Hi'y-all

Lily, Your kids are both very goodlooking! You can buy lysine capsules at the health food store, They make a huge difference for feverblisters, gets rid of them faster and keeps them from spreading. Hope you feel better soon.

Punce, thanks. I'll try to get some Lysine, cause this thing just keeps getting bigger, it's making my lips all swollen and sore and goes down onto my chin. I'm thankful I dont have anywhere that I have to go. I'm embarassed to leave the house.

*Ahhhhhhh sitting here enjoying The Frontal . . . *fanning self* . . . lily! WHAT a HUNK! You can really tell Shane & Lacy are b&sis . . . they must have your eyes? My two DD's have certain "looks" that let you know they're sibs - but look dramatically diff - Molly has flaming red hair & blue eyes - Tessie has brown hair & giant brown eyes - someday I'll get "techno" enuf to Post. Tx for sharing your family - this was fun! (I use what my parents used for any kind of fever blister/mouth sores: Campho-Phenique - in the little green glass bottle? (The "modern" tube version doesn't work near as well. Especially if you put it on at bedtime - dramatic difference by morning!)

You & Leo are the cutest beachie!! . . . how many years have you been married & STILL having discussions & lose track of the time!!??? So rare. I'm going to try a different pan when I pre-make some LC stuff this weekend - have you ever made your Revolution Rolls in a mini-muffin pan? I've got two pans like that but may have to cut the recipe in 1/2 or won't the batter/whites "fall" while I'm waiting to reload the muffin tins?

A Biggest Loser contest started at work Friday - could not have come at a better time - all the proceeds go to Make-A-Wish so I can feel good about that & LOVE to compete! I bring the turmoil of work home with me too scalm - coming here helps me to get my focus-on but lately (see gain - LOL!) I've been all over the map. (All the beautiful farms are becoming subdivisions/gated communities/garish "estates" etc here in my neck of MO . . . with the depressed market I see lots & lots of crazy looking fountains/topiaries in the front yard straight out of The Shining etc being added to the places for sale - never thought about it until you pointed it out - kind of needless things - (more Stephen King references?)

Soooooooo've contest (& all of you) have definitely got my focus groove back on . . . headed out for the gym on 4 hrs sleep and treated myself to a brutal work out - but also sauna/pool/shower time for me. We also took a long FAST walk on the riverside trail - Westie Gingie PULLED our 10 yr old on her scooter - Happy to report that Gingie didn't try to commit suicide (like she did on her first trip there earlier in the week) by jumping into the ice jammed MO River!!! YAY!

Enjoy your parents while you got 'em Fay - miss mine so. You're doing great & are conscious of your intake so its not like a full on mindless spree, I think?

Sooooooo, I'm a little heavier than I thought Amy - how are you doing over this weekend? Hope the stalls don't hit you lynn . . . not sure how HEAVILY you should rely on my advice . . . but water on weekends is hard for me - are you drinking LOTS?

Off to shop . . . Lil One just came in with some kind of rash all over her belly (????) - not sure what this is about but out of Benadryl. Another WILD Saturday nite . . . *Hmmmmm . . . *wishing I was babysitting . . . *

SCANDALOUS!

ttyal . . .

Aud: You are cracking me up. Lily: Yum. And I'm not talking about food. It is no fair to have a foxy DH and a foxy DS. Did I just say foxy? Hey, I'm not making excused for my outdated vocabulary at 46. My DD just turned 9. It is hard enough when "mean girls" don't include her now and then and we are only talking tweenie stuff. I don't know what I will do when she is old enough to get her heart broken.

Here is what I made today for freezing and eating next week:

Cauliflower/Grulyere soup (pureed in the food processor with cream, chicken broth, butter and onion then put into the crock pot to cook slowly with diced ham, celery, diced red pepper and some zuc and fresh green bean.

Chicken tenders marinated in coconut milk (overnight) then dredged in low carb bake mix and crushed macadamia nuts, deep fried and baked to finish them off.

Kosher turkey breast (bone in) slow cooked my my wonderful La Cruset dutch oven. 1/2 has been sliced and half was turned into turkey salad with capers, chopped celery, mayo and a bit of curry.

Mini cheeseburgers. Stuffed with a bit of cheddar and pre-cooked.

Found another dandy little product courtesy of Jimmy Moore. It is called True Lemon (they also have True Lime which I purchased as well.). It can be found next to the splenda. It is terrific. I mixed some with DH's famous cheesecake pudding. Yummy. Now it is like key lime pie. I also (naughty) just mixed a vodka cocktail with the true lemon some water and of course, vodka. Ttttaaasssty. I wish I had tried some of the true lemon on the chicken I made.

That is about all. It was a lazy day. I reread some of my DANDR chapters, did a mellow low carb shopping stock up (since I have so much in the freezer) and picked up some paperbacks at the thrift store. (I read so much that buying books at the bookstore is sinful...even though I do it all the time. I can read a couple of books within a five or six hour period so thrift store books make me feel less guilty.I take books I have read to an active adult community and they always crack up when I arrive because it is typically two or three huge hefty bags full of books every month or so).

I have a kind of cool biography I found written by a woman who was an American spy in Spain during WWII through 1966. Really entertaining.

I hope everyone is doing great. I am sending out some motivational mojo since we all seem to kind of be in the hibernating/nesting or coming down with something mode.
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SC

Ahhhh, Living La Vida LC . . . think I read a lot there b4 finding 3fc . . . think I'll youtube it - tx for the idea scalm. Your food always sounds so yum - I'm getting it together (finally) - slow cooked some corned beef & cabbage for some pre-made din-dins today . . . shopped & stocked up to make up a bunch more tomorrow for the week. You got me thinking of soup.

BTW - is real lemon high in carbs? I always have some in my green tea and never thought much about it.

Inspired by your chocolate treat (what site are you shopping at again?) . . . I got something in for when I get an attack of the late nites/woe is me/deprived syndrome. Made like a paste in my trusty Magic Bullet: splashes of heavy whipping cream/big scoop of protein powder/vanilla yogurt/water - meanwhile boiled International SF Mocha Coffee in the microwave - mixed the paste into the coffee & whipped which then became like a melty/frothy lattee. I know, I know - a cup o' chemicals but very satisfying & felt decadent.

Hi Ladies

Once again,I slept longer than intended to do.Now its getting late and I have to rush to get out to church.

Today at 4 PM or around that time the winds of 60 MPH is going to rush in, blowing freezing rain to the Cape with snow accumulations of 2 ins, than tomorrow we are expecting 6" followed by 2" more in the evening So Monday is going to a wipe out.In other words a BLIZZARD is heading out way.

We have lots of food so,but hopefully the electricity won't go out.Or we will be eating canned foods again.But the most important is that I 'll be in Limbo on Monday if I can't reach you guys.


Leo is suppose to go to the Chemo doctor on Monday,but I guess we'll have to make another appointment for that.

Have to go,get ready for church,and if the storm comes & if I don't post you know what happened.


Hugs BB

Aud, my kids do both have my brown eyes. I think they do look like bro and sis. Lacy's hair is darker than Shane's. When Lacy's BF dumped her the other night, I wanted to seriously kick his litte 16 yr. old butt. Then I had to remind myself of all the girls that Shane has dumped! Of course, Shanes advice to Lacy is "leave men alone, we're all a@@holes!" Lol, even he admits it.

SC, LOL, I hadn't heard the word "foxy" in years. My kids crack up when I slip and say "groovy". Lol, that tells our age!

So today was my official WI day. I am down 1 whole pound. I guess that's much better than last week when I was UP 1 whole pound. My totals this past 4 weeks.

Week 1, lost 2 lbs.
Week 2, lost 2 lbs.
Week 3, gained 1lb.
Week 4, lost 1 lb.
For a grand total of 4 lbs. lost in 4 weeks. That seems like very piddily wt. loss, but it's doing the best that I can do.

SC, your food sounds delicious. I get in a rut of eating a broiled chicken breast every dang night.

BB, stay home and out of that blizzard. Our forecast is for 60 degree weather tomorrow. Yeah , right. The weather forecast here is always wrong.

Guess I'll stay home again today. Don't want to scare off people at the gym with my huge crusted fever blistered lips. I told DH about it last night when he called. He had his usual response of "I've got a cure for that". I responded with "I don't think I could get my mouth open that far". LOL, why do men think that cures everything. Sorry for the porn, so early on this Sunday morning. LOL, I'm gonna go to **** for that.

Lily: Good for you! Hey, I had a huge zit last week (never broke out my whole life but of course it has to happen now). There was no covering the thing up. Forget it. Nothing worked. I felt like I was going to have to put traffic cones and caution tape around it. A fever blister is worse. You aren't even supposed to try to cover it up.

Aud: I poked around a bit and ended up buying the Chocoperfection bars at Netrition.com. I think it was 12 of them for 27 bucks or something. The chocoperfection site wanted you to buy a lot more of them and I think the basic cost of around 79. Too dear for me! At the same Netrition site I bought some low carb hot chocolate (4 carbs a cup) and a low carb bake mix. DH is very fond of sweets and really likes sprinkling the hot chocolate mix on top of his coffee and cream or on top of my version of the low carb latte(made with soy milk,vanilla, splenda, dash of sugar free hazelnut syrup and dash of cream).

BB: The coming storm sounds scary but also kind of cozy in a wierd way. Of course, we don't get those kinds of things here in CA. We recently had a pretty severe wind storm and power was out everywhere but we never really have to add ice and snow into the mix. My family has had a home in Old Saybrook for about eight years (where my Aunt typically goes to stay the summers) but I have never actually gone there. We talk about it every year but never get around too it.

It is cloudy and a bit chilly here today. DH and I are sitting here in the living room, he with the paper and I with the laptop. I could happily sit here for the rest of the day.

Hi, I'm spending my Sunday setting up my new home office (formerly DD15's room). It's a real pretty day too, but I'm happy eoungh inside. Maybe I'll walk the dogs later.
Lily, I think the worst heart break we had to deal with was older DD who was about 20 when her long term BF broke up with her. It was awful especailly when I could see her making mistakes (like begging him to come back to her) and couldn't stop her. They did get back together She's been dating him for over five years now. DD15 hasn't had a BF yet and that's fine with me. Your kids are cute. I wish I knew how to post a pix of mine. My work computer won't do videos, but now that I'm on my home computer I'll have to go back and check out the grandsons.
I've stayed off the scale since Friday (who needs the disappointment?) but my key sticks aren't showing positive. I don't think I've gone over normal induction limits, but I have gone over my lower than normal limits. I'm really really hoping for a decent loss come Wed. Next weekend we're out of town at a dance competition and that's always tough to stay OP. Between the fast food when there's no time for real food and the temptation to destress in the hotel bar at night, it's a challenge. This year will be interesting because DD22 is going along as a teacher. We can leave DD15 in the room and go destress together! I'm such a bad example. Off to walk the dogs. Lynn

Hey all Im here just been busy......trying to keep my stress level down too!

Hi Ladies

Just had my supper and the blow is out side our home to do some snow removal. The keep on saying the Cape & the islands are going to get hit hard this evening into tomorrow and the worst will be at 5 AM when the winds will whip around. Leo is playing a amateur meteorologist by checking the charts on the computer and he can't see what they're talking about.

Lily-Your son will meet the right one,my son has the same problem alway winds up with a married woman with children. I praying hard that he will meet a single girl and be happy and not alone when he gets old.We will spend the day indoors & keep warm as we own a fire [gas insert] place. But I concerned about the electric going out,we have so many frozen foods in the freezer.Congrats on your weight losses you doing great.


AUD-Thanks that was a sweet compliment.Yes we been married for a long time its going to be 42 years this year.and we will spend it once again in Hawaii.

SC-Hope they're wrong and the storm turns around and goes out to sea.Never heard of Old Saybrook,where is its location???


Going to close the computer and hopefully will see you guys in the morning.

Good Night

Hugs BB

Hi BB: Old Saybrook is in Conn. Absolutely gorgeous (from all the photos of the house I've seen anyway). I get the wonderful stories of walking down to the pier to buy 5 dollar crabs all summer. The flip side is the stories every couple of weeks of how everyone is worried that the septic tank needs to be replaced.

I braved the rain today (though nothing like what those of you in the east and midwest are facing) and took my first trip to Whole Foods this morning. Lordy. I was overwhelmed. I only picked up a few things. An organic mango (looks delish), some organic mixed berries (to give DH some variety on his low carb pudding) a huge leek (not sure what I'm going to use it for yet), some unsweetened coconut (had a devil of a time finding it anywhere) and some coconut oil (same story). I heard the coconut oil is great for cooking at high temps so I'm giving it a whirl. I made some low carb macroons using Da Vincis hazelnut syrup, cream cheese, roasted slivered almonds glazed with spenda and then grated some chocoperfection bar on them. DH likes them but I'm on the fence. Not being much of sweet fan I'd rather spend the 2 carbs somewhere else!

I have some korean spare ribs in the oven for dinner tonight (it is only 5:13 here right now). I want to get on the exercise bike but I have had a nasty headache all day. I've had so much water I feel like I'm drowning but it is not helping the headache any.

I have a terrible time taking vitamens (they normally make me ill and something about how they smell makes my throat close up when I try to swallow them) BUT, reading everyone's comments about the importance of supplements drove me to buy a multivitamen today at Whole Foods. Not so bad. It was easy to break in half and swallow down that way. Let's see if I can keep it up.

I guess that's all for now. I wish the weekend was not over so soon. I feel the need for cocooning (yes, I made that word up).

Heres to everyone on a week ended (survived) and to a wonderful week ahead. BB: I will be checking the weather on my computer!!!


XXOO
SC

BB, we have a fireplace too. It helps knowing we have one cause there is times the electricity goes out due to the winter storms. A few yrs ago we had a major ice storm and were without electricity for 2 weeks. Right after that I bought us a generator for future emergencies like that. I hope you're able to stay inside and warm and that your freezer gets to stay on.

SC, I wish I could eat at your house. Your food sounds better than mine. I agree with your DH, I'm a big fan of sweets.

BB, thanks for saying that I'm doing great. My wt. loss is very slowly, but I'm being super diligent and feel like I'm trying my best to get off the extra holiday lbs.

Hi ladies , I'm living in a deep freeze its -26 (-13 F) here and WINDY and it's been snowing all day. it's like "The mist" out there. DH and I went out for groceries and the roads are terrible. I think I'll be canceling my Dr. appiontment on tuesday as it's supposed to be like this all week.

I haven't been doing to good staying OP struggling with the late-night munchies at least I got a pretty good workout today grouting the basement bathroom, what a nasty job. I'm sure my arms will be sore tomorrow. We've been renovating our house for about 5 years now. I should work this hard more often , I'd be in better shape.

I hope your all staying warm.

Up late as usual but also 'cause I'm STILL cooking - getting ready to get 6 Parmesan Chicken Breasts out of the oven. Anyone ever use McCormicks "Rotisserie Chicken" seasoning? Looks & smells delish - I'll let you know how it tastes sometime this week.

scalms' recipes make my mouth water too lily!

Not trying to be a Thread Starter Hog . . . but just noticed it's after midnite - think I'll start us on up - brb with a link:

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/show...01#post2023401