[Solly]

Hope everyone had a wonderful TG. Ours was fine, nothing exciting. Not one of my favorite holidays. DH & I hit WAlMart at 5:30 on Friday. Went after some movies and a digital picture frame. All they had was the frame. Then we went to the furniture store and bought new family room furniture. I had picked it out awhile back but they had 20% off until 9:00 so we were there by 6:00. Didn't actually save any money, as we bought another chair but I would have never bought it w/o the discount. Then I met my girls at 7:00 and we shopped until 5:00 that night. I was beat to say the least.

Got a lot done and everything is wrapped and under the tree. Have a few small things to do around the house before our party this weekend. I will be off Thursday and Friday so that will be a big help.

Toni, you should be sick of turkey be now. I actually have a breast in the freezer which I plan to fix here this week.

Meowee, you need just to take some "me" time. No one else will do it for you.

Got to run. we have 2 bids going in today and it is getting crazy. Have a great week.

[Toni48]

Boy I'm beat the shopping trip was great and I had a good time.

Solly- We had soup tonight but I'm putting it in containers for the freezer tomorrow. Just a little left. Glad we like turkey....

[meowee]

Hi . . .

Almost finished with the wrapping -- hope to get the things that have to be shipped to the post office tomorrow.

Even though we are still having unseasonably mild weather I'm still starting to get the almost overpowering urge to BAKE that hits me every year. Wouldn't be too bad if it didn't seem to come with a companion urge to EAT.

Have a good day . . . . . . and he makes me think "carrot cake" today

[ATSBeautiful]

Hi Guys
I'm going on the yeast connection diet next Tuesday. My Doc really picked a heck of a time of year. LOL. Merry Xmas to me !! Can I join in with you all? I really need the support....No one in my home is happy about it.....I'm the head cook.LOL
Hope you all have a good night

Blessings
Mary

[Toni48]

Mary, Good to have you here. Sorry we're awfully slow this time of year. But hang in here. You can do it and make good healthy meals for your family.

[meowee]

Hi there everybody . . . . . . and a big to our newest member.

[Toni48]

Howdy hope everyone is doing fine. Not much going on at my place. Did some Christmas shopping. Think I'm done now.

[ATSBeautiful]

Thanks for the warm welcome !!!

I have to be honest & say ALL I want to eat is sweets...... now that doc says no way. Does everyone feel that way? It's on my mind constantly. In my family sweets are used as a "cure"/celebration. Depressed...eat cake, Happy..have a truffle...etc. It's been that way for as long as I've been alive and ashamedly I still eat sweets uncontrolably. Sorry for whining but I'm angry at the state I've put my body through & that there will be no Godiva this Christmas.

Well ,tuesday is approaching fast and I'm kind of excited in a very remote way. LOL I've heard the "side affect" of following the yeast connection cookbook is great weightloss and tons of energy.(After the Candida Cleanse) Yahooo!!!!

Blessings to You All,
Mary

[Toni48]

Hi Mary; Hope you can get off sweets. Maybe take 1 day at a time and see how you do with none. Sometimes I have to take an hour at a time to get me off the bad stuff. Sugar, white flour, white potatoes, white rice. It takes a couple of weeks to get out of your system but you'll feel so much better. You can do it!!!! Try fruits, veggies and whole grains along with lean meats.

[Toni48]

Been a nice Sat. Kind of lazy. I put a roast in the crockpot so we had that for dinner. Wish I had some salad stuff in this house. Will have to go to the store Monday and get some lettuce and stuff. The weather man is trying to say we'll get snow next week...

[meowee]

[Solly]

Hi ladies,

It's been a whirlwind weekend and I am glad it's over. We baked all day Sunday. Didn't do to do bad on the sampling of things.
I went to the gym last night and then again at 5:30 this morning. I like going in the mornings if I can get my lazy butt out of bed.

Pretty much done with shopping. I still have stocking stuff to buy. DH & I are not exchanging gifts since we are going to St Marteen in Jan. Of course I will have 1 or 2 things for him and a stocking.
Everything is wrapped and under the tree so I am hoping for some R&R until Christmas week. We do have to shop for our angel tree child, but that is always fun.

Toni, now don't you be taling snow. It is raining cats and dogs here today. Caling for 2-3 inches of rain. But it is 56 so it will remain rain. Thank goodness.

Meowee, sounds like you are caught up with your shopping and wrapping. Good for you.

Mary, Welcome to our group. Someone asked me once if I really wanted to lose wt or did I want to eat and drink? Sometimes you have to ask yourself which is more important and make that choice. Be prepared with your meals and when you go out. Plan ahead. You can do it, it takes a few days to get over the sugar cravings. Good luck.

Got to run. I still have tons of work to do. Have a great day

[meowee]

My back is feeling about 80% functional this morning and the really strange weather continues. After sunshine and a high of -9 yesterday; today we are supposed to get +13 and bunches of rain and wind (that's 16F yesterday and 55F today). The heaps of snow that were around yesterday have pretty much disappered again.

Nothing big in my plans . . . still have a little wrapping to do (local stuff) and will continue my reading and back resting that's been the story of my life for most of the week. Still taking the Robaxicet, of course. The added muscle relaxant in it really does seem to help.

Have a good day . . .

[Toni48]

I'm doing horrible and its hard to come here and post. Don't look like I'll do better till after the holidays are over. I just haven't got the will right now. Making taco salad for dinner without the shell....

[meowee]

Hi there . . .

Well after melting all the snow, the warmth decided to leave again and the constant rain turned to that most dreadful of the winter dreadfuls -- freezing rain -- which continued all night. Nothing is moving very far or very fast around the Maritimes this morning.

Hey, at least I still have power and heat which is not true for everywhere in the Province.

Try to have a good day everybody . . .