Vickie, thank you for the ;). I hear they are having Subway sandwiches. I think I can eat one of those and be all right. I will stay awayfrom the chips and dips but may have a small slice of cake. No, I better use those ;) to stay away from the cake. That would be my red light food. Thanks again for the ;). I'm going to use them.

Coco, are you liking Momentum better yet? I'm thinking of it as "Flore." Am I right?

Ouch! Trish. I feel for you and hope your pain goes away quickly. I have an older points calculator and love it. I confess it doesn't cap fiber grams at 4 so I still count as many fiber grams as the food has. I don't add any fiber fillers, so I don't think what I'm doing is too bad.

I hope all of you are feeling better. Get some sunshine or take some vitamin D.

Hi Ladies:)

Still not feeling well,I feel weak and want to sleep. Have no other symptom like sneezing or coughing.Don't have a fever either,don't really know what wrong with me.

Hope what it is goes away soon as I like to bake come cookies and want to get the house decorated before we head down to NY.



SANDRA-Thanks :thanks: for the well wishes.You're doing great shooting 60 arrows.Good luck with the tournament on Sat.I'm sure you'll be ok if you stick to the sandwiches,than the other two.


COCO-We're were having very heavy:rain: rains with winds at 40MPH this morning,which doesn't help me feel better. I was surprised that it was the latch that was causing all the dishwasher problems,glad it fixed as I got lazy with washing the dishes by hand.

PATTY-Oh my I hate :devil: tooth extractions sending you some[[[[[[[healing vibes]]]]]]]your way.I guess thats the best way is to rest.Hope you feeling better soon. I have the point calculator,when you put it on you hit the button points and you to put the calories hit enter add the total fat hit enter and than you add the fiber and it will give you the point value. Its a reg calculator also.


Have to go start supper

OH my, tootaches, colds, misery...I hope everyone feels better soon!!!

Sandra, if you wrote about last night's performance, I missed it...how did it go?

I was BAD today with my food choices, but it could have been worse, and it's over. Didn't even enjoy it very much, and that is instructive.

Have a great night!

Rhonda

Rhonda, thank you for asking about the play. We've now completed 2 of the 4 performances. Everything's going well. I'm having fun riding in the wheelchair. The man who pushes me popped a wheelie after curtain call tonight. It was a hoot. The audience cracked up when I started screaming and waving my arms.

I know what you mean about not enjoying food. Been there done that. I think you're right. We're learning. Ain't it great!

Maryann, I'm sorry you're still not feeling well. Several cast members are complaining about major headaches. I'm wondering if it's flu coming on. I hope not.

I'm heading to bed. We leave for an archery tournament around 7 am. I don't have to be at the auditorium till 6:30 tomorrow night, so we're competing in the am. After that, I'll crash all afternoon. Life is good.

Good Morning Ladies:)

Did sleep last night on count of the moon shining right into our skylite. The room was lite up like a Christmas :tree: tree.Leo says that they reported that the moon was going to be very close to the earth last night and than go back to its original position.


W-I this morning and I'm up 3 lbs,so the pounds that Sammi lost I found. Have a feeling its that stupid sodium again as I had a cup of Progresso chicken soup have to buy & keep on stock the Campbell Healthy one instead.


RHONDA-Thats normal,to slack off once in a while.Hope you get back on track. I'm trying to set up a new system by circling all non core foods with a circle,like bread,along with counting points on all{flore}and see how many I consume in a day.If its more than 4 x's I will bring it it down to 2.


SANDRA-Good Luck at the tournament I know you'll do great like you did the last time. I hope you right that it isn't the flu.,as my doctor will be disappointed in me for not taking the flu shot when I had the opportunity to take it 2 months ago.


Have a great weekend

ah, the 'flu shot. Perhaps you know that it is not totally straightforward that just everyone should have one. The virus mutates very rapidly and the vaccine for any one year is a best guess made by experts. But, the experts are only human, and last year the best guess was dead wrong. So, the people who got the shot were not really protected at all.

But, if you're elderly or a health care worker, etc. the shot is recommended over not taking the shot.

Forgive me if I'm "preaching to the choir."

Finally the sun came out here today. Toronto looks so tired when the sky is gray. It's an old city, and it shows. I ran errands this morning, and I think this is going to be the last Saturday shopping I do before Christmas. People were everywhere! I thought we were in a recession and no one was spending money. HA!

Rhonda

Hmmm.....I thought it was recommended for over 50 and those with compromised immune systems. Jim gets it every year because of his diabetes. I've been getting it every year since I got the horrible flu that lasted over two weeks. I know it's a gamble but I do it because it makes me feel like I have at least some small protection.

I'm wrapping....smokey nose and all!

Hi Everyone
ONTARGET I havent really started the new program yet. Still been doing the old. Was thinking I might wait until the first of the year. Then give the new program a shot. And yes it seems to me that the new plan is Flore. sounds like you are having a great time with your program.
BEACHBUM Sure hope you get to feeling better. Sorry about the gain. But that soup can do that. I know. It happens to me. So I have to really watch. My Mom and Dad wanted to go for Chinese today. Told them No Thank You. I Knew what would happen. The scales wouldnt be pretty Monday night. I am hoping for a maintain. Wasnt the moon pretty though. Even though it was so bright. I thought it was beautiful on the snow.
PATTYGIRL Hope you are doing ok. Hope your tooth gets to feeling better. To me if your teeth hurt or feet. You feel bad all over.
TEJAS hope you are doing ok.
VICKIE How are you. Hubby gets the flu shot. But I havent. Guess I should. But have heard of too many getting sick after they get the shot. Know my Mom got really sick after hers. So I just pop extra vitamin C. So far so good.
I need to wrap some stuff. I have a couple of things for our son. But havent gotten any other shopping done. So have to do that this week. And I need to get my Christmas cards done. I just cant seem to get with it this year.
To EVERYONE else I am thinking of you.
Hope everyone has a great day.
coco

Maryann, Curtis and I have both been told by several doctors (cardiologists and pcp) to take flu shots. I have a friend near Austin who has the flu now inspite of taking the shot, so I'm not sure how protective they are. Several people in the cast have the flu. Guess I'll find out soon if our shot will work or not. We also had to have pneumonia shots. They are good for several years, thank goodness.

Vickie, I'll bet your gifts look gorgeous. It makes me smile to think of how much time and love you put into your giftwrapping.

Coco, the new program is easy so far. I did use a lot of WPA's today, though.

Rhonda, I'm going shopping with a gf Monday. She called me yesterday to see if I'd take her. We'll be going to Applebee's for lunch. They have WW items on their menu.

The play's going well. Tonight I'm supposed to have several ex-students in the audience. Last night I had one. It was so good to see him. He used to be in plays as well as classes with me. We have been in touch via email for a few months now but this was my first time to get to see him in person in about 15 years.

We shot a tournament this morning. I used several WPA's as I snack while waiting to shoot to help me calm down. (Does that make sense?) Then we ate at Golden Corral. I did all right there, but still used a lot of pts.

Tonight I'll have a WW TV dinner before leaving for the play. My plan is to not snack when I get home. By doing this I will have 16 WPA's left for tomorrow's cast party just in case I have weak moments. Monday is my first day of the week. Whew! Am I glad I didn't use WPA's throughout the week and had them all saved for this weekend.

ah, yes, Vickie, people with compromised immune systems have been told to get the shot.

I'm hoping I suffered enough last week that my immune system is now tougher for the rest of this season :crossed:

Sandra, how did you shoot at the Tourney?

Rhonda

Hi Everyone,

Well, I was up 3 lbs this week too Maryann. I don't know if it was from eating out yesterday usually am up a lb or 2 after and also the pain pills I was on. I read they could cause a gain. I decided to go with the New Plan since I can keep track of everything online and print it. And I did pay for 3 months.

Sandra - I agree that it does seem to be very easy to follow.

Rhonda - Glad you are feeling better. I never take the flu shot. I told deceased MIL's doctor that the only time I had a flu shot was the only time I ever had the flue and that I had a terrible case of it. He said he had a doctor friend who had the same thing happen to him. So he said it was just up to me if I wanted to chance it again. I am basically healthy, but now that I am older I will have to talk to my doctor and think about it again.

Maryann -Hope you get to feeling better from last week. How's the tooth.

Coco & Vickie Hello hope all is well with you.

Y'all have a good evening & Sunday.

Good Morning Ladies:)

Have no idea why I still not feeling well,wish I could pin point whats wrong so I could tell the doctor. I don't have any symptoms except having this dull pain in my sinus area with runny nose and a slight cough that wakes me up a night.I also have the chills without a fever.Can't call it a cold,as I'm taking a cold medicine called Zicam,and it not working this time around.


Enough about me,how every one this Sunday morning???Did you get your decorations up,and some cookies baked. Thats what I like to get done,some time this week.

RHONDA- Leo has to have the flu shot along with a pneumonia shot every 5 years because of his lungs. Some of my friends that a lot older than me, get theirs every year. My doc told me that I should get one also,I told him never get the flu :crossed:I alway get bad colds that keep me bed ridden,and he has to agree, that its not the flu that I had.So what was it, thats 64 thousand dollar question.


VICKIE-Thats what I heard that people:gossip: over 50 should get the shot,but there so many strained out there,what says one type of shot would help against these.


COCO-I love :love: soup especially in the cold days of winter,but the sodium thats come with it is awful.I shouldn't be so lazy and make my home made soups :stir: again. I don't blame you,Your were right to stay away from Chinese restaurants especially around W-I day.If you made the Chinese dinner you could control the sodium intake. Yes the moon was pretty I was surprised that my Leo the camera buff wasn't outside taking pictures of it. Good Luck a tomorrow's W-I.


SANDRA-Like I told :blah:Vickie there so many strains out there,that One flu shot its not going to protect you from all of them. Two people from my singing group:gossip: got the shot & immediately got ill from the shot and they don't take it anymore. There pro & cons on any medicines[oral or by shot],if I don't have to take them I don't.

TRICA-Sorry:sorry: about your gain,its horrible when we try so hard to avoid that gain. Pain killers and restaurant foods are always the :devil:culprit. Hope you're able to flush it out with H2O.
I'm hoping that my bod not feeling well,did the damage on the scale. Heres to a better W-I next week for the both of us.


Have a wonderful Sunday

Good Morning All:

Gee, Maryann, I'm sorry to hear that you are dragging. Maybe you've got sinusitis more than anything else. I always get some complication from sinuses and Afrin nasal spray helps....so does breathing steam, like in the good 'ole days. Whatever it is, I hope it ends soon!

I haven't done any decorating, but I will this week. I haven't done any shopping except to buy DH a tie with the inuktikut (sp?) symbol on it. That's a cairn built by people in the north to point the way of the path so that you don't get lost. I bought him a little statue of an inuktikut when he joined me here in Toronto, so I thought something for the year we leave would be sweet. He did manage not to get lost these past 5 years that he's been here.

I'm going to eat modestly today and am facing a challenge tonight when we help a friend decorate her tree. She's a good cook who never spares the carbs!

I'm now off to see my former MIL in the nursing home. I usually see her every week but have stayed away while sick.

Have a great day everyone.

Rhonda


Where the heck is Donna/Tech???? :wave:

RHONDA-Thanks,It could be a sinus condition that bothering me as I still have that dull sensation in between my eyes.

QUESTION-WHEN COUNTING POINTS TO EQUAL CALORIES. HOW MANY CALORIES ARE IN A POINT??? 50 OR 60???? -- I KNOW THAT IT DEPENDS ON THE FIBERS,BUT CAN ANYONE GIVE ME A BALL PARK FIGURE.


THANKS

50 to 60 is as ballpark as I know about.

Rhonda