Guten morgen everyone!
Beachgal - you are doing a FANTABULOUS job with your diet! Yay you!
Artemis - yes, there is something about ballerinas (not to mention their dance outfits!) that make most of us feel like plump, waddling little duckies, isn't there? I have a cousin-in-law who is a ballet dancer (can't remember which company she's with right now), and she is tall and thin as a beanpole, but I imagine she is drop-dead gorgeous up on the stage, in a floaty, tulle-y costume, with her looooong legs and looooong blond hair! Maybe sometime she'll dance near where we are, so I can see her.
RNMOM - well, any major change is just that - a major change, whether for better or worse. And change is scary - it's the known which is comfortable to us and makes us feel secure. Good luck on your exam!
hope you feel better - now,
don't do it again! No! put down the cookies and back away slowly!
Ruth - Feel better soon! I hope it's just passing and not staying to visit!
Schatzi - I think of you whenever a read a new report on Ophelia. I hope she doesn't do any damage there.
Mamacita - How much longer til you are done with that place forever? I hope you only gave them the absolute minimum notice? Got any sick leave?
kyemom - I cut up a whole week's worth of raw vegs at a time on Sunday night, then store them in gallon bags in the fridge. Then, for DH's lunches, I pull a selection out each night and put them into a sandwich ziplock baggy, and he takes them for snacks the next day (for me, I just grab them as I want them). Could something like that work for you? Just take a baggy or container full to work, and snack on them, and stick them in the fridge (if you have one there) or in an insulated lunchbag with an icepack when you aren't snacking? We eat them with hummus, or with a tiny bit of Uncle Dan's dip (made with Best Foods/Hellman's mayo and ff sour cream), or just plain.
Barb - good luck with jury duty!
beach bum - hope your tummy is better. I had some severe pains a few years back that I thought were an ulcer, but they weren't - it was just really severe excessive acid. They prescribed a super-strong antacid, and a month or two later I was much better. I hope it's something simple for you, too!
djett - sorry you aren't feeling well either, but I'm glad about your son! You must be glad. I think it's great that he has such an interest in puzzles. Perhaps he will be a math or science genius!
weezle - congrats on your friend's upcoming wedding - I'm sure you will be a loverly bridesmaid (bridesmatron?)! Do you have a picture or link for the dress so we can see what it is like, too? I don't get the biggest loser thing - why is that a motivation? I don't watch tv, so maybe I've got it wrong. I thought it was some reality show with people trying to lose weight, and the one who loses the most wins?
KO - no veggies? Why no real food - too sick? Hope you feel better soon.
Me - Alex did okay at daycare, although the daycare lady called at 1:30 and asked me to get him early - he wouldn't take a nap! So I picked him up around 2:30 and it still took until nearly 5 before he would go to sleep! Ornery little guy! Gee, I wonder where on earth he could have gotten that from?
DH's birthday dinner went well. The stew wasn't as thick as usual (I put in a little ww flour, but didn't dredge the meat in it as originally called for), but it was yummy anyway. And I put in a few tiny baby red potatoes, so DH was very happy indeed! We had artichokes with instant aioli (BF/Hellman's mayo with granulated garlic and lemon juice added) and an herby salad with cherry tomatoes along with the stew (and I had ww sourdough instead of potatoes). Then I made some parfaits based on the Chocolate Trifle recipe from the forum - they were yummy! DH liked it so well, he wanted seconds (he is NOT a dessert person!) and DS scrummed his down as fast as we would let him. They were small, so he got a whole one - you should have SEEN his little face light up when I brought them out! I could hear him saying "Mmmmm!" while I was in the kitchen, getting the 3rd parfait from the fridge, before he'd even had a taste. It was so cute! They did look really nice, in the small sundae glasses. I wish I'd thought to take a pic of them, so you could see them. I'll be making it again in a week or so for a family get-together, so maybe I'll take pictures then.
Not much on today - taking it easy. College classes start next Tuesday, so I'm enjoying the relaxation time while I can!