Morning Girls…well I am officially in the single digit two’s as of yesterday morning….I am at 209 …so the official countdown to Onederland has begun …can’t wait till I can post that scale pic showing 199 !!! I feel it is going to be sooner than later …
Did everyone have a good holiday weekend? We didn’t do too much…it was just so freakin hot out there …mid 90’s ughhhh…thankfully will only be mid 80’s here today and then only in the 70’s the rest of the week, and I will take that as I need to do some yard work this weekend…but I realize it will be short lived…Indiana Summers are always hot and humid…oh well, I guess I can look forward to Fall lol
Susie – 40 people for a cookout at your house? I would go nuts….I never have things like that at my house I am just too picky about my house I guess, especially with carpets and hardwoods, I would go nuts worrying about people and their shoes, haha …and kids being upstairs unsupervised…yeah I am better off just going to other peoples homes, haha ….GOOD JOB for you in not having any chip dip, I know that is one because one) you said you loved it, and two ) I love it too …could eat chips and French onion dip all day long.
Feels like it is going to be a long work day….ughhhhh …when is our next holiday? Oh yeah July 4th, and that seems a way off …..of course that brings its own problems…everyone in my neighborhood doing fireworks nightly for two weeks prior and two weeks after …don’t ya just love people? Haha
Okay well better get back to work…you all have a great Tuesday …
Hey Girls sounds like you all Had a Wonderful 3 day weekend both of you were sooo successful....your pds are melting away
Susie & Carri Thank you for caring about me.
Carri, remember season 2 or 3 the winner on Big Brother, Dr. Will Kirby. I check QVC todays special value & 'he' is the inventor & he's still cute as a bug go take a peek today & see his pic.
Susie, you are a cutie, you & I would be BF if we lived closer. My August bridal party left this morning. The bride has a mini-length gown from David's Bridal & needed me to design her 4 bridesmaids & flower-girls dresses. I did the dresses so they'll be wearable w 3 more styles after the wedding, they're strapless for the wedding; w removeable 2 inch shoulder straps to create a sundress look later & a removeable & reversible solid/print ruching belt for the waist-line. The girls come Thurs. for me to cut their patterns on fabric/their moc dresses before I cut/sew their gowns. The fabrics she chose are sand/chartreuse & sand/coral that I'll order after measurements.
Carri, it would be sooo nice if you lived near Susie or me....we could go do lunch or swimming, something to celebrate having 'Onederland' numbers. Nice to see you survived the Indy traffic over the weekend & made it to work again.
I gotta get back to work now. Hey our temps r dropping -10* this week into the 70's from the 80's...comfortable for me, but my garden likes the 80's.
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Yesterday was a busy day getting back to work, but things are flowing again now.
I had a little trouble last night with some BBQ chips and a Pepsi. I didn't go big binge but I did let myself eat those chips for 10 min. I tried to talk myself out of it for a hour but couldn't. I am ok and back on track today.
Carri: I didn't let 40 people into my house!! I am picky too! I kept them all in the backyard. I locked the doors to the house. If someone needed to go to the restroom they had to let me know so I could unlock the door and I locked it right back when they left the house.
My DH was giving me a rough time about it. My take was that the cookout was from 6:30-9 and most people wouldn't need to "go" as no one traveled far to get there. I only had a few who needed to go into the house and all but one of them were people with kids.
I can't believe that you are in the single digits and ONEderland is right around the corner! I'm so happy for you!! and can't wait to celebrate it with you.
Dee: The dresses you are designing sound wonderful! How are you feeling? Has some of the stress gotten better?
Mandy: How are you doing? I know you were going to be making a move..is that why we haven't heard from you?
Good afternoon or early evening Ladies ….not much going on here, beautiful weather we are having ( like Susie’s and Dee’s I bet ) …low to mid 70’s and a cool breeze, just perfect …shows us only in the lows 80’s all thru next weekend …my perfect weather.
Have gotten a couple of pieces of bad news recently …first my Grandma ( maternal ) was diagnosed with breast cancer yesterday…she is 82…she took it real well my Mom said…she just looked at the doc and said “damn it” matter of factly and then went on about her business, but that’s my Grandma, she is the rock for all of us , the monarch of the family, the one we all go to with questions and problems…she said she is not sad about it…they are going to take it out next week ( the lump ) and then test her lymph nodes at the same time…so we shall see…
Also found out today that my Aunts best friend who is 45 had three heart attacks this last weekend , she is completely blocked and has to have open heart surgery…she was never over weight but has smoked since she was a teen so I suppose that has something to do with it, who knows…so I am praying for her and my Grandma to come thru all right. My Aunt is on a flight right now from CO to come to IN to be with both of them.
Not trying to be the Debbie downer, haha, just sharing my news and what is on my mind.
Dee – yes it would be nice if we all lived closer because I am gonna celebrate BIG TIME when I hit Onederland !! I did go on and check out Dr Kirby on QVC ( as I love QVC ), he does still look really good…did he ever marry? Lol
Susie – You locked them out of the house? Haha, they made me laugh because I would do the same thing. But glad you all had a good time.
Thanks, I am so excited to be in the single digits …next goal under 205…then after that 199 !!! Of course you are never safe until like 197 with body fluctuation and all …
Hi to everybody else, have a great evening ….I can’t wait to get home for dinner we are having spaghetti ( low carb pasta ) with my favorite meat and mushroom sauce….and hey I might even melt some mozzarella on it if I am feeling crazy….
Carri so sorry to hear about your grammy & your friend, we'll put them in our prayers tonight. I love your grammy's spirit It's a lot of heartache seeing those we love sick, but God does need more Angels w him & we have to go if he sends for us. That's what I tell my grandbabes when a baby/child or adult dies & they r sad/confused.
Please Confide or Vent to us here...Whenever you want to, cause we Care & holding stuff inside isn't healthy, we r here for you.
Susie Thanks for making me laugh w locking your doors; you made me feel normal. We have a camping porta-potty in a changing room (we have a pool-toy storeage shed I decorate like a cute powder-room during the summer, no dripping chlorine swim-suits walking through my home allowed by hot-tubbers/swimmers) & I tell the kids to go potty there too. With my sewing studio & catering business, I'd escort the adults just like you did inside (people r curious by nature).
Hmm, I never feel stressed, I'm just a busy girl like you r Susie. I sleep for 5 hr, w so much to b done M-F, w my 2 businesses & I only do volunteer work on 1 day for 3 hrs. I stop work @ 5pm when dh gets home & I'm a wife until he leaves for work @ 6am. Dh does get mad if he wakes up @ night & I'm not in bed & he finds me working in my sew. studio/kitchen @ work/or my office (I'm not a slacker, I do A+ work) Weekends are our playtime unless I have a client that needs me on Sat. I just need to fit 14 work hrs into a 10 hr work day
Mandy, Cassie, Liz, Mel, Arabella
Ok I'm watching So You Think You Can Dance right now & dh just brought me a big hunk of homemade German choc. cake w Edy's butter-pecan ice cream (I cut the layers in half/6 moist layers & then frost between, I love coconut/pecan frosting) Gotta EAT now.
I noticed that Hells Kitchen and Master Chef start back this coming Monday...I am so excited, I love both of those shows and they will be on back to back every Monday, yay !!! Its hard in the Summer to find things to watch since the prime time shows are all repeats now...I also saw that Storage Wars starts back all new next week too, yay again.
Speaking of tv anybody been watching Hatfield and McCoys on the history channel ? We have dvr'd all of them ( so please no spoilers lol ) and are gonna watch a couple tomorrow night with some pizza ...
Dee - thanks for putting my Grandma and friend in your prayer list, every bit helps. And yes I will vent here if I need to, I am a pretty vocal gal by nature, haha thanks
I had a fun night at the Y last night. I did a strength workout and also did the rowing machine(for the 1st time) for 10 min.
Tonight is TOPS night...I have no idea what to expect on the scales. I think the same or down a little or up a little. I have had 3 rootbeers in the past week and that can add up.
Carri; I know you are lovin' this weather! I was cold when I stepped outside this morning.
I'm so sorry to hear about your Grandma and I think that I would have said the same thing she said! and it made me laugh! I will keep her in my prayers as well as your Aunt's friend and your family. It affects all of you.
How was your pasta last night? Oh,..and I saw the post that you were wanting a taco salad soon....watch that girl!
Dee: I received your email. Thank you for sending the info. I am trying not to think about that homemade German choc. cake w Edy's butter-pecan ice cream!
Do you plan the calories in your daily amount so that you stay in your range and that way you don't gain?
I wanted to share something I heard on the radio yesterday. The DJ said that he was reading something about food and when does it "tell" or "show" up on your body and the scales.
Most people answered that it would show up in about 24 hours. Well..think again...3 hrs after you eat something the fat from it will show up on your body! Something to think about before eating something other than for fuel for the body.
Hi Chick's I'm on a snack-break. I'm craving more German choc. cake, so I took a break to stop-that feeling by eating some protein (7 almonds w a small banana w ice tea). I'm over my cake craving now I follow 3 things Bob Harper/BL always does 1. Eat protein w every meal. 2. Eat something that's natural/un-processed (veggie or fruit) w every meal. 3. Drink 1 full 8 oz. water 'before' eating a meal to trick your belly into feeling full sooner.
Carri TY for reminding me about 'Hells Kitchen and Master Chef', me & dh watch lots of PBS & I enjoy all the cooking shows on CreateTV; it's cute seeing Joe from M.C. cook w his mom Lidia. Me & dh would love to eat @ some the chef's restaraunts. The MC contestants r so creative w their challenges.
We have a tv antenna again; no dish/satellite/cable tv anymore; dh feels what's the point of renting to to see 50+ channels, when our (owned/bought $100)/tv-antenna; gets: 3 Fox networks, 3 abc, 4 cbs, 2 Chicago stations, 1 nbc, 5 PBS, history channel, weather channel, 2 foreign channels w sub-titles, 3 Christian tv w family shows from the 1950's-1990's, 3 music video channels 1960-1980,Oldies-Cool TV-TCN, + more the scanner always shows 35-40 clear signal tv-channels. But when I'm away from home I check-out my fav's that we had w our satellite-tv.
I'm in the mood to go out dancing & listen to kareoke & try a new drink Sat. night, but dh plans to go fishing w the guys all day The local free summer concerts/comedy acts/talent shows begin next week, so relaxing & enjoyable @ the parks, soo many talented & brave people. Dh plays 3 instruments so he enjoys going, & a awesome singing voice too; I have no talent.
Susie, I only plan my meals in the winter. Spring/summer/fall has so much fresh foods that I know when I eat silly-bad foods, that my healthy foods will off-set my silly-bad eating (desserts, high carbs). Plus it's warm & busy so it's easy to burn-off the calories/fat just having fun outdoors. Whether I gain or loose a few pounds, my clothes will still fit me, summer is too short to diet & skip food I like. Thank You for the 10 minute plan that you used when you ate your chips, I'll implement that step when I eat silly-bad foods, that leap into my mouth, when I'm too tired to walk away from temptation.
Dh is grilling him bbq pork chops/potatos/buttermilk biscuits & I'm having a spaghetti salad w grilled, sliced rib-eye in it. He grills 2 nights weekly all summer my time-off.
Morning everyone ...and as Susie said I am LOVING this weather !!!! Gonna be only 64 here today...that seems so crazy for June 1st but then we have had such crazy weather lately what with the spring like Winter that nothing surprises me...and I will certainly take it knowing that 90 degrees and humidity are probably right around the corner.
Dee - OMG that spaghetti salad with the grilled ribeye sounds SO GOOD ...you have to PM me the recipe, sounds like something I would love.
You are right about all the fresh foods available right now, the farmers market here opened up last weekend so now I can go there every weekend and get all kinds of fresh veggies and fruits, even farm fresh eggs and chicken.
Susie - I do have taco salad alot but I dont use any tortilla chips just put it on a bed of lettuce, plus I measure everything out and it is pretty low calorie, make it with really lean ground turkey...tastes like I am having something so bad for me but its not...try it sometime
Tonight dh and I are gonna get a papa murphys pizza ( they have low calorie thin crust pizzas that I really like ) and catch up on the DVR, probably the Hatfields and McCoys....sounds like a nice lazy evening to me....and then tomorrow morning we will get up and mulch all the beds and put in our flowers since it will be nice and cool ...Carri doesn't like to sweat...haha
I was very disappointed at TOPS last night as I had a 1 lb gain.
I will say that maybe half of it was due to soda that I had last week (I had 3 total). Soda always puts weight on me but I thought I was moving enough to get it off. Also the antibodic always seems to make me gain weight. I heard Bob say something about that one time on the BL. There was a contest he was worried about because they were on a antibodic and he thought they might be up that week.
Oh well...moving on...NO soda for me this week. That pound and then some as to come off so I can have a least a 5 lb loss this month (5lbs is my goal to hit every month..if it ends up being more than YEAH!)
Carri: We DVR'd the Hatfields and McCoys too and plan on watching them this weekend. I don't know if you noticed on my FB page but "McCoy" is my maiden name and I am from THAT clan of McCoy's. We have traced it back to my great-great grandpa.
Dee: I wish I could go with you to go out dancing & listen to kareoke & try a new drink Sat. night! That all sounds like my type of thing to do.
I sing a bit and have won some kareoke contests before.
We have quite a few local free shows in our town too and they start June 22 and we try to go. Also we sometimes drive up the The Greene which is about 20 min from us on Friday and Saturday nights and listen to the free music there on the square. It's just a fun way to spend a evening.
I like your craving killer trick and will be using it for cravings and for every day eating.
Last night at TOPS we had a round robin where everyone brought in a good for you "tibit". One lady found some information that those of us who are not in a active daily job or one that we are on our feet alot should get up at least a couple times a hour and stand for 60 seconds (if not more). Doing so helps to burn more calories and also helps to lower chances of colon cancer and other cancers.
She found the information in Reader's Digest and it said that research shows that those who stand more during the day keep their weight off easier and have lower cancer rates.
I know I'm at my desk for hours without getting up so I'm going to make this a goal if June to out a good habit into my daily life..another with the eating plan that you state below.
Ok..got to get back to work..and i think I will walk down to the break room and get a nice glass of cold water.....
2 of my little babes r here this weekend....They're watching Christmas dvd's today it's rained for 2 days now....Everything is bright green & pretty & the air smells so fresh & pretty.....
Susie, I would Luv it if we could go out tomorrow night We'll put that on our list, when we get together. I had 2 yr of high school glee club (2nd soprano) & never sang lead, or in church choir I've never done a solo, I'm shy, just a harmony girl. I'd Luv hearing you sing a duet w my dh, you both have 'powerful voices' dh tries to get me to sing kareoke but I'm shy & scared of messing-up & getting laughed at. Did your chef leave you & dh yet? It's gotta be lonely without her. Are you related to Neal McCoy the country singer
Carri, here's the spaghetti salad recipe, just add whatever protein you like to it, the cheese is protein but when I add steak to it, I'm eating it as a complete meal.
Spaghetti Salad:
cooked spaghetti, drained & cold (1# uncooked makes about 8 servings, I Luv it & so I cook 1/2# for myself to eat for a few meals & snacks over 2 days, it's low-fat/low-sodium/low-cal & guilt-free)
black olives
chopped tomatos or grape tomatos
green peppers, or your fav
chopped or sliced mild red onions
any veggies that taste yummy, more veggies = healthy, healthy
mozzarella cheese
8 oz. or (4 oz. with 1/2# spaghetti) Italian fat-free or low-sodium dressing, or Zesty Italian dressing
pepperoni, hard salami, chicken breast or sliced grilled steak (optional)
Toss together & chill if desired before eating & enjoy!
I like to have cold pasta salads ready to eat to fill my carb-needs for energy during the hot weather months. Otherwise my energy is gone & I'll just want to b inside w the AC on & I'll feel sluggish. Sooo I eat what my body needs to give me energy & I always feel good all summer It's also a fav pasta salad of my customers
Weekend question to SPILL: What r your 7 fav paid ticket music concerts you've gone to, when they gave 110% of their talent to the audience.
Mine are: 'Willy Nelson', 'Boots & Dunn', 'Uncle Kracker', 'The Eagles', 'Barenaked Ladies', 'Madonna' & 'Carlos Santana'.
I gotta go make whipped-cream for our strawberry shortcake snack for us now, then go read a bedtime story to the kids. Have a fun weekend w your dh's & gardening girls
Hey ladies. I'm here, this week has been CRAZY. dropped the water weight, it was mainly TOM but have been 239.6 for the last 4 days GRR. I want the scale to moooovveee. Also I think my BF is hitting a plateau. He got down to 229 but then ordered pizza which sent us both o a tailspin and has been at 230 or above since and not gone down. So trying to figure out why he isn't moving. He's been losing steadily for 45 lbs so I am wondering if he has just hit a plateau. There are so many things it could be.
Went to the starlight parade last night and it definitely confirmed that I think I am slightly lactose intolerant. Had frozen yogurt and about 2 hrs later I felt kinda sick while watching the parade...which COULD have been a number of things but I find it odd that usually everytime I have straight dairy (besides a half cup of greek yogurt) or have too much dairy I get a little sick :\ Yesterday was a long day. BF decided it was the first day he was going to go to the gym then I had my last day of training for our local crisis lines. After that we walked around the mall in PDX for a bit and had some dinner and frozen yogurt before the parade. Woke up at 5:30 am and got home at 11. By the end of it my feet were KILLIN me .I went straight to bed when we got home but didn't get out of bed til laround 9:20 ish this morning LOL I was exhausted. My feet were KILLING me too, my old tennis I worked out in broke and the ones I have aren't the best :\ Anyway. Off to relax a bit before wedo todays errands!
This weekend was LONG for me. I had so much to do around the house and so many places to be. I just put the last load of laundry in and I'm exhausted and tomorrow is Monday. *sigh*.
I'm going to get bed early tonight. I know that I'm tired because my throat has the raw feeling. I had mono about 20 years ago and when I get overtired my throat gets this raw feeling. That tells me I have over done it.
Dreamer: I have a tad of lactose intolerence as well. The greek yogurt doesn't bother me but then again I eat it with a fiber bar.
I hope you are able to get better shoes soon...when my feet hurt everything hurts!
Dee: Yes, our chef is gone..or at least done cooking. She is here until July but I gave her the month off with pay for June so that she could finish up school and get ready to leave for Mexcio without the stress of cooking as well. I will miss her for so many reasons. Our meals were amazing. I always say we "dined" with her cooking for us..it was much more than eating. Also she is a family friend and I will miss her for the year she is gone.
I wrote your Spaghetti Salad down and put it in my receipie book. That is a good thing to have when DH grills hamburgers and I need something to eat! and he can eat it with the hamburgers.
You asked about the 7 concerts: Annie Lenox with Sting, Rick Springfield, Cheryl Crowe, Andrea Bocelli, Eagles, Pat Benatar, Mary J. Blige
Morning Girls...weigh in showed me at 1 pd down this week , not exactly what I wanted but I guess it's because last week I lost 3 out of nowhere when normally I only lose 2 ...but it now has me at 30 pds gone !!!!
Now on to the next 30
Dee - thanks for the recipe, it does sound good, and I LOVE pasta ...although with my diabetes I do have to watch my intake of it, I normally eat a low carb kind I get at Kroger or a high fiber kind.
Dreamer - I am VERY lactose intolerant, and have been since birth...but I have never gotten a sick feeling from it....and frozen yogurt normally doesn't do it to me...I can't drink any milk, or have ice cream, and sour cream kills me...the symptoms are normally severe diareah, stomach cramping, and gas...and it's bad....doesn't sound like that is what you have. And be thankful, after dealing with this my whole life I wouldn't wish it on anybody...I miss my milk
Susie - not good when you are starting off from the weekend already tired, haha ...hope you got some good rest last night ....
Um concerts huh, I haven't been to too many, don't think I have even been to seven of them...my dh normally goes to them, has been to hundreds, but I normally stay home, haha .....my first concert was back in the 90's and it was the Cranberries, remember them? THey were very popular back then...my most recent one was The Black Keys, which was great ...I have been to quite a few shows of our local bands though ....I am jealous of Dee as I would LOVE to go to a Madonna concert.
Well have a great day all !!!!! HOpefully this week flies by and we will be back around at another weekend
Morning Girls …so yesterday I get off at noon ( dh was off too ) and I decide that I REALLY have a taste for McDonalds …I haven’t eaten out like that in a LONG time and I thought I would treat myself …I got the double cheeseburger meal ( large ) with Coke….my stomach and body were NOT happy with me after …I had to stay pretty close to my bathroom the rest of the day ( TMI right ?? ) …I guess since I never have anything fried or that greasy ( or soda for that matter ) anymore, my body was just like “excuse me? We don’t eat like this !” hahaha
And then for round two, I went to bed and had HORRIBLE heart burn all night, which I never have ….guess I should also say I had homemade ( well homemade from the box haha ) upside down pineapple cake ( go ahead and say “mmmmmm” in your head cause it was good ) …so I think all that sugar probably caused the heart burn fiasco …so I didn’t sleep well and I feel majorly bloated today….needless to say I am tired and somewhat cranky…it tasted so good going down but not so good when I was burping up later
Now on to a nice clean day, starting fresh …what I will give myself a pat on the back for is that normally the old me would turn that one day in to
several days or a week of eating like crap, but since I have started this back in Feb I have had a different mindset and am completely able to have the one day or meal and go right back on the next day, so NSV for me
And needless to say I won’t be stepping on the scale until Sat or Sunday …if I see weight bloat from this ( which surely I will due to all the sodium and fat ), it will just depress me …best to just stay away knowing it will be gone in a few days.
So enough about me, feel like I am babbling this morning….how are the rest of you?
Anyone watch Hells Kitchen and Master Chef season premiere’s last night? They were good, apparently they come on again tonight, like part two, but not sure, gonna have to check the guide.
sounds like you all Had a Wonderful 3 day weekend 
both of you were sooo successful....your pds are melting away 
Thank you for caring about me.
go take a peek today & see his pic. 
numbers. Nice to see you survived the Indy traffic over the weekend & made it to work again.
from the 80's...comfortable for me, but my garden likes the 80's.
It's a lot of heartache seeing those we love sick, but God does need more Angels w him 
& we have to go if he sends for us. That's what I tell my grandbabes when a baby/child or adult dies & they r sad/confused. 
you want to, cause we Care & holding stuff inside isn't healthy, we r here for you. 
(I cut the layers in half/6 moist layers & then frost between, I love coconut/pecan frosting) Gotta EAT now.
into my mouth, when I'm too tired to walk away 
Gonna be only 64 here today...that seems so crazy for June 1st but then we have had such crazy weather lately what with the spring like Winter that nothing surprises me...and I will certainly take it knowing that 90 degrees and humidity are probably right around the corner.
We'll put that on our list, when we get together. I had 2 yr of high school glee club (2nd soprano) & never sang lead, or in church choir I've never done a solo, I'm shy, just a harmony girl. I'd Luv hearing you sing a duet w my dh, you both have 'powerful voices' 
It's also a fav pasta salad of my customers 
