Puppies!!! Too bad she wasnt due until December and then I could come down and play with them. :lol: You are gonna fall in love with them all. Way to go Kempy with your weight training and walks. You are doing great!

Oh my god, it is actually muggy here today. Yes, it can be 50 and muggy!! :lol: :rofl: We did a walk and it was so stuffy. I have to do another after work if it isnt raining out. It is pretty dark out right now so we will have to see. Maybe I will get stuck doing the elliptical. That is fine if there is some good music blaring. It is so much easier when I can crank the stereo.

Have you guys caught the MTV show where they do the makeovers? I want a famous Face. It is so gross to watch. I dont know how I could get a tummy tuck done after watching that. YUCK!

Well, I had better get back to work. Talk to ya later.

Hi its me again

Whats is everyone making for dinner? I have no idea yet. Feel kinda lazy in that department.

Angie I did see that episode, I believe she wanted to look like Kate Winslet? I could not believe how much skin and tissue they took off. She must have been in terrible pain. I have heard of people that I know who have had C-sections and they were in pain. But with a tummy tuck they cut you from hip to hip. Yikes!!!! Anyone going to watch AI tonight? They changed it tonight because of the president last night. I am going to watch but I am just not into it like last years episode.

Kempy last night I was watching Food Finds on Food TV and they had these red beans in a can they were making like creamy kidney beans with spices. They were made one hour out of New Orleans and they looked so good. I can not remember what they were called but they came in a blue can. I love beans. I could eat them out of a can as a meal.

Check in later! Julie

Angie you don't know muggy until you have been down here in the middle of August. :lol: I have never seen that show. I am not a fan of surgery tv. It makes me sick to my stomach.

Julie was it Blue Runner beans? Those are in a blue can. I am not certain where they are made though. I have a killer red bean recipe. I am kind of famouse for them amoung my friends. It is really easy too and it takes less than an hour to cook. If you like spicy food I can give you the recipe.

I am sitting here waiting for the owner to finish w/ his massage so that I can work my legs today. Must be nice to have a massage every week.

Kempy I would love the recipe when ever you have the time to post it. I know you are really busy with work and school. Thanks :)! It really would be nice to get a massage once a week....I can't even get my husband to give me one :lol:! And yes thats the name of the beans. I have never seen them in the grocery stores around here. Well girls better start thinking about supper.
One of my little ones I think is coming down with a cold. Maybe it is just allergies, who knows? I will just give her some extra tlc and popsicles.

Julie, I watched that show too! I love the Food Channel.(almost as much as I love food. haha)

Kempy, I can only imagine how bad the humidity must be down there in the summer. How do you guys handle it? It must be about the same effect for you guys as winter is for us...a few months where noone goes out of their house. I guess there is good and bad everywhere,huh?

Julie, I am making jambalaya with baked chicken and maybe peas for a veggie. That sounds pretty good tonight. I just had a banana for a snack. Those things are so good.

Kempy, Is it strawberry season there yet? I cant wait until July for ours. I pick so many quarts and the kids freeze them and blend them up with milk and ice cubes for snacks. I am dying for some lobster too but it is so expensive right now.

Geesh, now I am craving baked beans. Maybe I will have Jay grab a can and do fat free hotdogs and baked beans for supper tomorrow night. Do you guys add brown sugar to canned baked beans? I do and it makes them so good. I need something quick for supper tomorrow night so I can get my hair done.

Angie if I am in a pinch and want calico beans but do not have the time to make them, I just take a can of baked beans a large can and add some brown sugar, mustard and ketchup and let them simmer for a while. Sounds strange but good. My mom would do this and then cut up hot dogs and put it in the beans. It was yummy. I am going to have chili tonight after all this bean talking today :lol:! Julie

FINALLY!!!! I couldnt get on this morning so I figured I would sneak in to try again now. It has stopped raining now but it turned a little windy.Holy cow Julie, We are supposed to hit 70 on Monday and Tuesday this week!!!! :cheer: YEAH!! I think it is supposed to be cloudy and rainy but at least it will be warm. If I have to sit on the deck in the rain to feel some warm air then I guess I will. haha :lol:

I cant believe I have done so well this week since I guess I was PMSing. I started my period today. I did eat 7 of the little Nestle crunch snack bars last night though but the scale went down another pound this morning so I dont feel so bad. Especially since I wanted to eat them all but guilt made me stop.

I hope everyone can log on all weekend. we are gonna need each other to get through the weekends. Well, Back to work but I wanted to make sure to check in.

Hi Girls

So far so good for today for being OP. Not to much going on. Kind of tired today my little was up at 3 a.m. And I could not fall asleep until midnight. I wish I could catch a nap today. It is beautiful outside, upper 60's and sunny. Great job on being down a pound Angie! Doesn't it feel good just to start it and get it over with? I know I always do. Well check in later girls. Everyone have a great Thursday. Julie

Hello, Hello. I have a few minutes to pop in right now. I am cooking dinner and I felt that I needed to check in with you guys. Wow, we are all staying OP. I am so proud of us. I have been too. I even took the dogs for a walk today when I got home from the gym. Yes, I went and worked out after school today. That is that first time I have done that since I started school. I felt pretty good about it once I was done. I only did weight though. But that is what I am concentrating on right now. I feel that I need to tone up right now and if weight loss come with it then so be it. That will just be the added bonus. I am thinking about shorts weather and it scares me from all of the jiggling I am doing. :D

Julie the red beans are:

2-3 cans do not drain (you could use more for a bigger family) dark red kidney beans. I use the store brands so it doesn't have to be the Blue runner kind.
1 lbs hot sausage
2 bay leaves

the rest is to your tasting:
garlic powder
Tony Chachere's http://thecajunconnection.com/tonychachere.html scroll down the page to the first container of seasoning. I don't know if you can get that where you are or not but that is what I use.


Once you have everything in the pot I bring it to a boil. Turn down heat to a slow bubble and stir frequently. I thing the key to using canned beans it that you cook them long enough so that you break them up and get them really soft. I usually cook the for about 30 min. You may have to adjust the cook time. Let me know if you make them. Of course you will serve them over rice and also with garlic bread or corn bread.

After being AWOL for a while
 

Hi ladies :wave:

It's been a while (November/December) and I went completely AWOL. I apologize. :sorry: I just hadn't touched this website since my breast reduction surgery... that's how long it's been :yikes:

If you don't mind me coming back aboard after jumping ship midthread - I would be most appreciative. I don't want to interrupt and be rude after being away such a while. (see I am working on my manners :halffull:) Life has kind of been crazier than anticipated but I am not the only one who feels that way to be sure.

Hello again to Kempy, Noelle, Angie, holly, Julie and any one else I may have missed.

:twirly: GEMonster/Summer :twirly:

Hi Kempy glad to see you could pop in. Thanks alot for posting the recipe, it sounds very good, something that my hus would like. I don't know if I can get that Tony's here but I will check next time I am at the grocery store. It sounds like you are doing so well staying OP. I just ate supper and I think, well I know I over did it with the pizza. And I also had a salad with some leftover ham from last weekend. I am glad the ham is gone, I am hammed out! Oh well got my cardio in today so I am not going to worry to much about it. I think it was emotional eating tonight....the kids are screaming, not crying but just yelling constantly. Hus had a rough day at work and I have an end of period headache. Oh well I took some tylenol and feel better all ready. Hopefully my daughter will not get up tonight at 2 or 3. Whah, that makes for an exhausting day. She has a cold and at two years old they just do not know what to do with themselves and I am sure all you mothers out there know what it is like trying to get medicine in them. Its like your giving them poison :lol:, they just don't understand its to make them feel better. Well I hope everyone has a good night. I will probally check in after the kids are in bed and it quiets down around here :). Have a great night everyone. Julie

Hey Kempy, I am so happy you got a chance to check in. We miss ya with the long weekends. Great job with the exercising. I hope we are all getting in the swing of things again. That would be so nice.

GEM, Hi. Feel free to come back, we missed you. How bad did the breast reduction surgery hurt? I would love a tummy tuck some day but I am a wuss with blodd and needles. :lol:

Julie, I know what it is like to have a 12 year old that acts like a 2 year old when having to take medicine. :rofl: I hope your daughter has a better night tonight. Get some sleep girl.

I just got my hair done. I had her highlight it alot this time so it almost looks blonde. Maybe if I get brave I will take a picture tomorrow and post it and you can all see how fat I got again.

Well, I am off to watch Survivor.

BTW all you AI fans who do you think is out tonight? I think it is going to be Jasmine or John Stevens I believe his name is?

Hey girls, my life is a whirlwind right now *insert cyclone icon here*. I had ONE OP day this week :^: ... will somebody kick my boo-tay? I believe if any one of you extends your foot out even a tiny bit it's bound to make contact since it's gotten so much larger lately :lol: ... I've been running around so much these days and it's hard to get a regular meal in. I don't think a regular breakfast of just a nonfat latte constitutes a healthy breakfast. By the time dinner rolls around I'm ready to eat the house. Today, big procrastinator that I am, I've been getting my tax returns done and finally got them in the mail this afternoon *whew*. anywho, you girls who are getting back to staying OP I salute you. Keep it going, I know the good vibes will just rub off on me and I'll get back into it. I'm just going so crazy right now--we're booking appointments over a week in advance and I need another guy just to do the daily calls. Business is booming right now and that's a good thing, I guess. CALGON, take me away!

Summer, welcome back! Jump right back in, the water's great. :wave:

Aloha to all my gals :wave:

OK, so who's going to let me in on the AI scoop? Who's out? Jas? Jon or JPL? ...Julie, don't let me down ;)