I met my cousin this am for coffee & we talked 3 hours...
Did shopping after that, thought I lost my phone in a store and finally found it (after I had Robin call me ) inside my sunglass case in my pocketbook. I had
emptied my pocketbook looking but didn't think about looking inside my sunglass
case.. No idea who got into my pocketbook and put it in that case

I tried very low carb yesterday & today and it is making a big difference in my appetite. Today I grabbed nuts before meeting my cousin and had a cheese
stick later and really wasn't starving..Getting ready to have some bean soup
I made.

I am trying to stay under 1200 but experimenting with what combinations
and foods do the best at satisfying me ... I ate 1400 calories Sunday and was starving still. Keeping exactly what I eat written down along with my appetite
is helping me see what is working the best. For me it seems to be all about protein !!!

Sloan, I've been pouring over new materials, too. I'm interested in hearing what you think. I think it's going to suit me fine.

Vickie, I hope your tune ups go well this week. Congrats on being op when you're not wanted to be. That's when it's most difficult.

Nancy, last night I put my reading glasses through the wash. What's up with us?

Maryann, welcome home.

Rhonda, how's your day? I just remembered I still have some passes to the workout pool at Splash Station (old swimming pool in Cleburne). I need to use them (if I can find them).

Biggest Loser tonight. Life is good.

Hey Sandra, I've looked over everything, and I think I'm just gonna have to dive in and give it a go. One thing I plan to do tonight is figure the new points for what I usually eat for breakfast and lunch just to see where I am. I love that the fruit and most veggies are free. I'm also gonna go through the food companion that i bought and find some foods that I would usually eat to see if there are lower point versions. I looked at bread earlier, and a couple of brands are lower in points than the others. I will try to purchase some of those foods this week. Let me know your thoughts, too.

Sloan, I jumped in, too. I bought the delux kit and an extra pro points calculator so I'll have one in my purse as well as one in the kitchen. I spent a lot of time tonight looking up pp for restaurants. I am thinking about going through the complete food guide highlighting foods I eat regularly. It's different but not too different. Someone here said "flore" and that seems about right to me.

Welcome home Maryann. I've missed you.
How's the new regime going Sloanie?

We sat down and wrote our Christmas cards last evening. Well, I say we, Mark just sits there like a typical man! We have 3 piles... mail, boy scouts and by hand.

We still have snow and ice. It's not too bad here but in Scotland, the north and east it is dreadful.

Good Morning Ladies

Going to have some kind of a storm brewing some time this afternoon,but I'm not concerned as I did my grocery shopping and don't have to go out. I'm now going to work on Leo's chest of drawers so my moving guys can bring it down to the computer/guest room. I have to move my summer clothes to another location[storage box]that I have up on the loft. Don't want to go down to the basement as I did before except to do the wash & laundry 2 x's a week.

Glad that I'm home,I heard that they had a earthquake on the tip of LI but my DD lives in the Middle of Long Island. They felt it more on the Cape near Chatham.

Thanks ladies for the welcome home, I really missed you guys also,as my DD didn't let anyone touch her computer,I didn't have the liberty to post.


SLOAN-Good luck with the new program,are they really going to change the point system?????Very interesting that fruit are free. They are full of natural sugars.Are they using the Glycemic Index?????

NANCY-How low on the carbs are you going?????Asking because I'm doing low carbing also,but I not as extreme as you are I m still eating starchy veggies,whole wheat pasta, brown rice & grains. I switched to cocktail breads for sandwiches.

JOJO-That's what I have to do is start my Christmas cards I finding that i don't have time for time now that I trying to get my bedroom ready before I go down to my DD's again and ready for surgery.


Have a great day

Good Morning Chicks! I had a good on program day yesterday and so far so good. Doctor appointment went ok. We are going to try to put the tree up today and see how Brodie does with it. I'm a little nervous.

It's snowing and Brodie is loving his first snow. He's trying to eat everything in the yard. Silly pup!

Stay safe everyone.

Maryann...

I am sorta experimenting with how carbs are affecting my appetite.
Trying to figure out the effect of which carbs and when I eat them.

It seems even if I have ww bread & fruit with my eggs in the am that I am hungrier all day.

I did really well yesterday with almost no carbs until dinner time .
Then I had 2 servings of bean soup & a fruit.

On my last physical my Dr said my fasting blood sugar is creeping up
and losing weight would help it not continue up. I wonder if that is why
the carbs make me so hungry??

Nancy, check out the PM is sent you.

Sandra, we are having all kinds of "Christmas" breakfast goodies every Tuesday here at school from now until the break. I decided to have goodies on those days and then follow the suggestions in the book about the number of points for lunch and dinner. On the other days I will follow the plan. My goal is to at least stay the same until January 1 then hit it hard. I would like to be back to goal by summer break. You would think with aprox. ten pounds to lose that this will be an easy task, but it won't. I have been fighting that same ten pounds, albeit half-heartedly, for the past year. How are you doing, so far?

Hey to the rest of you chickies, I'm at school, so I need to get off here. I'll check in later. TTFN

Sloan, so did you get the new materials? How does one calculate foods? Is there still a slider?

Vickie,
I got the materials. There is no slider. You have to get the little calculator thingie. The points are a little higher for some foods. That's why the points allowance has gone up. I get 29 daily points and 40 something weekly. I figured up my normal breakfast, and it went from 5 points to 7 points. The program basics are the same. They have just adjusted the points to make the less healthy foods higher in points and the more healthy foods have only gone up a little. I'll have to let you know more after I have been following it for awhile, but I really think it's gonna be good.

Hi there. We've been outside most of the day cleaning flowerbeds, etc..... We had a man here doing most of the work. I was mainly pulling out morning glory vines and pruning rosebushes. He honestly did almost all the hard work.

Today is my 2nd day on new program--and I'm loving it. I made spaghetti for lunch and have been snacking on bananas. (monkey in me) Tonight I may have a ham sandwich. I'm not sure yet. I'm also Day 176 sugar-free.

JoJo, we're not going to send cards this Christmas but may send cards later on. Not sure yet.

Maryann, it's good to have you home.

Vickie, I remember one year---kitten + Christmas tree = disaster. I hope Brodie gets along with your tree. I'll bet he's a little doll eating that snow. Makes me smile.

Sloan, I'm doing well. I had a ham foldover sandwich for bfast today. Cheerios tomorrow. It is taking a little getting used to learning the new points. I'm subbing the next 2 days. That will be a test but I think I'll do all right. Being sugar-free so long is helping. (so far)

Nancy, your doctor would like me at all if he's fussing you for being overweight. I hope cutting down on carbs will help you with your blood sugar.

Look at the mistake I made when I updated my profile weight.
I just noticed it today.

Start weight 150
Current weight 1148
Goal weight 130

Boy I am glad that isn't right...

I am down to 146 today !!!

One hour workout with the new trainer

Last week, my husband had the all clear from the cardiologist and was told they didn’t want to see him again for a year. Yesterday, we had a phone call that there was an irregularity on one of his blood results and he has to go back this morning. That’s all they told him! Consequently the both of us are very worried and no doubt, his B/P is sky high! Why on earth couldn’t they have told him more?