Hey guys! Where is everyone today? It seems like our threads go in spurts. With one thread, you blink and it's full and the next one takes a couple of days to fill. Oh well.......just me in my ol' lonesome state today....please excuse!
On to other things.............once again, Happy St. Patrick's Day. My contribution to
green today is eating broccoli. Well, broccoli and ff cheese. Gotta love
that plastic cheese. Yuummmm!
But seriously, found a really simple recipe that I'll share with you and I haven't made it in awhile, but it was pretty good.
WW Vegetable Dip
* 1 cup plain nonfat yogurt
* 1 tbsp. dehydrated onion flakes
* 1 pkg. dry salad dressing mix (Hidden Valley or Good Seasons)
Combine salad dressing mix with yogurt & onion flakes. Let set in fridge for 2 hrs. Serve with vegetables.
Entire recipe counts as 2 points and makes a pretty good amount of dip.
Syn: You are so worth it! I will not even pretend to know where your coming from, because fortunately, God has blessed me with a wonderful DH who loves me just like I am. Thank goodness though, for if he wasn't as wonderful as he is, I wouldn't have made it probably. I had a terrible childhood. I will not go into great details, because it is something I have risen above, but my father and I barely speak to one another. My whole entire life, he made fun of me and made me feel worthless. And I guess you can only imagine how that feels when it comes from someone who is supossed to love you unconditionally. I have never been a skinny mini, perhaps just 20-25 pounds overweight growing up, but he never missed an opportunity to let me know it. I can't count the times he waited till we were having a family gathering, (Christmas, Thanksgiving, etc.) and greeted me by saying, "Hello Fats!" in front of the entire family or something equally demeaning like, "Well, I see WW hasn't done you any good." Things like that. He always made me feel that I would never find a boyfriend and I would never be anything but a fat slob. He also liked to keep me at home and I wasn't allowed to attend slumber parties, school dances and things of this nature. I am 32 years old and to this day, I will never forget his response when I was literally
begging him to let me go to my sophomore prom..........he said, "I don't know why any boy would want to go with you anyway, your so fat and ugly." Oh, how those words still hurt. Never mind that most of the time it was the alcohol talking, as he is a fall down drunk, you just can't rationalize that when your a 16 year old girl wanting to go to your first dance. And he still makes fun of me to this day. But anyways, didn't want to make this about me......just to tell you in a way, I understand. But I broke out and married a wonderful man and now you have broken out too! The situation is a little different, but none the less---you are free. You have faced down the devil and you have won. And you may have to face him again...............but you will win. We are your friends and biggest supporters. Anytime you need a pick me up or just to vent, we will be here. Just being here is a contribution. You are in my prayers. Please come back and let us know how you are doing.
Jen: I think because we have been unhappy with ourselves for so long, we just don't know how to feel happy with our body anymore. I feel so different now, even though I've only lost 24 pounds, but still look in the mirror and am disgusted so often. The real truth is............I was NOT a super model before I gained all the weight and I WON'T be a super model after I lose the weight. BUT.......I will be healthier and I will
LIVE to see my children grow up and I might actually get to do some things with them that I haven't been able to do with them up to this point. I want them to have a mom that can walk more than halfway through the mall without having to stop and sit on a bench to rest. We will never be perfect, but we can be healthy. Keep your chin up girl!
Kat: Good luck with the drawing for the trip today! Hope you win! And yes, Krystal is a fast food restaurant. They make these little square hamburgers that are to die for! But at 4 points apiece, I try my best to steer clear of them!
2cute: Your so funny. You always make me laugh!
You know what the best part of my day was? I made sure I had green on and that the boys didn't just so I could pinch them both!!!! Am I a mean mom or what??
Thin: Loooooove Coyote Ugly! You inspired me on that one and I drug it out from all the tapes collecting dust in my entertainment center and watched it. Of course looking at all those beautiful ladies jumping and dancing around make me want to puke, but that is another story!
Now, here is a pick me up for you.......{{{{{pick Thin up}}}}} Jump back on the bandwagon ol' girl and remembered why you joined WW in the first place......to be healthy. Sit down and make you a list of all the reasons why you want to lose this weight and a list of all the things you can't do now and want to do. Just actually sitting down and writing it out will help. I hope you don't think I'm being pushy, but I love ya and want to see you back on track. Lord only knows how many times you have helped me with your advice. Have a good OP day!
Well, I guess I have run the old yap long enough. For those of you I didn't address, I'm sorry, but the ol' fingers are cramping up. Hope you all have a wonderful day & I'll check back with you later!