Tessa, : ohmygoodness, under 200# is fabulous. I am so happy for you and I know how hard you've worked to accomplish this. Keep up the good work! Yay.

Princess, I'm sending : and prayer and healing vibes that this medication works quickly and you're feeling much better soon. Okay, that's the deal: get better, then exercise. You'll find the answer to this soon, I know.

All goes well here. Dh had a good report at his doctor today. All numbers are better so he can keep on doing what he's been doing. We had our daily walk at beach, then I had packed a lunch and we sat at the shoreline and had our little picnic and chatted with the sound right in front of us. Wonderful. Too cold to swim-----there were swimmers but they already were in wet suits. It was just great being there, and then to get the good news from the doc was great.

to all of us.

Peanutt, you're doing great. I'll get some WW related Thanksgiving recipes on here real soon. As a matter of fact, here's a sweet potato and apple casserole from WW's. Also, check this site for WW recipes for holidays. As I remember there are several good ones.

SWEET POTATO AND APPLE CASSEROLE
Ingredients:
3med. sweet potatoes
1/4c sugar
1T grated orange zest
1/2t. nutmeg
1/4t. salt
3 med. apples, pared, cored, and cut crosswise into 1/2"rings
1/4c. orange juice
PreP
1. Wash and prick potaotes. Microwave on high for 8 minutes. Peel and cut into 1/2" slices
2. Combine sugar, orange zest, nutmeg, and salt in small bowl
3. In deep 1 1/2qt. microwavable casserole layer alternate slices of potatoes and apples, sprinke with sugar mixture, then orange juice. Microwave on high for 6 minutes----apples should be tender. (I would probably just bake this in the oven with my turkey for about 35-40 min. as a guess)

Per serving : Makes 6 servings; 134calories 0fat, 3gfiber
2points per serving

Okay everybody. We're doing great. Keep up the good work and keep the good ideas coming!
Judy
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Hope everyone is doing well. I have to get back on plan tomorrow. Not the best choices today. On the other note it was clinical so alot of walking around. Not to mention a walk up a nice lovely hill.

So after thinking I need to start cooking again. I have been squeezing weight watchers recipes in on my family. So far my mom likes them. My dad not so much, but he is a funny eater. A dessert recipe is next. I just can't tell them.

That's all for now everyone have a goodnight.

Good morning everyone and happy Wednesday to you all!

Got the results back on the chest xray and all is well - no signs of anything so I have to make an appointment with the doctor for a follow up. DH and I are going out to eat tomorrow night for my birthday which will be fun, we are trying a new place and I have looked at the menu online and they have lots of fish, salads, etc so I should be able to make smart choices. We are going to DS's house on Sunday for a family get together and I requested grilled chicken since it is for my b-day I was asked to pick the menu... grilled chicken seemed safe

Judy: A walk and picnic on the beach sounds fabulous! I do miss that part of living on the east coast... I miss hearing the waves and looking at the ocean. Your recipe sounds wonderful... especially with fall here now.

Bandit: Sounds like you are busy as usual! The cabbage rolls sound awesome... can you tell me how you make them? Good luck at W/I tomorrow - I am skipping mine as DH made reservations and that overlaps with my meeting.

Tessa: I do the posting the same way you do... LOL - especially with so many of us now I tend to forget what was said by the time I get to do my post. There is nothing wrong with expecting your employees to do their work and even to excel at it - maybe even show some dedication by doing a little bit more! Nothing wrong at all with that - you are not mean! Oh yeah, congrats on hitting "onederland"!!!! I hope to be there again soon myself!

Peanut: Maybe when preparing dishes use light butter, broth's, etc instead of heavy creams and full fat butters... also, look on the recipe section of this site as I think they have a holiday section. Happy cooking!

Cherry: How are you doing?

Life4evr: Yeah, pleasing everyone is hard - maybe just do your cooking and not mention where you got the recipe or what is in it? LOL - what they don't know won't hurt them!

MrsTHO: Good job on the loss! Very good indeed! Keep at it!

I sure hope I did not miss anyone! Have a great day all!

Well I had just enough time to read everyones new posts. My ticker isnt correct right now i just havent changed it. I weighed 239.8 this morning so i had a gain of .6 pounds. I will take it. My hubby and i are trying to do better this last week so i hope to be seeing results soon. I really need to get some exercise in but my new house has stairs and i think that will really help.

Cherry, that's a tiny gain and I know you've got what it takes to work the program. :

I'm just back from my WW Wi and I'm down .8#. It feels good to have broken the gaining cycle. I wish I were down more, but I'll take it and keep on keepin' on. Off to the boardwalk with dh. I'm reading everyone's posts, and am wishing us all well.
Judy
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Judy: congrats! that is great!

Cherry: not a bad gain at all! working with your husband on this will make it easier. DH and I used to do it together and it sure was easier... Now, not so much... LOL

I'm back after being MIA for a couple weeks... The beginning of the school year is busy and takes some adjusting... I am starting into my third week on WW and today was weigh in - I am down 2.8 pounds for the past two weeks. I am happy with that although I would have preferred more - but I have not been as careful with my points as I should be and it shows. This week I plan to strive to keep track of my points each and every day! I also need to tune in to 3FC more often!

Good morning everyone and happy Thursday to you all!

Kind of a gloomy day here today, very foggy this morning - we finally got some rain yesterday but it is still stinking hot so I guess that makes for foggy mornings

Going out to eat with DH tonight... yah, no cooking for me

Karen: That is a good loss! congrats! Tracking is important and something that I really need to work on... good luck!

All: have a great day everyone!

Princess, I hope I've got the date right! Have a good time out for dinner tonight with your dh.

Econ Nerd, you're doing great. : Chime in whenever you can. We all understand busy.

Had a weird day yesterday. Let it be said that if you like bread, do not under any circumstances buy the new Bread Toast by Bimbo that is appearing on shelves here on Long Island, NY. I ended up throwing what little was left out so that I didn't eat the whole thing. Egads. Met with my women's group here last night. We break for the summer so it was really good to see the gals. So, I'll count in the extra points I used up yesterday and keep on keepin' on. The house looks great since I spent some time dusting and mopping floors, so today I can read a book since dh has an appointment with one of his buddies.

Oh, my Canadian friends-----for your Thanksgiving, would you consider making baked apples along with your apple pie? Loads less calories and still very tasty. Also, my WW leader said there's nothing wrong with a baked sweet potato instead of the marshmallowy stuff we still do here in the states. I'm still thinking of substitutes for you.
Judy
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Good morning everyone! I'm sorry I don't have the time this morning to write out individual replies, but I have been reading along. WTG for everyone staying on plan and keeping moving!

Thanks for the Thanksgiving recipe tips so far. Baked apples sound great! I will check out some recipes for those.

I haven't been exercising as much as I wanted to this week. I have to get my butt back in gear in the next few days. After lots of cold, rainy weather we're now having some above-average temps and lots of sun through the weekend. No excuse not to go for that bike ride this weekend!

Have a great day everyone!

Hope everyone is doing well. I am just feeling blah today. But I did rejoin my gym so it's off to the gym for me tomorrow I can't do it today.

Hi turtles:

Princess - Happy Birthday!!! Enjoy your special day with a nice dinner.
For the cabbage rolls I used basic recipe then substituted finely chopped
raw cauliflower for the rice.

Tessa - congratulations on your milestone weight loss!

Judy - nice job on your weigt loss this week. Also, your sweet potatoe recipes sounds very good.

Kim - yes, I watched BL, some very sad cases & sometimes I find all the crying alittle disturbing but overall I like the show. Hope you are feeling better soon.

Life - glad to hear you will be going back to the gym.

Karen/Peanutt/Cherry - hope you are all doing great and staying OP.

Tonight I have my weigh in at Tops then off to bowling with my ladies group.

All - I want to apologize for my behaviour the other day - I am sorry.
This is a great group and we are all here for one another.

Keep up the good work!

Life4evr, so glad you rejoined the gym. It's a good incentive to get , etc. Weigh to go!

Bandit, good luck at your WI at TOPS. After talking about your and Princess's success at TOPS, my dh looked up their site and found daily menu plans for the month. What a great source of information.
Have fun bowling!

KimL, You know, I've found it difficult to be "good" when I'm sick. Somehow I think all those comfort foods my mom or grandma would give me when I was sick will make the germs go away and I'll feel better. Hasn't worked yet, and I'm old enough to know better! LOL Getting to the gym will help you. Here's to feeling much better real fast! You've also got me thinking that a homemade pizza whole wheat crust might be delicious. I want to give that a try next week.

Peanutt, good luck on getting back to your exercise. It's one thing that I have trouble sticking to a routine and it's so easy for me to give up on.
: on getting into your day again. My dh walks at the beach with me and his determination to lose weight is helping me a lot right now.

Everybody have a good day.
Judy
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Happy Friday eve all!

First, thank you all for the kudos on kickin' the deuce. It's still a little surreal to be here almost a full week. I think last time it barely lasted until I got off the scale and in the vicinity of my kitchen.

Drama in Tessa-ville. Long story short, ended up involved in an email attack against my mother by two of her "friends" - instead of picking up the phone and discussing it like the 65 year old grown women they are. They involved me on Tuesday so it's been just, oh, loads of fun since....

But, I said my piece to them and now it's behind me cuz tonight is Zumba and tomorrow's Fridaaaaaaaay

Princess, happy belated!!!!! Hope it was a great one! Glad your x-ray came back good too! Just good news all 'round!

Judy, Congrats on the loss! Good news on DH's numbers allowing you guys to just carry on as you have been. Thanks for that recipe too - looks like it could almost pass for dessert!

Life4evr, you've got it - just don't tell them. I use apple sauce instead of oil in a lot of things and years ago my ex-MIL ate up all I baked - until she learned what I was using then suddenly it all had a faint apple taste. Congrats on getting back in the gym - not always fun, but worth it!

Cherry, don't bother changing your ticker now, you won't be there long - just change it when there's the new lower number! (hope the move's going good!)

Kim, hope you're on the mend. You're my water drinking inspiration... I need to work on that!

Bandit, hope you have a great weigh in tonight Wishing you 300's all the way across tonight at bowling!

Econ nerd - Nice to meet'cha! Awesome loss made even awesomer (that's a word, right?) by the fact that school's just back in. Nice....

Peanutt, enjoy that bike ride while ya can... it was 32 here this morning. I'm thinking this nice weekend has to be soaked in! (with sunscreen, of course!)

MrsT!

Ok, must away as work won't do itself - if I'm not back before then, have an amazing, sunny, warm weekend everyone!


Tessa