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I saw we were getting a little long on the last thread, so I started a new one. Don't forget to pop over and read the last couple of posts.....they are great ones!

Have a great day!

My poor lil' kitty; Moses is sick again. He's been throwing up a lot of hairballs in the last few days and now he's stopped eating and drinking! Ahhh! He's got an appointment at the vet this afternoon. Hopefully, it's just a hair ball issue and can be resolved easily... but who knows? I'm SOOO worried about him; animals' lives are so fragile. Some of you may recall him getting sick in September. $700 later, he was fine... WE CAN'T AFFORD THAT AGAIN!

ANYWAYS... not much I can do but sit tight until his appointment today. I just finished teaching piano for the morning and have until 4:30pm until my next four students come. Good thing too... I need that time for the vet.

Donna: Congratulations on the 20 pound loss! It must feel amazing to find out, all at once, that you'd lost so much weight! I know the feeling of wanting someone to tell! I've had a few of those Weigh-In Wednesdays myself... mind you, never with a 20 pound loss!

Sandy: Congratulations on your loss too! It's always nice to go down and be in the lower group of numbers! I'm like you--a scaleaholic. I'm not quite sure if this is bad though... I find it really helps keep me on track and motivated BUT, I'll admit to the scale holding SO much power over my daily emotions. If being a scaleaholic is working for you, then go ahead and be one! If it's stressing you out though, put it away and only take it out once a week!

Michelle: Hope your little guy's doctor's appointment went okay this morning and he starts feeling better soon! It must be so worrisome to be a mom... I'm so stressed about my cat--a kid must be 1000 times worse! Btw, hope your finger has recovered from it's assault!

2Cute: Just want you to know you're in my thoughts. I know your mom's illness must demand a lot of your emotions right now. Here's some positive energy, from me to you!

Tina: With your illness last week, and TOM this week, don't let a tiny gain discourage you. I know how much it can deflate your spirits but, if you've done all the right things, the loss will come. The week after TOM leaves is always exciting for me!

Yeesh. I've got a few worries right now. First off, Moses. Secondly, my friend TOM is a couple of days late. VERRRY scary. All proper precautions were taken but... accidents happen! My body FEELS like it's been coming for days but... WHERE IS IT? Thirdly, I should find out in the next couple of weeks about that grad school program I applied to and it's stressing me out too. I KNOW the program is very exclusive and I shouldn't expect to get in but... now that I've applied, my hopes are high and I might be getting set up for a disappointment. See how my second and third worry conflict? Grad school... pregnancy.... yeesh.

Well, I'm gonna do some reading to get my mind off everything. Catch ya'll in a bit!

Sara

Well I didn't get to bed until 7:30 this morning and then got a phone call at 9:30 and 10:30 so just got up.
I wanted to check in and read before I head out to the garaage and had to stop long enough to congratulate Donna and Sandy.
CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!!!
Tina... I certainly don't think you had a gain. You lose a lot of water when sick... then gain it back when well. I think you are still ahead.
Sara... good luck with your cat. I have been in that situation of $$$$$ for a pet. It is very frustrating.
Okay.. I am out of here.

Sara, I will keep my fingers crossed for you (maybe you do something else with fingers if you DON'T want something to happen) uuuuhhhh, I will stick them in my ears instead. Funny thing is, I would love to be pregnant again! I know I know I am seriously insane. My husband had a vasectormy 24 years ago and I am straddling the menopause fence so it ain't gonna happen. I told Jack when I lost all my weight I would love to have another baby and his response, "With who? It's not gonna be with me, but I can find a substitute." I asked him if he wouldn't be willing to go back in and get it reversed and he just looked at me like I was nuts and kept walking. Well, we are kind of old (49 and 53) sigh, I will just have to love on the grandbabies as they come. I will say a little prayer for Moses.


Three cheers for the losers this week and even for Tina who lost in her head anyway.

Since it is tip day, here it is and it was said by someone a lot smarter than I: "Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13

Love you ladies!!!!!!
Donna

Sara, I was going to include a pic of our kitty, Butterscotch on my post but forgot. He thought he was the Christmas angel this year and wouldn't stay out of our tree for anything! We also have a Yorkie named Fortune. (my husband's idea of a joke that he would cost us a fortune)

Oh my weve moved again. I keep getting lost....LOL

Lucky posted on the end of the last thread, so I just moved her over here so no one would miss her post....

Thin: THANK YOU You gave me the great idea to copy some of YOUR recipes from your Christmas gift so I can keep posting here!!!

Michelle: Sorry to hear about Andew but I think someone in every house I know of is sick this week.

Donna and Sandy: Congrats on the great weight loss....see we are good for you already!

Tina My dear, I think the problem with the .6 gain is not enough "big n' tasty"! (although I suppose your WW leader could be right)

Sara: On the scale issue. I know they say stay off too but I think each person is different and some can weigh all the time and keep it in perspective. Tina Turner weighs herself every day. If I could have her legs I would weigh myself 3 times a day. I hope your kitty is okay. You should post pictures of Moses. I did on the MyFamily site of my Dusty. You sure have a lot to worry about. I hope reading helped. It usually does me.

Speaking of reading: I have always lived my life believing in reality...well, today I decided I am going to start to live my life like a romantic novel. They are much more exciting !!!! Any suggestions, please share. I just thought of "English Garden" in the Spring...I could do that. Hats maybe? Although I hate hat hair. Come on....

Frozen Snickers
1/2 gallon low fat vanilla ice cream, softened
2 cups FF Cool Whip
6 oz. (1 cup) Grape Nuts cereal
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 pkg. FF sugar free chocolate pudding (dry)

1. Blend softened ice cream with Cool Whip. Set aside.
2. Combine Grape Nuts, peanut butter and dry chocolate pudding mix.
3. Add both mixtures together. Spoon into cupcake liners and freeze.

16 servings = 5 WW points each
24 servings = 3.5 WW points each (sorry, don't have nutrition info)

Oops. I had two windows open to try and be in the read & respond mode and must have gotten confused..


NO recipe with this post...Tina...but thanks for being so sweet and moving my post. Tony says, "Thanks" too!!!

Hey there girlies,
There is no particular reason for this post other to let you all know that I'm still going strong and was here to catch up on all the posts. I'm here off and on through the day...I'm addictited you know. Anway, (totally off the subject) Does anyone here use incredi mail? I just dl it and its really neat but have a few questions about it. I had hotbar but the darn thing just had mind of its own wanted to work when it wanted to regardless of how I felt....Oh puters????
Talk to ya's all tomorrow...Hugs to all

Hi everyone! Gosh some of these recipes sound really good. I'm copy/pasting and printing them so I can put them in my 3-ring binder to try later.

Tuesday is always Subway day at our house. The one near me offers Two for Tuesdays where you get 2 footlongs for $8.99. They're really not bad on the diet if you order one of the 6g of fat or less versions.

I have to tell you all that I am doing much better again this week....so far. My youngest son (21) told me that he needed to get on the ball because he and one of his Fraternity brothers has a bet about who can lose the most on this work term. I guess the other guy is doing power bars and shakes and working out so DS is a bit concerned that he will lose the bet. It's funny, but somehow it gets me really jazzed about my weightloss effort to be helping him. The first summer I was on WW, he and I did it and we both did really well. Of course, he didn't really DO IT, he just ate whatever I gave him and ate a sensible lunch. We'll see, maybe he's the jumpstart I need. Who knows.

I'm doing better with the water and the fruits/veggies. Not perfect, but better. And, believe it or not, I got out the journal! WooHoo, major accomplishment for this girl.

I have to tell you about my mini victory today. Before I left for work today, all I could think of was how much I wanted steak quesadillas for lunch from Taco Bell. I was in the car, plotting which way to go to hit the nearest Taco Bell and it hit me. "What the **** are you doing? You say you want to lose. You know you want to fit in seats. You've been looking for a new dress for the dinner dance for Valentine's Day. WHAT are you thinking???" Sooooo, I began to rethink what I was doing and where I was going and pulled into Burger King instead and ordered a Chicken Whopper without mayo. And you know the best part?????? I wore a BIG smile out of that drive thru. I knew I had taken one baby step!

2cute: OMG! I know you told me to sit down, but I almost fell off my chair anyway. A recipe, from YOU! WOW, I am soooooo impressed! And it sounds GOOD too! Love ya, hon! Loved all the great quotes too. Thanks for sharing!

Michelle: Sure hope Andrew is doing better today.

Donna: What a thrill it must have been for you to get on that scale. I cried right along with you reading your post. Good for you! * We had a similar sore throat medication when I was young. Same ingredients, but substitute whiskey for the vinegar. Makes you sleep like a baby! Suppose that's not a great one for little kids though, eh? * Your kitty is so cute. I always wanted an orange tabby.

Mary: You always sound so busy. That library of yours really has alot of traffic. * How is your, was it niece? in Michigan doing?

Sandy: I love those 10 pound milestones! Hurray for you!

Tina: I was afraid that little gain was going to get you. One of the girls in my WW meeting had the flu real bad last week and lost a whole bunch and our leader said the same thing. Apparently, the flu makes you get so dehidratred that when you're feeling better, your body just absorbs the water like a sponge. Don't feel bad about the .6, it could have been alot worse. That just shows that you really do have a whole lot really gone for good.

Sara: Poor Moses! He sure has been through the mill. I do hope that you will be able to get him feeling better without a huge expense.

LuckyLadyBug: Lucky, Lucky, Lucky don't you think if anyone was going to use the recipes in MY recipe book it would be ME!!!! I went out and looked for new ones to post here on this little FUN idea Tina had! The least you can do is post new ones too. BTW, the Frozen Snickers look great! I think you're right about the Big and Tasty thing. Tina would have at least 'maintained' if she and hubby would have done the wild thing the night before. At least that's what my honey says is the remedy for all that ails me!

Boy, I hope I caught up with everyone. As I peruse my computer hutch and see each of you it appears that there ARE a couple I have missed.

Katrina: Where are you? Working hard, I'm guessing.

Baylee: How 'bout you? You must be out there working hard too.

Susie: What has happened to you??? Haven't seen you since Christmas time. Check in and let us know what you're up to.

Ok, here's a recipe I found that looks pretty good. A nice lightened version of

Spinach Bowl Dip

1 envelope (about 1.7 oz) dry vegetable soup mix
16 oz. fat free sour cream
1/2 cup fat free mayonnaise
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
10 oz package frozen spinach, thawed, chopped and squeezed dry
1/4 cup carrots, finely grated
8 oz can water chestnuts, drained and chopped

In a medium bowl, blend vegetable soup mix, sour cream, mayonnaise and lemon juice. Stir in spinach, carrots and water chestnuts; chill. To serve, hallow out a loaf of pumpernickel bread, by cutting a circle in the center of it. Fill with dip.

Yield: 12 - 1/4 cup servings of dip. 1 WW point per serving.
Calories 71, Fat 0g, Fiber 2g

Well, there you have it my little lovelies. I'm about sick of listening to all the political babble in the background. The State of the Union is not so bad (except for all the standing ovations every 30 seconds), it's all the analysts afterwards telling me what I was supposed to hear and what I'm supposed to think about it. First off I don't think morons would even bother to listen to the speech so why do the analysts have to talk to me afterwards as if I am a moron??? Ok, I'll get off my soapbox now.

Oh well. I'm gone. You guys have a good one.

Oh my goodness... those recipes sound good.
I don't think I could be trusted with either alone. LOL

I had a very productive day today. Got my garage clean and even some in the house too. I made Thins chicken and salsa/pineapple for dinner. It was good. Next time I will make my chicken bite size. I LOVED the pineapple with it.

I did not take a nap today and I am still WIDE AWAKE.
I don't know if I need a sleep thearapist or what.

Baylee you sound awesome. I can hear it in your posts.
Gettin up at 4:30 !!!! I am impressed.

Thin... WAY TO GO staying away from Taco Bell. I tried my first Chicken Whooper Jr due to you. It is pretty darn good and plenty big enough. I did not ask for no mayo... but they put so little on it I don't think it did much damage. LOL

Peekaboo... do you happen to be red headed? Maybe brownish red. I don't know why I visualize you brownish red. LOL
I don't know anything about incredi mail... sorry I can't help.
And as far as addicted to here... welcome to the club. LOL

Lucky.....living your life via a romantic novel... yes... go for it.!!!!I have given a lot of people that advice. Send yourself flowers, buy yourself expensive gift now and then, soak in a bubble bath, do your nails, get a massage.

It works great for married women too. Treat your husbands as you would if he were your "lovers" instead of husbands.
When I felt neglected and ignored I tried this theory... and it worked great.
In fact... at first my husband wantd to know what the heck was going on. I greeted him at the door as if I hadn't seen him in days. I would kiss him for no reason. I would do all sorts of things I wanted done for me. As they say... "do unto others as you would have them do unto you". If you want to be treated as a queen... treat him as a king. Sappy I know... but if it works....

Tina... in your case... just pretend your hubby is
TONY !!! LOL
Hey girl... you started this thread, you moved over Lucky, but you have not posted. Get your little fingers busy.


Donna.... as soon as you have your grandbabies you will be glad it is not full time. LOL My husband would love for me to have another baby most of the time. Until we want to take a trip or have the grandkids for several days. Then he is happy we are grandparents and not new parents .

Sara.... you have left us hanging. Talk about a novel. I want to read the next chapter on Moses. How is he doing???

Okay... that is everyone who has posted on this thread.
I don't get to respond to everyone very often lately.
Now the rest of you get in here and post too and hopefully I can respond to all of you Wed before I head out Thursday.
Good night everyone.

Hey everyone! It is warm and rainy here this morning!

QB: Now you have to have to have some gorgeous handsome love interest that treats you bad half the time and doesn't understand you until the end if you want to live the romantic novel. I couldn't do that. My dh would definitely not look good with long flowing hair, an Austrian accent saying he, "Can't Believe it's Not Butter," all the time! LOLOLOL

Cute: that was a good suggestion, but Be careful how you execute! About 16 years ago my husband was day shift supervisor in AIMD on board the USS KENNEDY. As he always answered the phone, I got the smart idea to call and talk dirty to him. When you call the ship, it rings from your phone to a central area on the ship, is answered then they transfer you to wherever you want to go. I called, they transferred and when Jack picked up I let loose. He was so adorably quiet and then he said, "Uh, Donna, this is George, let me get Jack for you." Lord, I could have crawled in a hole. And to make matters worse, he was Jack's best friend and we lived in base housing and he lived in the same housing!

Baylee: Weigh to go! Keep it up girl!

Tina: Don't freak about the weight gain. You KNOW that you weren't eating much when sick so it has to be water gained back from dehydration. You are doing spectacular.

Sara: Let us know how Moses is doing

I am sitting at the computer naked and my dh just walked in and got this big grin on his face. I told him I thought I would apply for a secretarial position this way and he chuckled and said he would definitely hire me and then said something that was funny but x-rated so I don't want to make you ladies blush.

Better get going and into some clothes. It is nice for it to be warm enough to sit here without them though! lol

Donna


Low Fat Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

6 servings

8 ozs mushrooms, sliced 1 tsp salt
1 c bell peppers, chopped 1 tsp granulated sugar
1/2 c onions, chopped 1 tsp oregano
14 1/2 ozs crushed tomatoes, undrained 1 tsp basil
8 ozs tomato sauce 1/4 tsp black pepper
2 tbsps pizza seasoning

To prepare sauce, cook mushrooms, bell peppers, and onions until tender. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, pizza seasoning, salt, sugar, oregano, basil, and black pepper. Simmer all ingredients for 15 minutes, or until bubbling. Let cool slightly. Pour sauce over pasta or use in other recipes calling for spaghetti sauce.



Nutritional Analysis per serving (6 servings total)
Calories 65 Total Fat 0.5 g
%CFF 6.5 % Cholesterol 0 mg
Protein 2.8 g Sodium 778 mg
Carbohydrates 14 g Fiber 2.9

Congrats to the weight losers today
Thin: I haven't talked to my neice in awhile I need to call.
We had 214 people yesterday don't know where they are coming from?

Morning chick--ee--poohs,
Well I hopped on those lovely scales again this a.m., please someone take them away so I can only get on them 1 time a week. Well I was so excited yesterday that I hit the 289.5 mark and out of the 90's then this am I get up and Im at 290. I have stuck to the plan true and faithful!!! But I can feel that its time for my TOM to get here, belly feels bloaty, so I will chalk it up to that and I figure so long as I stick to the plan as I am suppossed to that my weight loss will show eventually. Nothing we can do about TOM so Im not gonna beat myself up!!! Tomorrow is actual WI day so maybe the bloaties will be gone by then .
Today I wrote everything down ahead of time that I am gonna put in my mouth today to see where my points would be. They were kinda low as tonight Im having Boca burger, so I added some chicken to my big ole salad that I made for lunch today.

2cute: Nope don't have red hair. Its kind of a dirty blonde, seems to be getting closer to light brown now that Im 33 but I know it will soon be turning gray-->oh such wonders to look forward to. But, I do have a 10 year old who has red hair. So I must have it in my system somewhere. LOL......

Everyone have a nice day, and I will check in from work today I'm sure, that addiction thing you know, just waiting for someone to post so I can go read it......

I promise to post a recipie tonight, but its almost 8am and I gotta go shower still and be to work by 9. Hugs to all

Sandy.....