon. Am trying really hard to get some exercise in too but I really am lacking in energy. I hope this month just gets gone and we can think of something besides food 24-7.Everything you look at talks about food for the Holidays.

Did you happen to see on the Sunday Morning Show on CBS yesterday,they had a piece about a restaurant in New York,I think, that you dine in the dark. You order a 3 course meal when you go in and then the hostess, who is legally blind takes you to your dining room and seats you,and it is totally dark. You have to feel with your hands to find your plate and silverware. They said you usually end up eating with your hands because you can't hit your mouth or find your food with a fork. It also said you enjoy your food more because you have to think about what you are eating. What a concept, not one I could enjoy, I'm terribly claustrophobic.

Guess I had better get busy, still have to vacuum the clinic before we see patients today,we are starting a little later than usual as the therapist has to work in one of our other clinics this morning.

Have a great day and ignore those commercials !!! DONNA