Thursday Chatters for May..........
 

Hello everyone! We are a great group of girls working hard on losing weight and or maintaining our weight losses. We come here and share our stories! All kinds of stories, weight loss - to our kids birthday parties and much much more! Please feel free to jump right in!

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Good Morning Ladies~!!!! Happy May! I am so glad it is here! I need the sunshine and warmth!

I hope you are all enjoying your w/e! I'm off this w/e, but work Mothers Day w/e. I don't mind since I only work a few w/e's a year now.

Marion - so glad Dan is feeling better!

Tammy - The wedding is approaching!~ So exciting! Hang in there and feel better soon!

Tina - Hope you are feeling better too!

Susan - woohoo, bags are on the way!!!

Dori & Maureen - Hope you guys are well and having a great w/e!

**Hugs to all my girls**

Dans blood sugars are a lot better, hopefully if he continues to lose and eat well he can eventually come off meds.
I'm off to school tomorrow so am a little nervous about that. My books weigh a ton (well maybe 20 pounds) so I hope I don't need them in the classroom.
Have a good week everyone!!

Good Sunday morning everyone!!! Hope this finds everyone well!

Off to have my coffee! I'll catch ya all later!

Just jumping right in here, but Mimi, they may be heavy but it's like a little weight lifting every time you've got to haul them around, :D.

Hi all,
Mimi, how was your first day of school. :)
How is everyone doing?
Hi Zan, welcome to the thread.
Anyone have any new recipes to share?

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First day of school was overwhelming to say the least, I am still exhausted today. All the lessons are online, and assignments as well so we have to get the notes online, print them off, and then I'm not sure yet what we do with them.

I have a great new recipe:
Its from the "Choice Menus" from the Canadian Diabetes society;

sorry I guess its upside down, I thought I was being clever
if your computer can't print the pdf file let me know and I will type the recipe in.
I had it for breakfast this morning and it was great.

I should add that I left the nuts out, so the points may be even a little less.
The toasted cinnamon is so good. I will be making it often.

thanks Marion-I saved it to my docs and I'll try it-glad to hear your son's doing okay-that must be a relief-
Tina, how are you feeling these days? how's the condo coming?
I'm not sure if i mentioned it, but I'm off to edmonton on the 21 st of may and returning the 29th-i have a week holidays-i'm not going out there at Christmas so thought i'd go now(I miss the people out there)

i hope everyone else is great I'll be here later I'm sure

take care
maureen

Just the begining
 

Hi,,, I have just started Ideal Protein last thurs. It is not easy but I am hanging in there. I am looking for support,,,, hopefully I have come to the right place.....

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!!!:coffee:

A huge welcome to our newbies!!!! :welcome3: Zahn & Purple!

Good news............the 3# gain I had.....is gone!!!!!!:carrot:

I'll report my WI results on Sunday!!! I've been thinking about that gain and actually it had fluctuated 5# for like 6 days. Well, I started to look into ALL the Lean Cuisines and Smart Ones that I eat. Sometimes I eat 2 a day! Well, the sodium is pretty high in those and I think I was retaining fluids. I haven't had one since Friday!

Well everyone have a great day! It's suppose to be 82 and sunny here today! Yay!!!!!!!:carrot::carrot::carrot:

Drink that water and shake those bootys!!!!! (except you Tina....:hug: hope you are feeling better)!
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PS - So glad I didn't change my tracker!!!!!;)

Congrats, Jar! Yeah, I've been dancing back and forth with the frozen meals. I've gotten to the point where I can't finish them lately, which is great 'cause I shouldn't be eating them to start with! :lol:

Hi all.

Hmmm those frozen entrees are convenient, but sometimes have so little in them. I had one once and weighed the chicken that was in it. It was a little more than 1 ounce. just a lot of cheap carrots, celery and sauce, and you are right they have a lot of sodium. Great that you lost those water pounds.

Welcome Zan and Purple. Can you tell us what the Ideal Protein is Purple??

I too have been eating those Lean Cuisine meals because it's easier to fix for lunches. Never thought about all the sodium. Yuck!
Mimi, you can do this!!!!! :dance: I'm sending good thoughts your way.
School will get easier.
Susan, you are quiet.
Tammy, Happy Birthday to you!!!!!!!
Dori, how are you?
Jeanne, bravo on finding out what was causing the gain.
Stephanie, we miss you posting.
Maureen, I go see my surgeon this afternoon. I hope I'm nice and sore for him to see and hear me moan. :lol: It would be ashamed to go in there feeling great, come out and feel lousy .........
New members-----welcome, again!

Usually my boss has me rolling my eyes for work related reasons, but I feel a little guilty for wanting to roll them yesterday.

The guy goes on about how he wants to lose some weight and talks about making sushi for the first time and how easy it was. Okay. Then he goes on to say that the rolling board works great for tortillas too, I would imagine so (and I could use all the help I could get in that department as I usually make a hole in them before I get the stuff wrapped up). Yeah, you can make some healthy options with that.

But for lunch he decides to take us to Burger King and orders a whopper and eats a large container of fries...

Sure, bossman, you "want" to lose weight, but you are sure not showing it! ;)
I'll bite my tongue as usual and be positive the next time he brings up wanting to lose weight, 'cause at least he's thinking about it. But really. There is the part where I wanted to roll my eyes. It's tough starting out.

I was stuck eating there so ordered a kids meal burger, ate the small fry, and stuck to water. I left the toy so I hope one of the little tykes at the next table snatched it up, :D.

That took a lot out of my daily food, but I switched to watermelon, honeydew melon, and a stick of sharp cheddar cheese for dinner, so I stayed on plan for the day without 'splurging', yay!

Happy Friday!

Zan, that is crazy about your boss. :lol: People talk good but go back to old habits. Good for you, eating a small meal there and then having a healthy supper. Some places will substitute fruit for fries. I don't know if BK does that for kids.
Hey, I probably would've kept the toy! :lol: :dizzy:

I hope everyone is going to have a super Mother's Day weekend. Be sure to give your mother a big hug and kiss. :hug:

Oh, my surgeon said all things were looking good. One more week and I can slowly get back to "normal." I don't want to clean house!:p

Hi Zan, yes your boss may be thinking about it, sometimes it takes a long time to get into the mind set. I actually find that a lot of men are better at that, they put a date in their mind and work towards it. Maybe he is thinking gee I will really miss BK so he orders what he usually does then thinks hmmm that really wasn't that good. Just be there to support him if (and when)he asks for it.
Hey is this the wedding weekend for Tammy????

Have a great weekend ladies!

Tina. Thats great about your outcome. Is the pain a little less? How are you liking your new place??

They charge you $.80 extra for apple fries ( that probably come with caramel dipping sauce <- Oh, so healthy right? e.e; ) but I am picky with my apples ;) Granny Smith/Green all the way! :D

It was an Iron Man figure with a light-up chest. I would have kept him if you could move the arms at least, but no, no movement just a dim light effect. My desk could use a bit of color and personal flare but I get enough looks with my goofy comments, :lol:

Happy Friday all, mine is nearly half over, and I cannot wait for 3:30! I've got a mindless online computer game to vegg out to!

Oooh, Iron Man.... I want to see that movie.

An extra charge for the apples is crazy! :dizzy::dizzy::dizzy:

Marion, yes, I am having less and less pain. The new place---I can't wait to finish emptying the boxes and start hanging pictures. After this surgery, Patience will never again be my middle name. :lol:

Tammy's birthday is this weekend. Tim gets married the next one.

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That is awesome that the pain is lessening!
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Yeah, pure crazy because I would think that they would want to be getting rid of fruit in a fast food place (really, c'mon, who thinks the fruit at fast food places would be fresh/good right?).

I saw the first Iron Man movie, I dunno if I'll see the second. Let me know if it is any good, :D

Good Saturday Morning everyone!!!!!!:coffee:

Just getting ready for work! We have been sooooo busy with Mothers Day!
I wanted to say hi and hope ya all are doing well & staying OP!

Happy Mothers Day!

Good morning :):):)
It's a beautiful day here. I actually have the windows open.:o The high today will only get up to 78. Yea!
Jeanne, I hope you have a good day at work.

Tammy :bday2you:
Susan, you are way too quiet. What's going on?
Maureen, I bet your children get in touch with you this weekend. :hug:
Mimi, how is Dan doing How is school? Oh, BTW, thanks again for that recipe. I'll have to get all the ingredients.

Speaking of such, we had the GE repairman here this morning. our new gas range always smells when I use the oven. He said that they get compaints all the time about it. The insulation has to burn off. ????? It takes 10 to 15 tiimes using the oven before the smell goes away. Yuck!
Dori, I hope you have a good Mother's Day.
Zan, Purple, Stephanie, have a great weekend.
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Happy Birthday Tammy!!

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Good Morning! Just came up from my official WI and I'm proud to say I lost 1#! After a really trying week of that 5# up and down, I was very very pleased to get out of the 220's!!!! I have maintained 219# for 3 days in a row!!! Yay!:carrot:

You know. When I "re-started" this journey at the end of December, I put my goal weight at 199#! Then, I felt it was soooo far away and never going to happen! Soooo, now that I am 219 - I only have 20# to go!!!!! Ahhhhh!:carrot: Thanks girls for being there for me and pushing me along! I love you all!

Way to go Jeanne-you can do it- I take that back- you are doing it

hope everyone has a great day

maureen

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Jeanne, you are awesome!!!!!

Tammy, how was the graduation and your birthday?

Everyone have a great day.

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Happy Mothers Day to us all

I found a new cool food in the foreign foods section of our local stores.
They are premade jelly's with Nata de Coco in them (its like chewy cubes of gelatin)

Each pudding has 109 calories but 7 grams of fibre. I believe it is a Phillipino food. Delicious coconut and pineapple flavour.

Happy Monday

I hope we all have a great week.
Mimi, I'm not sure I would like that pudding as I'm not a fan of coconut.

Let's drink our water and get some exercise!

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What's the brand name? :D

the brand name is cocon its made in British Columbia so probably not available where you are but check the foreign foods section.

Maybe. But if I head toward Orlando on some rare weekend, I might find something in a specialty market. There are some nice shops to find unusual ingredients for Japanese or Chinese dishes, etc.

I love finding new (on plan) munchies, ;)

Hi! My name is Tammy, and I've been missing again. Sorry gang!! thanks for the birthday wishes on Saturday. It was a nice day. Tim graduated that day, so it was a bit emotional. Mother's Day was very nice. Attended a new church, and I will be going back. Healthwise, things have been crazy. Dizzy, shaky - all medical tests have come back normal. The doctor thinks it could be stress bothering my fibromyalgia and things are wacky. Tim's wedding is Saturday. I'm so happy for them, but I am so nervous about everything. I tried on my dress, and even though I haven't gained, I feel puffy in it. Drinking lots of water and staying away from sodium. Tomorrow I need to get things done here because we are leaving on Thursday morning. We'll take Maurice to the Pooch Parlor, and then head to Indiana.

I read through the posts, but I just don't have the energy to comment tonight. I hope I can get back to being a more regular poster once things calm down.

Love you guys!!

Welcome Tammy, it's nice to meet you. :lol: :hug:
You have been so busy. I'm very sure your symptoms are because of the stress.
Are Tim and Lauren taking a honeymoon?
Wish we could all be there for the wedding.

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Hi Tammy!!! So sorry you haven't been feeling well! I'm sure it's all the stress too!!;)

Have a great time at Tims wedding and we can't wait to hear and see pictures! Take care and hugs!!!!:hug:

Tammy
take some deep breaths, relax, and enjoy the day-take lots of pictures and we're all waiting here to see them-everything will be fantastic and you WILL ENJOY

maureen

Tammy don't worry we will catch you up when you come back. Have a great time, and yes we can't wait to see pictures.

My son's girlfriend just found out today that she is borderline diabetic and a friend found out a few weeks ago. I feel like I am in an epidemic zone.
Now we all will have to eat healthier.

Wow, Mimi, you are in a "zone." At least, you have healthy things in your house now.

I hope everyone is doing well.
I am doing better every day. Today, I weighed and was at my tracker weight. I was thrilled!!!!!
Because of all the soreness, I haven't been able to walk. The dr. wants me to take it real easy. So, I've got to rest and make myself stay away from food. :lol: