MORNING BEAUTIFULS!!! Oh Faye those sound wonderful.. i will try them... Got all 4 yesterday as well. Hubby just took the car in for the 3 time to the dealership... and they told him it would bew another 500 and some odd dollars to fix... They never fixed it right in the first place... LOL so hes now going to my mechanic on friday... the dips at the dealership we NOT at all helpful. So, we'll have anohter week of no heat in the car... shouldnt be too bad tho as its supposed to be rather mild... but this weekend was a killer...Any way... thats the excitment here...lol I asked hubby to get me some coffee... i like the cappacino powder to put into my regular coffee.. well he broght me the sugar free and the fat free.... i didnt even ask for that... what a sweetheart... He gets how important this is to me... and for that i am very greatfull... we are now having a contest.. to see who can loose first...lol he'll win... because he drops weight faster but its nice to do it together...lol
WELCOME ZOLI... sorry i havent welcomed u yet... how remiss of me... u will find these to be the most wonderful women u'll ever meet here.... warm , welcoming, and the best friends... and they are all beautiful to boot!! Hope everyone has a fabulous day... rmember to take care of u... love you all...

Sandy

Good Morning!

4 points for me yesterday.

I am very proud of myself this weekend. I stayed on track with food and even got in some exercise. It was painfully boring around here and durring those times I have a tendency to eat eat eat. But I didn't! I just walked to the nearest food place (dorms remember) every time I needed a little something and didn't keep it all in my room. If I stockpile food, it tends to be gone in very short order.

So I thought some squats would do me some good on saturday. I thought at least my legs had a decent amount of muscle. Well apparently I was very wrong. I knew I was a little sore but when I tried to go down stairs I almost had to go sideways...WOW that hurt.

Faye: another 5 pounds? that's amazing! I hope Jack's back feels better quickly.

Sandy: eek, sorry about the car.

Pam: Good job behaving at the Birthday dinner. I know I always use those kinds of things as an excuse to chow down (and a lot more things as excuses ) Hope things work out with the doctor...There're never there when they're needed it seems!

P.S. I'd like you to keep my friend in your thoughts and prayers...she's single and 18, and finds out this week if she is pregnant.

Hi everyone..been really busy here, but just wanted to wish everyone a happy monday and hope all is well.

I got 4 pts for Saturday...lots of dancing and Sunday I got 4pts also.

Still don't know if I lost or how much because I didnt get a chance to weigh myself. I will today...oh and about Sunday poll I would probably go with a cook...have him or her figure out what to cook...hee hee.

ok gotta run...take care.

POINTS POINTS POINTS POINTS:

SandyB:
Susan
Dorothy:

Dorothy: I hope things come out well for your friend. Maybe you should have a talk with her when this is over and done with about better birth control. In this day and age, getting pregnant is neither a death sentence nor necessary.

Well, got in 2.25 miles in the mall today then took dh out for awhile so I got a lot of exercise in today. His sister called finally. None of the phone # or e-mail worked and I had to send her a letter about her brother and she just got it today.

Time to fold clothes!

Faye

Hey friends, I'm back!!

Today is a fresh start for me - I've had a terrible month or so and I've had real trouble getting motivated and focused. So I'm starting again and taking it one day at a time.

My interview in Dublin was okay, but I don't think I'll have got the job - I relaxed a bit towards the end and ended up saying some really negative things about myself, which I think will have blown my chances - I'm disappointed (with myself) but I have faith that God will provide the right job for me. Anyway, at least I got to fly on a plane for the first time - very exciting! (and it was nice to see Dublin).

Faye - I am so happy to hear that Jack is home and is doing well. You are still in my prayers.

Judy & Susan - Glad that you are enjoying it here and are doing well!

Zoli - hello and welcome to you!

Sandy, Julie, Lisa, Pam, Joy - you are all doing really well, keep it up!

See you girls later!

Amanda xxx

Faye: Actually I'm the one who's been having TOM for about 3 wks now. grrr my gyn says to give the pills 3 months to work so I am waiting one more month, but it's been frustrating because my weight loss has slowed down a lot becuse of it. I haven't weighed myself this week...I will today and see what happens.

Welcome back Amanda!

Mirabelly- Can you tell me the recipe for that low-cal pumpkin custard?? It sounds yummy. I love pumpkin.

As for me I only get points for exercise yesterday.

Lisa

Lisa: great job! You are working at something and that is important so it will come!

Dorothy: I am so sorry you are having such a time with female issues. I have never had that kind of a problem, but this peri-menopause has been ****! It has gotten immensely better since I started using a progesterone cream for it though.

YOU GUYS HAVE TO TRY THIS! I made this for dh for dinner tonight with baked potato and a veggie and the ff pineapple upsidedown cake and it was great! I don't have a calorie value, but I know it is pretty low fat. All I had was red cooking wine and I used that and it worked fine!

Healthy Recipes - Cooking A Healthy
Version of Chicken Cordon Bleu
Boneless, skinless chicken breast - 4
Low fat boiled ham - 1/2 cup
Low fat yogurt - 8 oz
Milk - 1 tbsp
Low fat swiss cheese - 1/2 cup
Garlic - 1 tsp
White wine - 2 tbsps
Salt and pepper - add to taste
Seasoned bread crumbs - 1 cup
„h Preheat oven to 350.
„h Mix ham, low fat swiss cheese, garlic, wine, salt, and pepper to make the filling.
„h Cut a slit in the side of the chicken breast to make a pocket. Stuff each breast with 1/4 of the fillings. Close it with wooden picks when done.
„h Mix yogurt and milk. Dip each chicken breast in this mixture, and then roll in the bread crumbs.
„h Place into a greased baking pan, and bake for 45 minutes at 350. Serve with pasta and zucchini.


Fat-Free Pineapple Upside Down Cake Recipe By : Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Cakes Low-Fat/Low-Cal Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- No-Stick cooking spray 1/3 cup Brown sugar -- packed 2 tablespoons Light corn syrup (Karo) 1 tablespoon Lemon juice can of crushed pineapple -- well-drained 1 cup Flour 1/4 cup Cornstarch 1 1/2 teaspoons Baking powder 1/2 teaspoon Salt 1 cup Splenda 2/3 cup Skim milk 1 carton egg beaters 1/3 cup Light corn syrup (Karo) 1 teaspoon Vanilla Spray 9-inch cake pan with cooking spray. Add brown sugar, corn syrup and lemon juice; stir to combine. Place in 350 F oven 3 minutes. Arrange pineapple rings and cherries in pan; set aside. In large bowl, combine flour, corn starch, baking powder and salt. In medium bowl, stir Splenda and milk until sugar is almost dissolved. Add egg beaters, corn syrup and vanilla; stir until blended. Gradually add to flour mixture, stirring until smooth. Pour into pan. Bake in 350 F oven 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Immediately loosen edge of cake with spatula and invert onto serving plate. Remove pan. Each serving provides: 200 Calories, 2 g protein, 47 g carbohydrate, 0 mg cholesterol, 160 mg sodium

Have a great evening ladies!

Faye

hi everybody,
Hope monday was good to all of you. Mine was very busy.
Points for Sunday--3, still no exercise, my knee is killing me
points for Monday--1 just for water, had an ice cream sandwich for dessert ( 1 s or 2?) and McDonalds for lunch---shame on me.

I am ready to cut my knee off my leg. I fell a few months ago, landed right on my right knee, it hasn't been the same since. I froze it at a football game Friday---cold, cold for central texas. It is very stiff and very painful, will swell if I work it too much. I don't have insurance, so I am putting off the Dr. as long as I can.
Even my recumbant bike hurts it too much right now.

My mission for this week is to get some kind of exercise in, even just a little bit. I am going to try the bike again tomorrow, for even just 5 minutes.

See ya'll tomorrow!
Judy

Target Tuesday with a Mission for Monday!

Our target this week should be our feet. They probably get taken care of less than anything and we pretty much need them the most! So, get a pedicure, soak them, lotion them and buy good shoes! Take care of your feet! You need them to exercise and take you places!

Our forgotten Mission from yesterday: Our mission this week should again be exercise. We need to develop a routine and stick with it! Make sure you find exercises that are fun so that you won't quit with them. Vary your workout so you don't get bored and push yourself, but not too much. You should always be able to talk while you are exercising and if you can't and are winded, SLOW DOWN a bit!

POINTS WRAP UP FROM YESTERDAY:

Judy: great job Judy. Keep up the good work!

Judy: As for your knee, several years ago I cracked a chair putting up a valance and fell, severely twisting my knee and damaging it. I was in a wheelchair then crutches and the orthopedist would do nothing as he said it was because I was too fat and if I lost weight it would right itself. Well, that was bologna, but anyway...Take towels or rags and soak in water, hot as you can stand and put on your knee, keep changing them out when they cool. Do that for about an hour each day until you find relief and for now sit in a chair and do exercises if you have to. Try not to put stress on the knee. Take any type of anti-inflamatory drug (motrin, advil, aleve) not tylenol as it is not right for this kind of problem. (BTW, wet heat is the best for your kind of trouble. I would bet that because of how you hurt it, it probably is arthritic now.) Let me know if after a few days you seem to feel better. I hope you get better soon!

I will check back later ladies and post points. How is everyone doing on the end of year challenge? Are you going to lose your 30 lbs or 15 if you are one of the newbies? Let's work hard ladies! I know you can do it!

Faye

Morning Ladies!

3 points for yesterday......drank water, but not enough. I don't know why it's been such a problem lately. I'm not substituting soda or juice, I'm still drinking water when I'm thirsty....I guess I'm just not thirsty now that the air temp has cooled significantly. I can tell I'm dehydrated, though, so I'll just have to force myself.

I've already made the Christmas 30 pound goal! Woo hoo......but the BIG goal I set for myself was to be under 200 by my birthday, which is Jan. 15th. Now, I am only 21 pounds away from that, and there is plenty of time........BUT BUT BUT I'm getting so slack lately! I know if I keep thinking "there's plenty of time", I'll end up wasting all that precious time! Plus, there's the whole holiday season still ahead.

I gave myself a good talking to last night driving to dance class. I REALLY WANT THIS! I want it MORE than christmas cookies or mashed potatoes!!! So, I just have to keep refocusing myself everyday (which is why I come here so much ) Technically the holidays are only 2 days out of the year....so I don't need to overindulge the rest of the days during the season. I'm absolutely not going to deprive myself of anything, but I will use my fancy plates that are about half the size of our regular ones!

I know I can get through this and be 199 in a couple of months.
Lately I've really started eating the carbs again. They're all whole grain "good" carbs, but still I could be cutting back more. A month ago I was eating pasta OR potatoes only once a week....but they have been sneaking back into my menus a little at a time. Spaghetti is just so easy to cook!

Oh well, I'd better get to work. Lots to do even though the kids are home. If any of you all are veterans out there, please accept my humble thanks for your sacrifices!

Later,
Julie

Morning Girlies,

WElCOME BACK AMANDA! Sorry to hear that the interview did not go well. And you are so right, God will provide, and that job you need and want will come...It is difficult to keep "our will" out of it, isn't it???? I will keep for you.

Mirabelly!!! YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOZERS!! YOU ARE DOING FAB! and I concur the holiday feast is just 2 days, we can make it!!! I am already planning, I have to! Portion control!!! and no sweets at all, which is not a problem for me. Gotta stir clear of those breads and rolls though. I will make my own garlic mashed potatos, skin on, and made with 1% milk, and a little chicken broth...yummy!

Faye, recipes looked good. Glad you and Jack are eating well!!! I am so proud of you (both)! You are such the inspiration to me, as always

Judy, take it easy!!!! Take care of yourself

Hello Lisa Keep doing that exercise!!! I need to be doing it Gotta get moving again.

Dot, I hear ya girl, I have had those 2-3 wk periods, skip a day or so and go another almost 2 wks. I empathisize honey!!! I am ready to get it all yanked out!! What kind of pills are you taking? Hormone Replacement, or pills to stop it all together? That is what I want!

Susan, good thoughts headed your friends way, a baby!! what a blessing...

sandyb, have a good day girl!!! Catch ya later

Morning Girls....

Hi, how have you all been? I have been good. I had an OP day yesterday...the first one in like 6 days so I was pretty proud of that, now if only I can keep on that track for a while....

Julie - I am with you on the holiday thing...I told myself that I was not going to deny myself anything "JUST" on the days of Thanksgiving and Christmas ( maybe Christmas Eve )...I highly doubt those two days are going to add tremendous pounds back...but I dont want to feel like I cant enjoy my favorite time of the year....right?

Faye - How ya been? So glad to hear that Jack is doing well. You are doing so great with the new meals. I am going to try that Pineapple cake recipe, that sounds good...

Judy - sorry to hear about your knee, hope it gets better soon.

Amanda - Good luck with the job!

Lisa - Hey girl!!!

Anyone I missed, hey I forgot Pam, how could I forget Pam, a big
HELLO

I dont know if I am going to make the end of year challenge, although right now I am about at 218, I really wanted to be under 200 by Dec 31st...do you think 18 pounds is doable by end of year, that would be like 3 pounds a week, I dont know about that....it would be hard...
Well have a good day talk to you girls later...

I'm baaaaaaaaaaaack! Forgot to post pts

3 for yesterday. definitely drank my water, had good food day, and you know what I am going to say!! no formal exercise ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGH! I did work in my bathroom about 6 hrs, still scraping paint and redoing wood work! Still trying to get old wallpaper off the walls!! Found some great spay on gel!! Wish I had it last wk!! I'd be ready for primer and paint now!!

okay, gotta get going, have to be at work by 10:00, talk to you lovely chickies later

Good Morning,
4 points for yesterday. Technicaly I did indulge in dessert but its the 1st in a long time and I made sure it was at least low fat. So this means....5 DAYS IN A ROW THAT I'VE GOTTEN FULL POINTS!

Oh boy I'm worried about the holidays too. I'm going to be out of my natural environment! which means away from my gym and healthy food sources for two and a half weeks. And then the candy and the egg nog....I'll manage....I'll dilute the egg nog with milk if nothing else And I'll find fome alternative exercise. I'll just have to get creative over the break!

Congrats on staying OP, Carri!