Thanks for the recipe, which I'll definitely make. Black beans are way up there on the good-for-you list! I've made a similar thing without the broth and served with brown rice and more salsa on the side.

That DVD sounds great, too. I'll have to see if we've got it at our WW...

K, now I really am going. To get another cup of coffee and then put on my work hat.

Absolutely brilliant idea, and an amazing way for me to settle into this whole diet and fitness thing. My plan for the next day is to:

1. Always walk up stairs
2. Give up desert.

Good Morning All Royal Members of the Court!

How is everyone?
Singing is a brillant way to get beyond the food intake !! I love that idea!
Even if I have to be mentally singing....

Music is such a gift --even if you really cannot sing or play, its still such a language all its own.

Welcome Fitaitch! Pull up a throne and tell us more about yourself! If you alredy have and I missed it, my apologies!

Yes, the dressing room blues....no matter where the dressing room is, it sure
can be an eyeopener.....
especially when its something from your own closet that used to fit.

BUT.... WE CAN DO THIS!!!

I bought a box of fiber cereal to stir into my yogurt.... used to work.... will try it again.... seems as though I am in continual HUNGER Mode... I have my own ideas why but am convinced I can get past this and I WILL>>>>>>>

( hint, hint, could it be sugar, hot flashes and changing jobs recently.... ( although the job change was really a good thing!).......................

YES>>>> Climbing stairs is a good thing....

especially if you can do more than one flight at a time....
(I work on the 2nd floor nowadays!)

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We all need to read this one over and over until it becomes part of who we are!


HOW TO STAY YOUNG

1. Try everything twice. On Madams tombstone (of Whelan's and Madam) she said she wanted this epitaph: Tried everything twice...loved it both times!

2. Keep only cheerful friends.
The grouches pull you down. (keep this in mind if you are one of those grouches

3. Keep learning: Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain get idle. "An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's!

4. Enjoy the simple things.

5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath. And if you have a friend who makes you laugh, spend lots and lots of time with HIM/HER.


6. The tears happen: Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. LIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love: Whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county, to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.


10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity. I love you, my special friend.


11. Forgive now those who made you cry. You might not get a second time.

And if you don't send this to at least 4 people - who cares? But do share this with someone.

Lost time can never be found

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Thought of the day :

"It is common sense to take a method and try it;
if it fails, admit it frankly and try another.
But above all, try something." Franklin D. Roosevelt


Question of the day :

"Would you consider yourself "handy" or do you have the repairman's number
on speeddial?"

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PS--- got back on caffeine.... remembered why I cut myself back.... Sleeping better again!


KETTLE IS ON!~

Hello girls its been awhile sounds like your all doing well. Your always a fresh of breath air when I get on here. So motivated it gives me a bit of strengh. I tried to catch up by reading back a bit. I am still working on taking off this wt. I have a goal to meet and I'd better get back on track. This week the scale says a couple lb. gain. I was a bit discouraged but it could be the pasta I have fed myself the last couple of days and of course Italian bread. At least I know my mistakes and that counts for something I guess. At any rate I am working on getting off this wt. Today I am going to start my weekend with a good attitude and work on making healthy choices. My daughter is getting married next June so I want to look good for that. There has been too many social events lately that seem to get the best of me. I need to be stronger and know enough to watch my intakes. I am back into jounaling my cals. Well talk to you all soon have a great day!

welcome fitaitch, and good to see you again, cacmsc!
still have been feeling kind of yucky, so haven't been around too much, but sure thinking of you all. actually, my food has been going ok again for a few days, and plan to hang on to this food plan by my dainty little fingernail. i feel re-motivated, and hope the rest of this bronchitis will be ready soon to say its goodbyes. i have a lot of posts to catch up on, but wanted to check in and let you all know i have missed you. take care, one and all!

Good gawd, it's been steady raining for two days now...my two days off! I had planned on some more gardening, but will settle for not having to water.

Last night's WI yielded a 2.2 lb loss! Perfect example of how consisten exercise really boosts the weight loss! Gee, let me remember that next time I don't feel like putting my sneakers on!

This makes a grand total of 12 lbs off since starting WW, 16 off total. Feeling real good about that, very motivated to keep it going! Still a little too embarrassed to post the actual numbers, but I will someday.

Welcome, fitaitch! Sounds like a good plan to me!

Hi, Kaylets, some great reading there, thanks for sharing. I do the cereal and yogurt thing too...I bring it to work...very filling! QOD: I'm somehat handy, dh much moreso, just don't have a lot of time, so the handymen's numbers are available!

Hi to everyone else, I hate to post and run, but I wanted to get my exercise dvd done before dh gets home from his drs appointment... Time's a wastin'!

katrinabgood-congrats on the big weight loss! woo-hoo!

finished up today op, and got all my exercise in. hope everyone has a good evening.

Thanks, wsw...I'm very pleased, myself! So pleased in fact, I went out and consumed 47 points yesterday! BUT! After calculating activity points and realizing that I still have my points allowance to use (WW talk for those of you not familiar) I really have not done much damage at all, and will just have a lower points/higher activity day today. Which, as I type all this, I realize that no matter whether you follow WW or not, there will always be ups and downs, highs and lows, and that's just life. Tracking points has just given me the ability to see "the big picture." Moving on....

Dh and I went to see "The Black Dahlia" last night. This movie was so ridiculously convoluted, and not in a good way at all. There were so many story lines, just kind of thrown together, the acting was cheesy, Josh Hartnett's hair was ridiculous, Scarlett Johansonn is lovely and wore the 40's clothes beautifully, but that's about all. Hillary Swank was just painful to watch. Really a bad movie. Half way through, I remarked to DH that this movie does not "flow" at all, and later on, read a review (what we should have done in the first place) that said exactly the same thing!

On the other hand, "The Illusionist" was a much better picture, in my opinion. The "illusions" were a bit far fetched, but the story was good, and the acting was excellent. Edward Norton is always good....

That's it from your intrepid movie reviewer...Oh! I did get a small popcorn, no butter (or whatever that goo is) and it was actually pretty good!

I'm off to do some gardening...the sun has finally returned, it's lovely out today...gotta get moving, I'm wasting daylight!

Have a great day all!

Just me again. I was going to wait til someone else posted, but I'm killing time here til 7am rolls around, and what better way than getting a good post in?

Tonight was extremely quiet. I brought my computer literacy book with me so I could get reading.....oh what a snooze fest this is going to be! I will be patient and plod along, but I'm gonna need strong coffee before reading any further! It keeps occurring to me that I don't really NEED to do this, but I will persevere. (Besides, I think it's too late to drop and get a full refund.) Two different things have come up on days that I have upcoming classes, not to mention I really need to switch my work schedule around a bit...A good night's sleep is definitely required for maximum concentration purposes. (for this old broad, anyway!)

Yesterday I finished planting my mums. A few pumpkins would really make things look autumnal, but I'm hanging on to these last few days of summer, and can't bring myself to buy pumpkins yet. Suppposed to be up in the 80s today. I dug out some more lillies that need replanting. I believe the front of the house is done anyway. Time to hit the backyard. Little by little, I keep adding stuff back there and it's really beginning to take shape. I have big plans for some raised garden beds for next years vegetable garden.

Just for the heck of it, I calculated the activity points for 2 hours of gardening...at low intensity, and at my weight, I'm happy to say that doing something I love is worth 8 points! Nice. I also did 20 minutes of Yoga/Pilates from my new favorite dvd before I got in the shower. I think that was 2 more points. I don't use the activity points to increase my food intake, I just like to track how many minutes I'm doing.

This morning I'm off to the gym for Aqua Run as soon as work is over....which is in about two minutes! Gives me just enough to hit the bathroom, grab my bag, punch out and I am outta here!

Have a great day, everyone! Go do something fun!

Congratulations "Grandma" - that's a LOT of puppies!

Thanks for holding down the fort, Katrina.
I'm STAGGERING after the wagon. I'm a year older now and had a STAGGERING amount of food over the weekend in celebration. And I wonder why I don't lose weight. Just undid the past two weeks. And don't feel a bit of guilt.

Restarting, of course.

Of course!

Happy birthday, by the way! Sounds like you enjoyed it, Anagram! Atta girl!

Ceara, aww, congrats on the litter!

I found a basket full of half-done crochet projects that I plan on getting back to. Another great thing to do, to keep those little fingers out of the cookie jar!

Back to work...duty calls....