It ended up snowing today after all, and we have another day off tomorrow.:dancer: DD and I spent the day with my sister and neice having a pajama party. We played games and watched an old Judy Garland movie: Meet Me in St Louis. What a nice day!

Maryann, I'm glad you're making friends in your group, but sorry that your dinner date might be cancelled tomorrow. I know your house must be quiet, but you can always talk to Leo as much as you want. Hang in there and stay warm :flame:

Sandra, congrats on impressing your doc. That's not always easy to do! I love your comment about your hat. I am laughing just picturing it :jeno:

Rhonda, congrats on drinking your water! I'm still not there, yet. All I want is :coffee2:

Paula, I'm glad you are sounding better. Making a plan is the first step, congrats:yay:

Hey Vickie, :snow4: I'm thinkin' of ya!

Stay cozy, y'all!

Sloan, looks like I'll have to wait till next winter to get a hat.:joker::hat::chef::twirly::wizard::drill:
:broc::coach::bike2::shocksn::hohoho::brr::luck2yo u::witch::witch2:

I don't think any of these will go with my new coat. :dunno:

Sandra, maybe you could open a pizzaria! The tam could be the start of something big!

LJ, I have been here for about 18 months, and I have never seen a negative comment. Come on back! We'll be nice to you, I promise!

L J

WELCOME BACK:grouphug::welcome::welcome::welcome:

I read the forum everyday but only post about once a week.

I am sorta doing a Sonoma Diet & Core Diet combo.

This group is great for moral support and encouragement
so I'm glad you are here...

Nancy

Sloanie...I didn't mean this board, God no!! .. I meant Weight Watcher board. This board is GREAT with great people. Thank you for the welcome....can't wait to be part of this group again.

Thank you Nancy...your "welcome" meant a lot.
I'll be back later to read, and perhaps post.

Welcome back LJ! Jump right in. Glad your health is well -- eating healthing is always a good thing, but after breast cancer I do think its imperative. My sister dealt with this over the past year and is also doing well. Thank GOD.

Nancy -- HI! Hope your holidays were well.

I'm doing much better now that I feel like I'm in control. I've been weighing myself but want to wait to log it officially. I want to get back to where I was before Christmas - I know it silly but its a mental thing for me. :)

Did I mention here my new plain yogurt trick??? Did you know if you take fat free plain yogurt and strain it overnight it ends up this yummy thickness? Its much cheaper than greek yogurt (as I buy the big container for less than $2) and I think its thicker! Great with some sweetner and lemon juice. Thats my tip for the day....

Have a good day.

I have a few spare moments...
BlessedWithSarah....Thank you for your "welcome back"
Love your yogurt tip for the day. I will try that. Yes indeed Greek plain/ff is good but, expensive.
I am going to search the recipes for the Smothered Barley Chicken (I think that's the name) I think back when Vickie posted it....wish me luck.
That sure sounds good about now.

Planning tonights dinner....Shrimp Fried Rice...jumbo shrimp, peas and carrots. I'll measure out a cup for me and see if I am satisfied after that, and I'll most likely have mine with Barley instead of Brown Rice, not sure yet.
Never tried it that way. This way if I have one of the 1 day options I don't have to count it tonight :D

:welcome2: back, LJ.

I haven't got much to chat about today. I went to aquafit and right now am breathing in the chemicals being used to clean our tile and ceramic floors. We would do it on the coldest day so far: 17 F. We can't open enough windows for ventilation without freezing!

I'll be taking the doggie for a walk if it gets up to freezing. But, most of the day will be spent sorting stuff.

Oh, my dinner party for the neighbors went off very well. We're planning another party next week for the neighbors on the south side. Then, we plan to do two more for neighbors across the street.

I hope you all have a good day...drink water, Sloan!

Rhonda

Hi Ladies

Spend all my morning and the first 1/2 of the afternoon trying to use my text edit to type a letter to my insurance company.what took me so long was I needed more ink in my printer and than trying to install the cartilages was another think I guess you know by now that I"M NOT COMPUTER SAAVY.

Didn't eat a thing today having all this to contend with.I snacked on a pc of ham & cheese. Hopefully tomorrow the scale will be down. Going to my friends house this evening for dinner. Snow came and went.


LJ:welcome: to the thread you find the gals here fantastic & caring woman. I just lost my DH to lung cancer this past November and with this thread I wouldn't have pulled though. Happy to hear that you beat the cancer and now in remission.I like Nancy I ditched the diets and count calories with portion control & low carbing combo.


SANDRA:thanks: I couldn't believe that I haven't been to the eye doctor that long.It won't happen again as now I'm getting cataracts,and have to take care of myself. The Ledger is going back to my bookkeeping days.


SLOANThe dinner is on,she just called and made room for me to park in front of her house.Its funny how you meet people and she has so much in common with me.Hope to keep this friendship. Yes it every quite in the house,so I keep the radio or tv on to hear a human voice,but I will survive.

PAULAGlad that your doing better with portions.I weigh myself everyday but than total up amount to get a average w-i.


RHONDAThat's wonderful that you met the neighbors and socializing with them. That's half the battle when moving to a new state.


Have to get ready,have a great evening

Hi chickies, I had a busy day planned for cleaning and laundry, but before I could get started, my mother called and asked me to come help her around her house. My sister, neice, dd, and I spent about 5 or 6 hours cleaning, sorting, and carrying out bags of trash. Eventhough we were working, we had a good time being together, and my mom was very appreciative. I'm glad we could help, but my messy house is still here! Oh well, tomorrow is another day. I have been off the wagon a couple of times over the last two days, but not too bad. I probably won't lose this week, but I don't think I will gain either. I'm not giving up! I have to get this weight off. I felt so much better about myself when I was at 130 :( I have been trying to cook and make recipes that dd and I will both eat, so that helps.

Rhonda, I am going to get a glass of water right now! It sounds like you are being a super host! When can we come?

Maryann, I'm glad you are having dinner with your friend tonight. Have fun!

Paula, do you just eat the yogurt or do you use it in recipes?

LJ, your dinner sounds good! I think you are off to a good start.

Hi everyone,
Tomorrow is my first weigh in already. I have checked my weight on my own scale and it is up and down so I'll see where I really am in the morning. I was wondering about this my sign up for WW was last Saturday so does that technically mean I could go to any meeting before this Saturday and have it count for the weekly weigh-in? Thanks

:welcome: LJ. I have to tell you I almost panicked and was looking to see if I'd said something negative. Ya'll give me a :kick: if I ever do. I wouldn't want to offend anyone.

I'll be back later. I'm just in from subbing and need to get something done around here.

Jeanies, I can't answer your question. I don't go to meetings.

Sloan, you can come to dinner anytime. You don't even have to phone first, just show up!

Maryann, I hope you've enjoyed your dinner with your friend. I know what you mean about having the radio or TV on. I think that I might have mentioned to you that I found classical music to be very soothing to my long ago grief. I don't know a lot about classical music, but I didn't have to be. It just helped.

Did you all hear that some nutritionists have published a study saying that many posted calorie counts on restaurant foods are at least 100 calories LESS that what is on the plate? Who's surprised?

I'm headed for bed early tonight, and off to aquafit again in the morning.

Rhonda